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What was the name of the plane that dropped the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima?

Question: What was the name of the plane that dropped the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima?
  • A. B-17 Flying Fortress
  • B. B-24 Liberator
  • C. B-29 Superfortress
  • D. B-52 Stratofortress
Correct Answer: C. B-29 Superfortress
Explanation: The plane that dropped the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima was called the Enola Gay. It was a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber.

Key points about the Enola Gay:

Pilot: Colonel Paul Tibbets, Jr.

Bomb name: "Little Boy".

Date of bombing: August 6, 1945.

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