American pilot Paul Tibbets (1915-2007) waving from the cockpit of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay bomber before flying to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan.
Paul Tibbets named his B-29 aircraft Enola Gay in the August 5, 1945 in honor of his mother, Enola Gay Tibbets.
Photography Location: Tinian, Mariana Islands
Time taken: August 6, 1945