Glenn L. Martin Company plant, Omaha, Nebraska

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The Glenn L. Martin Company plant in Omaha, Nebraska was a World War II-era aircraft manufacturing facility notable for producing B-29 bombers, including the Enola Gay.


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instanceOf aircraft manufacturing plant
industrial facility
aircraftModelProduced B-29 Superfortress
aircraftProducedFor United States Army Air Forces B-29 program
associatedWithAircraft Enola Gay
associatedWithEvent World War II
associatedWithMission Hiroshima atomic bombing (via Enola Gay production)
associatedWithOrganization United States Army Air Forces
associatedWithPerson Glenn L. Martin
constructionType war production plant
country United States
era World War II
historicalSignificance contributed to U.S. strategic bombing capability in World War II
industry aerospace industry
defense industry
locatedIn Omaha, Nebraska
United States
notableFor construction of the Enola Gay
production of B-29 bombers
operator Glenn L. Martin Company
partOf United States wartime aircraft production program
partOfProgram U.S. wartime industrial mobilization
primaryFunction military aircraft production
producedAircraft Enola Gay
producedAircraftType B-29 Superfortress
product B-29 bomber components
military bombers
roleInWar manufacturing base for strategic bombers
timePeriod 1940s
usedFor mass production of heavy bombers

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Enola Gay
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