Tibbets, Jr., commander of the 509th Composite Group, on May 9, 1945, while still on the assembly line.
Enola Gay was personally selected by Colonel Paul W. Martin Company (now Lockheed Martin) at its Bellevue, Nebraska, plant, at what is now known as Offutt Air Force Base, and was one of 15 B-29s with the "Silverplate" modifications necessary to deliver atomic weapons, which included an extensively modified bomb bay with pneumatic doors, special propellors, modified engines and the deletion of protective armor and gun turrets.
The Enola Gay (B-29-45-MO, AAF Serial Number 44-86292, Victor number 82) was built by the Glenn L. Since 2003, the entire restored B-29 has been on display at NASM’s Steven F. The exhibit was changed due to a controversy over original historical script displayed with the aircraft. The Enola Gay gained additional attention in 1995 when the cockpit and nose section of the aircraft were exhibited during the bombing’s 50th anniversary at the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution in downtown Washington, D.C. The bomb, code-named "Little Boy", was targeted at the city of Hiroshima, Japan, and caused extensive destruction. On 6 August 1945, during the final stages of World War II, it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb as a weapon of war. Udvar-Hazy CenterĮnola Gay is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named after Enola Gay Tibbets, mother of the pilot, then-Colonel (later Brigadier General) Paul Tibbets. Very comprehensive coverage of chemical and nuclear risksīoeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" – Steven F.
Provides the only free fault tree analysis computer code and reliability database It contains 540 references and many referrals to internet locations for information. Computer files are provided (via the internet), containing reliability data, a calculator that determines failure rate and uncertainty based on field experience, pipe break calculator, event tree calculator, FTAP and associated programs for fault tree analysis, and a units conversion code. Problems are included at the end of many chapters, and answers are in the back of the book. This book is unique in its treatment of chemical and nuclear risk. It has also been applied to space, aviation, defense, ground, and water transportation. The first major application was to the nuclear power industry, followed by applications to the chemical industry. Risk is analyzed using methods for achieving reliability in the space program. This subject concerns policy makers, regulators, designers, educators and engineers working to achieve maximum safety with operational efficiency. Probabilistic Safety Analysis (PSA) determines the probability and consequences of accidents, hence, the risk.