Enola Gay
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My dad was a Bombardier/ Navagator on another B-29 Superfortress- The original Memphis Belle. Not the B-17 out of Australia. Fairly famous plane. Had 3 crews. His name had been wiped because he was Jewish. (Yup, I'm a half and half). Happened a lot back then. He was a state tennis champ, but the papers only reported that the other guy lost- never mentioned his name as the winner., Bundts. ANYWAY, a very cool plane as it carried more than anyone talked about. It was a platform for Maser and Laser experiments as well as the above. Helluva weapon/plane. His in particular.
At the NRA meeting I talked to one of the last surviving vets of the 509th Composite group, Mr. Norris Jernigan. He is a very nice guy and very interesting to talk to. His autograph is on my office wall.
I had the privilege of actually sitting in the pilots seat when it was being getting ready to be sent to the Smithsonian. The 'rebuild site' was located just down the street from the Nike Ajax Battery I was closing out (early 1960s). Got to get in and see what and how they were getting it ready for display
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