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Why is the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay among the artifacts displayed at the National Air and Space Museums Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center?

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Why is the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay among the artifacts displayed at the National Air and Space Museums Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center?

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A. The Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress that in 1945 was used to drop the first atomic weapon used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan, is currently one among 104 aircraft exhibited in the center’s aviation hangar. The hangar will ultimately be home to some 200 aircraft.