Who was the pilot of the "Enola Gay" the plane which was involved in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II?

rlaj	Paul Tibbets was the pilot, here is a link to the rest of the crew: http://www.nasm.si.edu/galleries/gal103/EG_crew.html Jul 18 05, 1:20 PM

dejavucub4

General Paul Tibbets? Jul 18 05, 1:20 PM

rlaj	The plane that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki was named "Bock's Car" and was piloted by Charles Sweeney. Jul 18 05, 5:31 PM

gmackematix

So with which one was Leonard Cheshire of the Cheshire Homes charity involved? Jul 18 05, 11:33 PM

barker111

Yes, two different planes with two different pilots dropped the big bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Jul 19 05, 2:33 AM

lanfranco

To answer gmack's question, then Group Captain Cheshire, acting as an RAF observer and Churchill's representative, was flying on a second plane carrying scientific and photographic equipment when the Nagasaki bomb was dropped. http://history1900s.about.com/library/prm/blbombthatended2.htm Jul 19 05, 6:40 AM