The Enola Gay
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- 150,489
- Video Title
- The Enola Gay
- Description
- One of the most recognizable aircraft in the museum’s collection is the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber Enola Gay. The Enola Gay dropped “Little Boy” the first atomic bomb used in combat on August 6, 1945, destroying Hiroshima, Japan. To watch the full episode visit: https://airandspace.si.edu/events/victory-japan-and-end-wwii For lesson plans for the episide please visit the STEM in 30 collection on Smithsonian Learning Lab: https://learninglab.si.edu/collections/world-war-ii/6Yc7MtgiNxdvFTjq#r/ For more FREE teacher resources from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum visit STEM in 30, the museum's Emmy nominated TV show for middle school students: https://airandspace.si.edu/stem-30
- Video Duration
- 2 min 11 sec
- YouTube Keywords
- aviation air space national museum smithsonian airplane NASA Rocket Jet Discovery SR-71 Blackbird "Space Shuttle" History Science STEM astronaut
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- YouTube Channel
- airandspace
- Uploaded
- 2020-09-04T20:30:00.000Z
- Creator
- National Air and Space Museum
- Type
- Lesson Plans
- YouTube Videos
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- airandspace
- YouTube Category
- Education
- Topic
- Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences
- Record ID
- yt_2MQx-Kw83LQ
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- Usage conditions apply
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