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The modified B-29 Superfortress named the Enola Gay dropped the first bomb, called Little Boy, on Hiroshima August 6, 1945. Another B-29, Bockscar, dropped the second bomb, called Fat Man, on Nagasaki three days later. Enola Gay can be viewed at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Hampton, Virginia.

April 9, 2018

Airworthy Heritage

Richmond, Va. — Military aviation is about a century old, and for most of those decades, it didn’t have DLA Aviation to rely on.

The B-29 Superfortress, B-17 Flying Fortress and B-52 Stratofortress appear at the 2017 Barksdale Air Force Base Airshow, Bossier City, Louisiana. Held for the first time in 1933, the Barksdale Air Force Base Air Show is a full weekend event showcases displays of the latest as well as historical military and civilian aircraft.

March 1, 2018

Airworthy Heritage

Military aviation is about a century old, and for most of those decades, it didn’t have DLA Aviation to rely on.