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The plane that ended
WWII
Beautiful restoration of
one of the most historic aircraft of all time. The Enola Gay has led a
somewhat checkered life. It was dismantled in 1960 and finally put under
cover and security at the Smithsonian's Paul Garber facility. Until that time
it sat at various storage sites savaged by souvenir hunters, animals, and the
weather. About 300,000 man-hours have gone into remedying that neglectful
situation, plus researching and undoing a bunch of modifications made to this
B-29 after Tinian.
Now completely reassembled
and proudly displayed at the new Udvar-Hazy Museum at Dulles International
Airport, Enola is externally complete. Compared to today's jumbo aircraft it
seems kinda small. A variety of avionics and some panel restoration will
continue over the next few years... even though the public will not be
allowed inside this aircraft. But happily the National Air & Space Museum
is planning an interactive virtual tour of the interior to be from the web.
Take a look...
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