44-86292

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44-86292 is the U.S. Army Air Forces Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber better known as the Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on Hiroshima in 1945.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Boeing B-29 Superfortress
four‑engine heavy bomber
military aircraft
aircraftConfiguration Silverplate B-29 modification
linked to: B-29 Superfortress
aircraftFirstFlightYear 1945
aircraftModel B-29 Superfortress
aircraftRole atomic bomber
bomber
aircraftType land-based bomber
airForce United States Army Air Forces
alsoKnownAs Enola Gay
bombTypeCarried Little Boy
uranium-235 gun-type fission bomb
commandingPilot Paul W. Tibbets Jr.
constructionMaterial metal airframe
countryOfOrigin United States
crewCountOnHiroshimaMission 12
crewPositionOnMission bombardier Thomas Ferebee
copilot Robert A. Lewis
pilot Paul W. Tibbets Jr.
linked to: Paul W. Tibbets Jr.
currentLocation Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
currentOwner Smithsonian Institution
designedFor delivery of atomic weapons
engineCount 4
historicalSignificance first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in combat
manufacturer Boeing
missionDate 1945-08-06
missionType atomic bombing mission
museum National Air and Space Museum
namedAfter Enola Gay Tibbets
namedBy Paul W. Tibbets Jr.
notableEvent dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare
operator United States Army Air Forces
originalTailMarkings Triangle N (509th Composite Group marking)
powerplantType piston engine
preservationStatus fully restored
registration 44-86292
retirementYear 1960
serialNumber 44-86292
serviceBranch United States Army Air Forces
squadronAssignment 393d Bombardment Squadron
status preserved
tailMarkingsOnMission Circle R (6th Bombardment Group marking)
linked to: Circle R
takeoffBase North Field, Tinian
linked to: Tinian
targetCity Hiroshima
targetCountry Japan
unitAssignment 509th Composite Group
usedInConflict World War II
usedInTheater Pacific War

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Enola Gay serialNumber 44-86292