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98, of Ashburn, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. He relayed the news of the atomic bomb to his superiors in code, who forwarded it to President Truman. The bomber was flown by Captain Tibbitts who named the bomber after his mother Enola Gay Tibbitts. Air Force presented this B-29 to American Legion Post No. Richard Nelson was the youngest of the Enola Gay crew. Enola Gay was the name of the aeroplane that carried the 'Little Boy' to its destination of Hiroshima in August 1945. So the miracle of the B-29, born of necessity, gave birth to an even greater miracle, known as The Atomic Age. Clarence Irvine, of the 20th Air Force, and a B-29 called the Dreamboat, established a new world record by flying 8,198 miles non-stop from Guam to Washington D. A total of 3,943 Superfortresses were built. In less than a week, Japan surrendered and World War II ended. Martin Company at Fort Crook (now Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska. Even today, there are arguments about whether or not America should have used the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Three days later another B-29, named Bock’s Car, hit Nagasaki with a second atomic bomb. If one has been able to visit the Smithsonian and see, in person, the restored Enola Gay, or walk on the white sands of New Mexico, then that person will feel more akin to the people in this remarkable book. The term History Wars was coined in the United States in 1994. PW Tibbets, dropped a single bomb on Hiroshima. On August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay piloted by Col. Nowadays, pacemakers are easily implanted with local anesthetic. It is a sister ship to the Enola Gay and the Bock’s Car that brought Japan to their knees begging for peace and introduced atomic warfare to a startled world. The first words spoken after the Enola Gay dropped the bomb that killed so many. Marker Text: This B-29 aircraft, manufactured by Georgians in Marietta, saw service in the South Pacific in World War II. Posted on DecemMarker Time Period: 20th Century Region: Coastal Plain County: Crisp Marker Program: Georgia Historical Commission / Department of Natural Resources Marker Subject: Military History