What was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki?

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It was called Bock's Car after the pilot Fred Bock. Major Charles Sweeney's B-29 Superfortress crew pose for a group photograph. Major Sweeney was chosen to lead the second Atomic Bomb mission over Japan after the destruction of Hiroshima. Major Sweeney was originally the pilot of a reconnaissance aircraft the Great Artiste, which carried scientific instrumentation to measure the effects of the nuclear explosions. However, on the evening of August 6th, 1945, shortly after the Hiroshima mission, 509th Composite Group Commander Paul Tibbets assigned Major Sweeney to lead the second atomic raid on Japan. Because his aircraft was heavily laden with scientific instrumentation, Major Sweeney decided to swap planes with Captain Fred Bock. On August 9th, 1945, the crew of Bock's Car dropped the atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Nagasaki, Japan - hastening the end of World War II. http://www.mach1collectibles.com/b_29_bock_s_car_charles_sweeney_nagasaki_crew_8x10_photograph.html [Edited to add reference - McG] Jan 16 04, 12:42 AM

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