I know its the plane that dropped the A bomb on japan but , what does enola gay mean???
2007-01-25 09:31:35 · 9 answers · asked by ale8alex93 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It was the name of the pilot's (?) mother.
Nice tribute, huh?
2007-01-25 09:37:08 · answer #1 · answered by Melinda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enola Gay was the name of the pilot's wife
2007-01-25 09:58:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Enola Gay was the name of the B-29 that dropped the first atomic bomb. It was named after the pilot's mother. The song was a war protest song to object to dropping the atomic bomb, written by a guy who wasn't around at the time.
2016-05-23 23:38:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can probably find the answer to this question at www.wikipedia.com. And it was a B-29 piolted by Paul Tibbits that dropped the A-bomb over Hiroshima on Aug 6, 1945.
2007-01-25 09:49:44 · answer #4 · answered by evil_paul 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the name of the American B-29 bomber, piloted by Col. Paul Tibbets, Jr., that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945.
2007-01-25 09:39:31 · answer #5 · answered by trustnoone929 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the name of the pilot's mother. The pilot was Paul Tibbets.
2007-01-25 09:40:56 · answer #6 · answered by Scott F 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An organic compound containing a hydroxide group bonded to a carbon atom, which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom.
2007-01-25 09:36:39 · answer #7 · answered by fatck006 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was the name of the pilots mother.
2007-01-25 09:42:28 · answer #8 · answered by jadednihilist 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he or she is.
2007-01-25 09:39:45 · answer #9 · answered by Cale M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋