Restoring the Enola Gay

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Key Takeaways:

  • The B-29 Enola Gay restoration was the largest physical restoration project ever undertaken by the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum.
  • The project aimed to restore the aircraft to its condition immediately after its historic mission in 1945.
  • Details of this extensive restoration are provided in a long-form podcast featuring NASM's Anne McCombs and Bob McLean.
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In sheer physical size, the B-29 Enola Gay, which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, was the largest restoration project ever undertaken by the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum. In this long-form podcast, NASM’s Anne McCombs and Bob McLean explain what it took to get the airplane into the same shape it was when it completed its historic mission.

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