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| ===== Early Life & Education ===== | ===== Early Life & Education ===== | ||
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| The Enola Gay (//Model number B-29-45-MO, Serial number # | The Enola Gay (//Model number B-29-45-MO, Serial number # | ||
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| The rookie bomber was stationed at North Field, Tinian, in the Mariana Islands, and flew eight training flights in July 1945. On July 24th & 26th, it flew its first two combat missions, dropping pumpkin bombs on **Kobe** and **Nagoya**. Its future payload from the **Manhattan Project**, //" | The rookie bomber was stationed at North Field, Tinian, in the Mariana Islands, and flew eight training flights in July 1945. On July 24th & 26th, it flew its first two combat missions, dropping pumpkin bombs on **Kobe** and **Nagoya**. Its future payload from the **Manhattan Project**, //" | ||
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| With the war now over, Lewis flew the Enola Gay back to the United States on November 6th 1945, arriving at the 509th' | With the war now over, Lewis flew the Enola Gay back to the United States on November 6th 1945, arriving at the 509th' | ||
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| Meanwhile, much controversy had been brewing over the bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, and specifically the ethical implications of bombing a surrendering civilian and non-combatant populace. With the careers of many people in Washington DC at stake, it was decided by the Generals to publically hold the Enola Gay up as a scapegoat for the entire scandal. Now, like many assets of the military-industrial complex, the naive rookie aircraft was to be made a patsy by its own creators. On July 1st 1946, the very day of the first test drop at Bikini Atoll, the Enola Gay was humiliatingly pulled from service, court-martialed, | Meanwhile, much controversy had been brewing over the bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, and specifically the ethical implications of bombing a surrendering civilian and non-combatant populace. With the careers of many people in Washington DC at stake, it was decided by the Generals to publically hold the Enola Gay up as a scapegoat for the entire scandal. Now, like many assets of the military-industrial complex, the naive rookie aircraft was to be made a patsy by its own creators. On July 1st 1946, the very day of the first test drop at Bikini Atoll, the Enola Gay was humiliatingly pulled from service, court-martialed, | ||
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| The Enola Gay, now bearing the full blame for Hiroshima & Nagasaki, was to be imprisoned for the next several decades in increasingly degrading positions. On July 24th, the aircraft was flown to Davis–Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona, in preparation for its sentence. On August 30th, the Enola Gay was dishonorably discharged. The Smithsonian was assigned as the bomber' | The Enola Gay, now bearing the full blame for Hiroshima & Nagasaki, was to be imprisoned for the next several decades in increasingly degrading positions. On July 24th, the aircraft was flown to Davis–Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona, in preparation for its sentence. On August 30th, the Enola Gay was dishonorably discharged. The Smithsonian was assigned as the bomber' | ||
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| From 1946 to 1961, the Enola Gay was confined at a number of locations. It was at Davis-Monthan AFB from September 1st 1946 until July 3rd 1949, when it was flown to Orchard Place Air Field in Park Ridge, Illinois, by Tibbets himself, who tried to console the aircraft. It was moved to Pyote AFB in Texas, on January 12th 1952, and then to Andrews AFB in Maryland, on December 2nd 1953. | From 1946 to 1961, the Enola Gay was confined at a number of locations. It was at Davis-Monthan AFB from September 1st 1946 until July 3rd 1949, when it was flown to Orchard Place Air Field in Park Ridge, Illinois, by Tibbets himself, who tried to console the aircraft. It was moved to Pyote AFB in Texas, on January 12th 1952, and then to Andrews AFB in Maryland, on December 2nd 1953. | ||
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| ===== Pardon, Restoration & Return to Service ===== | ===== Pardon, Restoration & Return to Service ===== | ||
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| Stripped of its wings and many other organs, the Enola Gay remained in solitary confinement at Suitland for many years. Like many veterans, the Enola Gay suffered from combat-induced PTSD, and relived the horrors of war every day in its own personal hell. By the early 1980s, two veterans of the 509th, **Don Rehl** and **Frank B. Stewart**, were made aware of their comrade' | Stripped of its wings and many other organs, the Enola Gay remained in solitary confinement at Suitland for many years. Like many veterans, the Enola Gay suffered from combat-induced PTSD, and relived the horrors of war every day in its own personal hell. By the early 1980s, two veterans of the 509th, **Don Rehl** and **Frank B. Stewart**, were made aware of their comrade' | ||
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| However, as the 21st century wore on, bringing new economic problems, it eventually became necessary for America' | However, as the 21st century wore on, bringing new economic problems, it eventually became necessary for America' | ||
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