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 B-29 Superfortress
surface form: Silverplate B-29 modification
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 of America
surface form: United States
crewCountOnHiroshimaMission 12
crewPositionOnMission bombardier: Thomas Ferebee
surface form: bombardier Thomas Ferebee

copilot Robert A. Lewis
Paul W. Tibbets Jr.
surface form: pilot 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, Washington, D.C.
surface form: National Air and Space Museum
namedAfter Paul Warfield Tibbets Sr.
surface form: 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
surface form: Circle R (6th Bombardment Group marking)
takeoffBase Tinian
surface form: North Field, 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