Some of the surviving crew members share their thoughts and recollections on the video. Visitors first enter a roped off area where they can watch a video. The pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets, had the name painted on as a tribute to his mother (Enola Gay was her maiden name.) The 'streaky' appearance of the letters is due to the haste with which they were applied the name was added the night before the mission against Hiroshima was flown. The B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima had the name 'Enola Gay' painted on it's nose. The museum plans to keep the exhibit opened until March 1997. (2) The interest in the exhibit is so great the Smithsonian ticket controlled the exhibit. (1) The Enola Gay is the airplane that dropped the first of two atomic bombs ever used in anger. On June 28, 1995, the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum opened its Enola Gay exhibit. The Enola Gay at the National Air & Space Museum The Enola Gay at the National Air & Space Museum - #1
