1. The Bombing of Hiroshima Sonya Caldera and Sarah Drotar 8 th -Acc

2. Overview O August 6, 1945 O Enola Gay O Pilot Paul Tibbets Jr. O Co-Pilot Robert A. Lewis O Rendezvous point at Iwo Jima O First atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan O City would later be restored O A section set aside in reminder of the bombing

3. The Plane O Named the Enola Gay O Named after the pilot’s mother O B-29 American Bomber

4. Enola Gay Takes Off O August 6, 1945 at 1:45 AM O Weighed over 65 tons O Carried the 9,000 pound bomb (code-named Little Boy) O Contained 7,000 gallons of fuel O Had a crew of 12

5. The Rendezvous Point O Enola Gay and six other B-29 bombers rendezvous over Iwo Jima O “The Great Artiste”, “Necessary Evil”, “Top Secret”, “Straight Flush”, “Jabbitt III” and “Full House” were the other B-29 bombers used in the mission. O Rendezvoused at 4:52 AM O “Top Secret” lands at Iwo Jima

6. The Bomb is Dropped O 8:15 AM O “Little Boy” and 3 weather instruments are released above the city O Bomb explodes at 8:16 AM 1,890 feet above target.

7. Returning Home O Enola Gay touches down back in Tinian at 1:58 PM with the Great Artiste and Necessary Evil arriving a short time later O Each crew member awarded a Silver Star for the mission O Tibbets received the Distinguished Service Cross

8. Pictures Top: “Little Boy” Middle: The Enola Gay Bottom: Hiroshima (after bombing)

9. http://battleofhiroshima.wikispaces.com/

10. Sources O http://www.mphpa.org/classic/CG/CG_09C1. htm http://www.mphpa.org/classic/CG/CG_09C1. htm O http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enola_Gay#Mi ssion_personnel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enola_Gay#Mi ssion_personnel O http://www.history.com/topics/bombing-of- hiroshima-and-nagasaki http://www.history.com/topics/bombing-of- hiroshima-and-nagasaki O http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombi ngs_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombi ngs_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki