Quizzes at Fun Trivia Fun Trivia | quizzes Quizzes | games Games | community People | services Services | help Help | me Me
New Player - Log In
Currently 7257 players online.   Trivia games, quizzes, and contests - FREE !     Get Started! quiz register


  • New Questions

  • Unanswered

  • Revisited

  • Your Questions


  • Post a Question
  • Goto Qn #



    111,114 questions asked
    383,079 replies


    Archives

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

    Question #65538. Asked by myjoey.

    apinson

    The "Enola Gay" piloted by Paul Tibbets bombed Hiroshima, the "Bock's Car" piloted by Charles Sweeney bombed Nagasaki.

    May 10 06, 8:57 AM
    zbeckabee

    Enola Gay.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enola_Gay

    May 10 06, 9:44 AM
    koban

    ENOLA GAY
    B-29

    Manufacturer: Boeing Aircraft Company
    Assembler: Glenn L. Martin Company,
    Omaha, Nebraska
    AAF Serial Number: 44-86292
    Engine: Four Wright R-3350-57 Cyclone
    Horsepower: 2,200 hp/engine
    Wingspan: 141 ft. 3 in.
    Height: 29 ft. 7 in.
    Weight: #70,140 empty
    Propellers: Curtiss Electric four-blade 16 ft. 7 in.
    Maximum Speed: 360 mph (576 km/h) at 25,000 ft.
    Stalling Speed: 125 mph
    Range: 3,250 miles Loaded
    Crew: 12 (usually 10)
    Armament: 20,000 bomb (other B29s were equipped with 10 machine guns and a 1x20 mm cannon)


    May 10 06, 1:41 PM
    miltonebx

    Enola Gay was Paul Tibbets' mother. The plane was named that the night before the mission.

    May 10 06, 4:17 PM

    Create a Free FunTrivia ID to add to, request more/new answers, or edit this entry

    Other Similar Questions & Answers


    What was the name of the B-29 bomber that dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima?

    What was code name of bomber and bomb that bombed hiroshima and who was flying the plane?

    What was the name of the B-29 Bomber that dropped the atom bomb on Nagasaki?

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

    Who was flying the plane that dropped the A-bomb on Hiroshima?

    Suggested Related FunTrivia Quizzes - 90,000 currently online

    1 The B-17 Bomber
    See how much you know about the famous B-17 bomber.
    WW2 Aircraft Average
    10 Q
    uphill50
    Sep 13 02
    4020 plays
    2 "Hiroshima"
    The 1995 made-for-TV movie "Hiroshima" gives a compelling account of the days leading up to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan during World War II.
    H Very Difficult
    10 Q
    rblayer
    May 04 05
    177 plays
    3 Time Bomb
    "Angel": this quiz is all about the season five episode "Time Bomb".
    'Angel' Season 5 Difficult
    10 Q
    sunny_mel
    May 19 04
    489 plays


    "Ask FunTrivia" is for entertainment purposes only, and answers offered are unverified and unchecked by FunTrivia. We cannot guarantee the accuracy or veracity of ANY statement posted. Feel free to post an updated response if you feel that an answer is inadequate or incorrect. Please thoroughly research items where accuracy is important to you using multiple reliable sources. By accessing our website, you agree to be bound by our terms of service.