[SevenofNine]

I got question guys maybe Miltary freepers tell me this he name the plane after HIS OWN MOTHER

That cold

[tomkow6]

Enola Gay

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"Enola Gay is the B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped "Little Boy", the first atomic bomb ever used in war, when the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) attacked Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945, just before the end of World War II. Because of its roles in the atomic bombings of Japan, its name has been synonymous with the bombings themselves. It was named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot."

[warsaw44]

Oddly enough, I just watched a History Channel documentary on the Manhattan Project two days ago. Col. Tibbets was interviewed and mentioned he wanted there to be no chance any other plane in the entire USAAF would have the same name as his aircraft. He felt his mothers name was unique and used it for his aircraft.

[snippy_about_it]

Dear Seven,

It would only be cold if there was something bad about his plane or his mission. Neither is true so it was an honorable thing to do.

[schurmann]

What’s cold about honoring his mother?