ENOLA GAY
We were at the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB, near Dayton, back in January. We got some pictures of Bockscar while we where there. It's hard to imagine the sheer magnitude of what it feels like to be standing there, looking at this plane while knowing its history. On one hand, thankful that it was able to fulfill its mission and end the war, but on the other hand, horrified at what it unleashed. I understand that the two planes, doing what they did, ultimately saved more lives than they took. But it still saddens me that they were even necessary.
This last picture is my son, Will, standing in front of full scale mockups of Fat Man (the big yellow one to my son's left) and Little Boy (the smaller, more cylindrical one to my son's right).
We were at the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB, near Dayton, back in January. We got some pictures of Bockscar while we where there. It's hard to imagine the sheer magnitude of what it feels like to be standing there, looking at this plane while knowing its history. On one hand, thankful that it was able to fulfill its mission and end the war, but on the other hand, horrified at what it unleashed. I understand that the two planes, doing what they did, ultimately saved more lives than they took. But it still saddens me that they were even necessary.
This last picture is my son, Will, standing in front of full scale mockups of Fat Man (the big yellow one to my son's left) and Little Boy (the smaller, more cylindrical one to my son's right).
