Enola Gay
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| „Enola Gay” | |
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 Colonelul Paul Tibbets salutând din cabina de pilotaj a avionului Enola Gay înaintea decolării. (Fotografie USAF) |
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| Tip | Bombardier B-29 Superfortress |
| Constructor | Boeing |
| Beneficiar principal | United States Army Air Forces |
| Variante | B-29 Superfortress |
„Enola Gay” este numele unui avion de bombardament de tipul B-29 Superfortress ce a aparţinut Forţelor Aeriene ale Statelor Unite (acronim USAAF). „Enola Gay” a lansat prima bombă atomică folosită într-un conflict militar (botezată „Little Boy”) la data de 6 august, 1945, asupra oraşului japonez Hiroshima.
Datorită rolului său în primele bombardamente atomice numele „Enola Gay” a devenit aproape sinonim cu bombardamentele însele. Ca urmare a acestor două bombardamente atomice, Japonia a capitulat câteva zile mai târziu, la 15 august 1945, astfel luând sfârşit cel de-al doilea război mondial.
Numele bombardierului a fost inspirat de Enola Gay Tibbets, mama pilotului Paul Tibbets.
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- Boeing B-29 Superfortress.Baugher's Encyclopedia of American Aircraft Access date: 4 November2007.
- Bowers, Peter M. Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Stillwater, Minnesota: Voyageur Press, 1999. ISBN 0-933424-79-5.
- Campbell, Richard H. The Silverplate Bombers: A History and Registry of the Enola Gay and Other B-29s Configured to Carry Atomic Bombs. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2005 ISBN 0-7864-2139-8.
- 509th CG Aircraft Page, MPHPA
- Hess, William N. Great American Bombers of WW II. St. Paul, Minnesota: Motorbooks International, 1999. ISBN 0-76030-650-8.
- LeMay Curtis and Yenne, Bill. Super Fortress. London: Berkley Books, 1988. ISBN 0-425-11880-0.
- Mann, Robert A. The B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive Registry of the Planes and Their Missions. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2004. ISBN 0-7864-1787-0.
- National Museum B-29 Superfortress Official Fact Sheet] Access date: 11 August 2007.
- Pace, Steve. Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, United Kingdom: Crowood Press, 2003. ISBN 1-86126-581-6.
- Thomas, Gordon and Witts, Max Morgan. Enola Gay. New York: Stein & Day Publishing, 1977. ISBN 0-81282-150-5.
- Wheeler, Keith. Bombers over Japan. Virginia Beach, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1982. ISBN 0-8094-3429-6.
[modifică] Legături externe
- Eyewitnesses to Hiroshima Time magazine, 1 august 2005
- How many died at Hiroshima? analysis of the conflicting estimates
- The Smithsonian's site on Enola Gay includes links to crew lists and other details
- The reality of A-bomb Disasters
- No Apologies for Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- The Enola Gay Smithsonian Controversy
- The Air Force Association's (a civilian organization) view of the Smithsonian controversy
- Enola Gay Archive
- Enola Gay la IMDb
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