Description
The Enola Gay is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the pilot’s mother, Colonel Paul Tibbets. On 6 August 1945, piloted by Tibbets and Robert A. Lewis during the final stages of World War II, it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in warfare. The bomb, code-named “Little Boy,” was targeted the city of Hiroshima, Japan, and destroyed about three-quarters of the city. Enola Gay participated in the second nuclear attack as the weather reconnaissance aircraft for the primary target of Kokura. Clouds and drifting smoke resulted in a secondary target, Nagasaki, being bombed instead.
Like all fine art prints from RKEdesign, this collectible design is accompanied by an embossed seal embedded in the print and a letter of authenticity to verify this art as an authentic collector’s item from the RKEdesign studio. The highest grade paper and superior print production are utilized for each fine art print. A signed print edition of this design by the artist is optional and by request.
