'Bockscar' (44-27297) was named for the the original pilot Frederick Bock, who on the day of the mission, switched planes with Maj. Staff Sergeant Robert Caron - Tail GunnerĢnd Lieutenant Morris Jeppson - Ordnance ExpertĪugThe dropping of 'Fat Man' over Nagasaki. Staff Sergeant Wyatt Duzenbury - Flight Engineer Sergeant Joseph Stiborik - Radar Operator Lieutenant Jacob Beser - Electronic Countermeasures
The 'Enola Gay' (44-86292) was named for the the pilot's mother Enola Gay Tibbets. The planes that dropped the atomic bombs upon Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.ĪugThe dropping of 'Little Boy' over Hiroshima. Enola Gay & Bockscar Assembled in Nebraska