The Enola Gay had great a crew the people from the crew is Captain Theodore Van Kirk the navigator, he was 24 years old, he was a veteran of 58 wars in North Africa. The leader for Japan was Kōki Hirota and the United States President was Dwight D. The attack destroyed many American fleet and caused heavy casualties and this bombing brought American into World War 2. The Japanese also attacked Pearl Harbor because this was the only opportunity they had to have a surprise attack. Pearl Harbor was an American base located in Hawaii, Japanese took this as a treat because America was expanding their military. The reasoning for the war between Japan and American was because the Japan attack on Pearl Harbor. The Enola Gay is so significant to US history because the Enola Gay held and dropped the first ever atomic bomb used in war, which showed the strength of the US Military and showed what power the US had. He was known as the best flier in America, and he was so good that he served as a personal pilot for the future President. The Plane was named after Tibblets mother. The pilot of the plane was Colonel Paul W. The Enola Gay is a modified B-29 Super Fortress in the cabin of the plane it had enough room to hold the atomic bomb. Despite its name, the Little Boy, made a lot of damage to Japanese land. The Enola Gay is a specially built plane, that held the very first atomic bomb.
