WW2 Trivia
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wrote on 15 Aug 2020, 00:41 last edited by
The bomb on Hiroshima was dropped by the Enola Gay.
What was special about that series of B29's? And if they had not existed, how would the bomb be delivered?
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The bomb on Hiroshima was dropped by the Enola Gay.
What was special about that series of B29's? And if they had not existed, how would the bomb be delivered?
wrote on 15 Aug 2020, 00:56 last edited by@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
The bomb on Hiroshima was dropped by the Enola Gay.
What was special about that series of B29's? And if they had not existed, how would the bomb be delivered?
That's tough, I can only guess.
Stick shift, geared down. OK, not.I'll still be wrong, but what the heck, maybe I'll get lucky for once:
Larger fuel capacity.
More horsepower to outrun the explosion.
Special purpose bombay doors.
Different weight distribution.
Aircraft made especially lightweight.
Pressurized cabin.
Most modernized and sophisticated bombsights.
Different, variable-pitch props.
Larger wing flaps.As to what else could deliver the bomb?
Blimp. -
The bomb on Hiroshima was dropped by the Enola Gay.
What was special about that series of B29's? And if they had not existed, how would the bomb be delivered?
wrote on 15 Aug 2020, 00:56 last edited by@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
What was special about that series of B29's?
They were modified to drop nukes: armor was discarded in favor of doors and release systems specific to those nuclear payloads. Probably tons of other stuff as well, but that's what I
read this week, ironically, as part of my part-time workremember.As for a B-29 alternative, Lancasters?
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@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
What was special about that series of B29's?
They were modified to drop nukes: armor was discarded in favor of doors and release systems specific to those nuclear payloads. Probably tons of other stuff as well, but that's what I
read this week, ironically, as part of my part-time workremember.As for a B-29 alternative, Lancasters?
wrote on 15 Aug 2020, 00:57 last edited by@Aqua-Letifer said in WW2 Trivia:
@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
What was special about that series of B29's?
They were modified to drop nukes: armor was discarded in favor of doors and release systems specific to those nuclear payloads. Probably tons of other stuff as well, but that's what I
read this week, ironically, as part of my part-time workremember.As for a B-29 alternative, Lancasters?
Yep.
BTW, what had to be done to the Lancasters?
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@Aqua-Letifer said in WW2 Trivia:
@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
What was special about that series of B29's?
They were modified to drop nukes: armor was discarded in favor of doors and release systems specific to those nuclear payloads. Probably tons of other stuff as well, but that's what I
read this week, ironically, as part of my part-time workremember.As for a B-29 alternative, Lancasters?
Yep.
BTW, what had to be done to the Lancasters?
wrote on 15 Aug 2020, 00:58 last edited by@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
@Aqua-Letifer said in WW2 Trivia:
@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
What was special about that series of B29's?
They were modified to drop nukes: armor was discarded in favor of doors and release systems specific to those nuclear payloads. Probably tons of other stuff as well, but that's what I
read this week, ironically, as part of my part-time workremember.As for a B-29 alternative, Lancasters?
Yep.
BTW, what had to be done to the Lancasters?
No idea; care to clue me in?
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wrote on 15 Aug 2020, 00:59 last edited by
The British invented in-flight refueling...
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wrote on 15 Aug 2020, 01:02 last edited by
I admit, I cheated.
I have access to classified documents. -
wrote on 15 Aug 2020, 01:04 last edited by
@Jolly said in WW2 Trivia:
The British invented in-flight refueling...
Specifically for the project, or did they figure it out ahead of time?
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wrote on 15 Aug 2020, 01:05 last edited by
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wrote on 15 Aug 2020, 01:29 last edited by
Related personal trivia - one of the pallbearers at my grandfather’s funeral was crew on the plane that went with the Enola Gay, which carried the photographer.