midway island
Nope, all the planes (strike bomber and 2 recon bombers) in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing took off from and landed back on Tinian island. The strike bomber for Nagasaki (Bockscar) was so low on fuel that they thought they might have to ditch, but they did make it back ok.
It was the Presidents orders.
The Enola Gay
Yes.
Specially modified Avro Lancasters
There were two atom bombs dropped on Japan, not one. The planes were called the Enola Gay which dropped the first bomb and the second plane was called Bockscar. The cities were Hiroshima (first bomb) and Nagasaki (second bomb).
The Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb.
The plane that dropped the first Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima was a Boeing B-29 called The Enola Gay. The plane that dropped the second Atomic Bomb was aB-29 bomber called The Bockscar.
The first bomb to be dropped was "Little Boy" it was dropped by "The Enola Gay". The second bomb to be dropped was "Fat Man" this was dropped by "Bockscar". Both of these planes were B-29 Bombers.
It was the Presidents orders.
Bocskar
b29
The Enola Gay
Bockscar
The first atomic bomb test was done on a 100 foot tall tower, not dropped from a plane (July 16, 1945).The only atomic bombs used in war were dropped from planes (August 6 & 9, 1945).The first atomic bomb test after the end of WW2 was dropped from a plane (July 1, 1946).
Colonel Paul Tibbets.
Bockscar
Yes.