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B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" Lands After Dropping Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

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Description: B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" Lands After Dropping Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
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IPTC Object Name B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" Lands After Dropping Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
IPTC Created Date 19450806
IPTC Author Unknown
IPTC City North Field
IPTC Province State Tinian
IPTC Country Name Marianas
IPTC Credit United States Air Force
IPTC Caption After dropping the "Little Boy" atomic bomb on Hiroshima, "Enola Gay" B-29-45-MO serial number 44-86292 encountered a single Japanese fighter that did not engage. The mushroom cloud could still be seen an hour later when Enola Gay was 360 miles (579 kilometers) from Hiroshima. The Enola Gay landed at North Field, Tinian, at 1458 Hours. The Great Artiste (B-29-40-MO 44-27353, victor number "Dimples" 89) the scientific plane, and Necessary Evil (B-29-45-MO 44-86291, victor number "Dimples" 91), the photographic plane, landed a few minutes later. The Enola Gay was airborne for twelve hours and thirteen minutes.