Restoring the Enola Gay

In sheer physical size, the B-29 Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, was the largest restoration project ever undertaken by the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum. In this long-form podcast, NASM’s Anne McCombs and Bob McLean explain what it took to get the airplane into the same shape it was when it completed its historic mission.

Editorial Staff

Published Apr 13, 2009 12:00 AM EDT

In sheer physical size, the B-29 Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, was the largest restoration project ever undertaken by the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum. In this long-form podcast, NASM's Anne McCombs and Bob McLean explain what it took to get the airplane into the same shape it was when it completed its historic mission.

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