enola gay

65 media by topicpage 1 of 1
Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets Jr., signs a copy of his autobiography "Return to the Enola Gay" for members of the 509th Bomb Wing (BW), Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri (MO) in Columbus, Ohio. BGEN Tibbets founded the 509th Composite Group in the 1940s and piloted the B-29 Super Fortress Enola Gay that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Columbus State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tia C. Schroeder, US... More

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets (right) signs copies of the original orders, that sent him and his crew of the B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay, into the skies over Japan to drop the first atomic bomb during World War II, for US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Robert Faulk, Joint STAFF, at the Pentagon. BGEN Tibbetts is visiting the Pentagon to autograph copies of his book "The Return of the Enola Gay." BGEN Tibbets spent several days in the Washington, D.C., area attending events leading up to the December 17th Centennial of Flight celebration

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status:... More

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets talks about his experience flying the B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay, that delivered the first atomic bomb during World War II. BGEN Tibbets spoke to a gathering prior to autographing copies of his book "The Return of the Enola Gay," at a book-signing event in the Pentagon Concourse

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status:... More

Photograph of Hiroshima after Atomic Bomb

Photograph of Hiroshima after Atomic Bomb

Photographs Used In The Report Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

Photograph of Hiroshima after Atomic Bomb

Photograph of Hiroshima after Atomic Bomb

Photographs Used In The Report Effects of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan

Effects of Atomic Heat and Radiation on Humans, Japan

Effects of Atomic Heat and Radiation on Humans, Japan

Rayburn legs. Hiroshima. Ft Leavenworth: Signal Corps Photograph Collection: Equipment File

An aerial photo of Hiroshima showing the destruction

An aerial photo of Hiroshima showing the destruction

An aerial photo of Hiroshima showing the destruction caused the atomic bomb on Aug. 6, 1945. The photo was in possession of Ralph Richard Hayes, former 20th Air Force, Army Air Corps, 421st Bombardment Squadron... More

Artwork: "Enola Gay". - Artist: Bob Moreau. (U.S. Air Force Air Collection)

Artwork: "Enola Gay". - Artist: Bob Moreau. (U.S. Air Force Air Collec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Recreating his famous World War II photograph, Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbetts waves from the cockpit of the Enola Gay.

Recreating his famous World War II photograph, Retired U.S. Air Force ...

Chantilly, Va. (Oct. 23, 2004) Recreating his famous World War II photograph, Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbetts waves from the cockpit of the Enola Gay at the National Air and Space Museums Ste... More

The last three surviving crew members of Enola Gay pose after pose for a photo after touring the interior of their old aircraft for the first time in 50 years.

The last three surviving crew members of Enola Gay pose after pose for...

Chantilly, Va. (Oct. 23, 2004) Pilot and retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbetts, center, assistant weaponeer Morris R. Jeppson, left, and navigator Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, right, pose for a photo... More

Lance Cpls. Kevin C. Greaves (background) and Jessie

Lance Cpls. Kevin C. Greaves (background) and Jessie

Lance Cpls. Kevin C. Greaves (background) and Jessie B. Vangelder hold hammers tied together to properly align the VS-17 platform on Tinian’s Backer Runway at North Field Nov. 19, during Exercise Forager Fury ... More

Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29

Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29

Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29 Superfortress, Necessary Evil, during the nuclear bombing mission over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, shows a photo he took during the historic day, Clearwa... More

Irv Jennings, a 91-year-old resident of Veterans Home

Irv Jennings, a 91-year-old resident of Veterans Home

Irv Jennings, a 91-year-old resident of Veterans Home of California Barstow, explains the various medals, citations and awards he earned during the most destructive conflict in human history at Marine Corps Log... More

B-29 Enola Gay at Tinker AFB, Okla.

B-29 Enola Gay at Tinker AFB, Okla.

Historical photo showing B-29 'Enola Gay' undergoing modification at the Oklahoma City Air Depot to be able to drop atomic weapons. The Enola Gay dropped the first nuclear weapon in combat in the form of a 'Lit... More

1st Lt. Ralph Richard Hayes, 20th Air Force, Army Air

1st Lt. Ralph Richard Hayes, 20th Air Force, Army Air

1st Lt. Ralph Richard Hayes, 20th Air Force, Army Air Corps, 421st Bombardment Squadron bombardier, poses for a photo June 7, 1945, during World War II. Hayes and his crew of 10 men completed 35 missions during... More

The USS Arizona Memorial, dedicated in 1962, straddles

The USS Arizona Memorial, dedicated in 1962, straddles

The USS Arizona Memorial, dedicated in 1962, straddles the remains of the battleship sunk during the surprise Japanese air attack, Dec. 7, 1941. The memorial pays tribute to the nearly 1,200 sailors and Marines... More

Lance Cpl. Jessie B. Vangelder hammers in a VS-17 platform

Lance Cpl. Jessie B. Vangelder hammers in a VS-17 platform

Lance Cpl. Jessie B. Vangelder hammers in a VS-17 platform into Tinian’s Backer Runway at North Field Nov. 19, during Exercise Forager Fury II. The VS-17 platforms allow aircraft pilots to have a visual aid whe... More

Pictured is Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard

Pictured is Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard

Pictured is Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29 Superfortress, Necessary Evil, during the nuclear bombing mission over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, shows a photo he took during the historic ... More

A bombardier stopwatch sits on photo copies of diary

A bombardier stopwatch sits on photo copies of diary

A bombardier stopwatch sits on photo copies of diary entries Aug. 12, 2020, in Sun City, Ariz. The stopwatch was issued to Ralph Richard Hayes, former 20th Air Force, Army Air Corps, 421st Bombardment Squadron ... More

Lance Cpl. Jessie B. Vangelder hammers in a VS-17 platform

Lance Cpl. Jessie B. Vangelder hammers in a VS-17 platform

Lance Cpl. Jessie B. Vangelder hammers in a VS-17 platform into Tinian’s Backer Runway at North Field Nov. 19, during Exercise Forager Fury II. The VS-17 platforms allow aircraft pilots to have a visual aid whe... More

Russell Gackenbach, former B-29 Superfortress navigator,

Russell Gackenbach, former B-29 Superfortress navigator,

Russell Gackenbach, former B-29 Superfortress navigator, shows photographs from the bombing on Hiroshima, Japan, Feb. 10, 2015, Clearwater, Fla. Gackenbach is credited with taking some of the only photos of the... More

A compass sits on a letter Aug. 12, 2020, in Sun City,

A compass sits on a letter Aug. 12, 2020, in Sun City,

A compass sits on a letter Aug. 12, 2020, in Sun City, Ariz. The compass was issued to Ralph Richard Hayes, former 20th Air Force, Army Air Corps, 421st Bombardment Squadron bombardier, as part of a survival ki... More

Lance Cpl. Kevin C. Greaves attaches sand bags to a

Lance Cpl. Kevin C. Greaves attaches sand bags to a

Lance Cpl. Kevin C. Greaves attaches sand bags to a VS-17 platform on Tinian’s Backer Runway at North Field Nov. 19, during exercise Forager Fury II. For experienced MMTs, VS-17 platform takes 15-20 minutes to ... More

Several B-29 Superfortresses fly over Nagoya, Japan,

Several B-29 Superfortresses fly over Nagoya, Japan,

Several B-29 Superfortresses fly over Nagoya, Japan, during World War II. The photo was in possession of Ralph Richard Hayes, former 20th Air Force, Army Air Corps, 421st Bombardment Squadron bombardier, who se... More

Russell Gackenbach, former B-29 Superfortress navigator,

Russell Gackenbach, former B-29 Superfortress navigator,

Russell Gackenbach, former B-29 Superfortress navigator, looks through a photo album Feb. 10, 2015, in Clearwater, Fla. Gackenbach was a part of the atomic bomb mission on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945. (U.... More

Several B-29 Superfortresses fly near Mount Fuji in

Several B-29 Superfortresses fly near Mount Fuji in

Several B-29 Superfortresses fly near Mount Fuji in Japan during World War II. The photo was in possession of Ralph Richard Hayes, former 20th Air Force, Army Air Corps, 421st Bombardment Squadron bombardier, w... More

Max Desfor, former Associated Press photographer, takes

Max Desfor, former Associated Press photographer, takes

Max Desfor, former Associated Press photographer, takes a photo of his photo of the B-29 bomber Enola Gay at the the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., Dec. 16 2013. Desfor took the iconic photo of ... More

At the loading pit where the first atomic bomb ever

At the loading pit where the first atomic bomb ever

At the loading pit where the first atomic bomb ever used in combat was loaded aboard the Enola Gay, a B-29 Superfortress, Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) Lt. Gen. Shinichi Kaneko, Air Support Comman... More

Max Desfor, former Associated Press photographer, takes

Max Desfor, former Associated Press photographer, takes

Max Desfor, former Associated Press photographer, takes a photo of the B-29 bomber Enola Gay at the the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., Dec. 16 2013. Desfor took the iconic photo of the Enola Gay... More

Max Desfor, former Associated Press photographer, and

Max Desfor, former Associated Press photographer, and

Max Desfor, former Associated Press photographer, and his wife Shirley pose for a photo with the B-29 bomber Enola Gay at the the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., Dec. 16 2013. Desfor took the ico... More

Max Desfor, former Associated Press photographer, looks

Max Desfor, former Associated Press photographer, looks

Max Desfor, former Associated Press photographer, looks at his photo of the B-29 bomber Enola Gay at the the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., Dec. 16 2013. Desfor took the iconic photo of the Enol... More

161208-M-TR039-0001
PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 8, 2016) The

161208-M-TR039-0001 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 8, 2016) The

161208-M-TR039-0001 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 8, 2016) The USS Arizona Memorial, dedicated in 1962, straddles the remains of the battleship sunk during the surprise Japanese air attack, Dec. 7, 1941. The memorial pays... More

Awaiting the return of the Enola Gay 080125-f-3927s-045

Awaiting the return of the Enola Gay 080125-f-3927s-045

General Spaatz and other dignitaries await the return of the Enola Gay and her crew from mission to Hiroshima.

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-113 (20709504728)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-113 (20709504728)

77-BT-113: Tinian Island, August 1945. Atomic bomb, Little Boy, being hoisted into bomb bay of Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay. Commander A.F. Birch is behind unit. (8/25/2015).

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-132 (20274862534)

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, Japan - 77-BT-132 (20274862534)

77-BT-132: Tinian Island, August 1945. Atomic bomb, Little Boy, in bomb bay of B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay. S. Dike is examining fit of unit. (8/25/2015).

Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., pilot of the ENOLA GAY, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, waves from... - NARA - 535737

Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., pilot of the ENOLA GAY, the plane that d...

General notes: Use War and Conflict Number 1240 when ordering a reproduction or requesting information about this image.

Enola Gay after strike at Hiroshima, entering hard-stand - NARA - 519393

Enola Gay after strike at Hiroshima, entering hard-stand - NARA - 5193...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an airport, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Atombombe Little Boy 2 - A black and white photo of a bomb on a cart

Atombombe Little Boy 2 - A black and white photo of a bomb on a cart

Atombombe. LB (Little Boy) unit on trailer cradle in pit on Tinian island, before being loaded into Enola Gay's bomb bay. [Note bomb bay door in upper right-hand corner.] , 08/1945. ARC Identifier: 519394. Fra... More

Enola Gay crew - A group of men standing in front of a plane

Enola Gay crew - A group of men standing in front of a plane

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Paul W Tibbets USAF bio photo

Paul W Tibbets USAF bio photo

Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr. (February 23, 1915 – November 1, 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force, best known for being the pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb.

B-29 Enola Gay w Crews. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

B-29 Enola Gay w Crews. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

MARIANAS: CREWS..The ground crew of the B-29 "Enola Gay" which atom-bombed Hiroshima, Japan. Col. Paul W. Tibbets, the pilot is the center. Marianas Islands.

Briefing prior to flight of the Enola Gay

Briefing prior to flight of the Enola Gay

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Enola-Gay-Crew. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

Enola-Gay-Crew. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

Crew of the Enola Gay, returning from their mission over Hiroshima, Japan. At center is navigator Capt. Theodore Van Kirk, and to the left of him is flight commander Col. Paul Tibbetts.

Hiroshima Atomic bomb crew

Hiroshima Atomic bomb crew

Left to right: Major Thomas W. Ferebee, Bombardier; Col. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. Pilot; Capt. Theodore J. Van Kirk, Navigator; and Captain Robert Lewis, officer crew of the Enola Gay, the ship that made the histo... More

Jeppson Tibbets Van Kirk
Tibbets-wave02 - A black and white photo of a man waving
Van Kirk Tibbets, and Ferebee

Van Kirk Tibbets, and Ferebee

Left to right, Captain Theodore Van Kirk (navigator), Colonel Paul W. Tibbets (pilot) and Major Thomas Ferebee (bombardier), crew of the Enola Gay

Agnew HiroshimaAircraft

Agnew HiroshimaAircraft

509th Composite Group aircraft immediately before their bombing mission of Hiroshima. Left to right: Big Stink, The Great Artiste, and Enola Gay. Photo by Harold Agnew 1945

B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, World War II photo

B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, World War II photo

B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Deak Parsons supervises loading of Little Boy into Enola Gay

Deak Parsons supervises loading of Little Boy into Enola Gay

Deak Parsons (right) supervises loading the Little Boy bomb into the B-29 Enola Gay. Norman Ramsey is on his left, with his back to the camera.

Dutch Van Kirk Navigator of Enola Gay visits AMSE American Museum of Science & Energy Oak Ridge (7514229182)

Dutch Van Kirk Navigator of Enola Gay visits AMSE American Museum of S...

00-0099-01 DOE photo by Lynn Freeny Oak Ridge, Tennessee 6-10-2000

Enola Gay (plane), World War II photo

Enola Gay (plane), World War II photo

Enola Gay Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Enola Gay 81-9471 - A black and white photo of a plane on a runway

Enola Gay 81-9471 - A black and white photo of a plane on a runway

Enola Gay Public domain photograph of propeller aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public Domain Images - Enola gay

Public Domain Images - Enola gay

Colonel en:Paul Tibbets, pilot of the en:Enola Gay, waving from its cockpit. Photograph taken by the en:United States Army Air Forces (now the en:United States Air Force) in en:August, en:1945 and now in custo... More

Enola Gay2-PS. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

Enola Gay2-PS. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

MARIANAS ISLAND -- Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" landing after the atomic bombing mission on Hiroshima, Japan - This is a filtered version.

Enola Gay2. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

Enola Gay2. Public domain, Post-war Japan.

MARIANA ISLANDS -- Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" landing after the atomic bombing mission on Hiroshima, Japan

German army - Enola-gay-after-strike

German army - Enola-gay-after-strike

Enola Gay after strike at Hiroshima, entering hard-stand.

Enolagaywiki - A black and white photo of a plane on a runway

Enolagaywiki - A black and white photo of a plane on a runway

Enola Gay on Tinian Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ferebee letter Aug 6 1945

Ferebee letter Aug 6 1945

Thomas Ferebee, Enola Gay bombardier, letter (Aug 6 1945) describing, Mary Babnik Brown's hair used in the war effort

U.S.Department of Energy - HD.4G.057 (10540477686)

U.S.Department of Energy - HD.4G.057 (10540477686)

ENOLA GAY'S CREW (P- COLLECTION) For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.

Little Boy being raised for loading into the Enola Gay's bomb bay

Little Boy being raised for loading into the Enola Gay's bomb bay

This shows "Little Boy" being raised for loading into the Enola Gay's bomb bay. (Photo from U.S. National Archives, RG 77-BT)

Theodore Van Kirk (cropped)
Theodore Van Kirk - An older man holding a pair of scissors
Tibbets and his crew, World War II photo

Tibbets and his crew, World War II photo

Čeština: Tibbets, Lewis, Ferebee a van Kirk

Commander Frederick L. Ashworth in front of the Enola Gay

Commander Frederick L. Ashworth in front of the Enola Gay

Photograph of Commander Frederick L. "Dick" Ashworth in front of the Enola Gay, the aircraft that bombed Hiroshima. Ashworth served as the weaponeer on the B-29 Bockscar that dropped a Fat Man atomic bomb on N... More