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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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 ⓘ