Title

Colonel Paul Tibbets waving from the Enola Gay's cockpit.

Caption

Colonel Paul Tibbets waving from the Enola Gay's cockpit. The Boeing B-29 on 6 August 1945, during the final stages of World War II, became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb. The bomb, code-named 'Little Boy', was targeted at the city of Hiroshima, Japan

Date

1945

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP18A29_129

License type

Rights managed

Available size

64.8Mb (2.4Mb) / 14.2in x 17.7in / 4261 x 5315 (300dpi)

Keywords

Colonel Paul Tibbets Enola Gay Cockpit Aeroplane Boeing B-29 World War Two Atomic Bomb Little Boy Hiroshima Japan 20th century 1940s Forties