Victor 82

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aircraft identification code squadron code marking

Victor 82 was the identifying squadron code marking used on the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb in warfare on Hiroshima during World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Victor 82 canonical 1

Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft identification code ⓘ
squadron code marking ⓘ
aircraftSerialNumberMarked 44-86292 ⓘ
associatedWithBase Tinian ⓘ
surface form: North Field, Tinian
associatedWithCity Hiroshima ⓘ
associatedWithCountry Japan ⓘ
associatedWithDate 1945-08-06 ⓘ
associatedWithEvent atomic bombing of Hiroshima ⓘ
associatedWithOperation first use of an atomic bomb in warfare ⓘ
associatedWithWeaponType atomic bomb ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
markingLocation fuselage of Enola Gay ⓘ
tail area of Enola Gay ⓘ
notableFor being the code on the aircraft that dropped the first atomic bomb in combat ⓘ
partOfSystem USAAF aircraft tail code system ⓘ
role visual identification of aircraft ⓘ
theater Pacific War ⓘ
timePeriod 1945 ⓘ
usedBy United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
usedByUnit 393d Bombardment Squadron ⓘ
509th Composite Group ⓘ
usedFor mission coordination ⓘ
operational security identification ⓘ
usedOn Enola Gay ⓘ
usedOnAircraftType B-29 Superfortress ⓘ

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Enola Gay → squadronCode → Victor 82 ⓘ