National Air and Space Museum Archives

Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Autographed Crew Photograph

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2018.0018
Creators:
United States. Army Air Forces
Dates:
1946
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.05 Cubic feet
1 folder
Repository:
This collection consists of one 10 by 8 inch black and white photograph, taken in 1946, of Paul Warfield Tibbets, Thomas Wilson Ferebee, and Theodore J. "Dutch" Van Kirk, in uniform. The photograph is signed by all three in blue ink.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one 10 by 8 inch black and white photograph, taken in 1946, of Paul Warfield Tibbets, Thomas Wilson Ferebee, and Theodore J. "Dutch" Van Kirk, in uniform. The photograph is signed by all three in blue ink.

Arrangement

Arrangement
This collection is in original order.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Boeing's B-29 Superfortress was the most sophisticated propeller-driven bomber of World War II, and the first bomber to house its crew in pressurized compartments. Although designed to fight in the European theater, the B-29 found its niche on the other side of the globe. In the Pacific, B-29s delivered a variety of aerial weapons: conventional bombs, incendiary bombs, mines, and two nuclear weapons. On August 6, 1945, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Enola Gay
dropped the first atomic weapon used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan. After the war, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Enola Gay
returned to the United States before being flown to Kwajalein Island in May 1946 for use in the Operation Crossroads Nuclear Tests. Paul Warfield Tibbets served as the pilot for the Hiroshima mission, Thomas Wilson Ferebee was the bombardier, and Theodore J. "Dutch" Van Kirk was the navigator. All three were later involved in Operation Crossroads as part of the 58th Bombardment Wing, 509th Composite Group.

Administration

Author
Jessamyn Lloyd
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Timothy Wuwert, Gift, 2018
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2018.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Preferred Citation
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Autographed Crew Photograph, NASM.2018.0018, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Signatures (names) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tibbets, Paul W. (Paul Warfield), 1915-2007 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Van Kirk, Theodore J. "Dutch" Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ferebee, Thomas Wilson,, 1918-2000 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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