The bombing hastened the end of WWII and changed the nature of warfare forever. Forty-three seconds later, after the bomb detonated at 1,890 feet, the city was decimated 71,000 were killed or assumed dead, 68,000 were injured and 60,000 buildings were destroyed. Here's what the crew of the B-29 bomber Enola Gay saw after dropping the first atomic bomb in history. At 17 seconds past 8:15 a.m., 'Little Boy', a 9,000-pound uranium-235 core-fissionable atomic bomb was released over Hiroshima, Japan. FEREBEE was the bombardier and Captain THEODORE VAN KIRK (1921-2014) was the navigator on the historic flight that lifted off from Tinian Island at 2:45 A.M. The Enola Gay, a modified B-29, dropped the world's first atomic bomb used in war. To buy, sell or consign Enola Gay memorabilia, please email or call Nate D. Morris Jeppson Original Drawing of the Bomb Explosion Above Hiroshima. An important piece of Enola Gay memorabilia and Hiroshima memorabilia.
All enola gay artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30-day money-back guarantee. Accompanied by photo of Jeppson as he illustrates the mission. Reynoldsburg, Ohio: Buckeye Aviation Book Company, 1989, paperback. Shop for enola gay wall art from the world's greatest living artists. Each has signed beneath his image on the portrait page. The Enola Gay Crew signs a book titled Flight of the Enola Gay.īook signed: 'Theodore J.
ENOLA GAY CREW: PAUL TIBBETS, THOMAS FEREBEE and THEODORE VAN KIRK
