Enola Gay restored

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-08-20 12:46am

The Smithsonian has finished their restoration of Enola Gay, and she looks good.

Washington Post article

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-08-20 12:49am

Is it going to the same place where they're putting the shuttle?

Macross · Post by **Macross** » 2003-08-20 12:53am

Thats great! I saw part of her fuselage a few years back, when they had it on display in the Smithsonian Its nice to see her back together again.

I cant access the article, where is she going to be displayed?

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-08-20 01:21am

I saw this picture today in the San Jose Merc. I wish I had some money so I could visit interstng stuff like this. Never been to the East Coast except for FL.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-08-20 01:26am

Travel fares might cost a bit, but the Smithsonian itself is free.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-08-20 01:53am

I'd like to get a look at that Ar 234 in the background myself.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-08-20 01:58am

I got to sit in the pilot's seat of the CAF's Fifi years ago. Had visions of mushroom clouds...
I'm looking forward to the day when they finish restoration on the Swoose, the only B-17C in existance.
I can ID the Ar 234 and Me 262 in the background, under plastic, but the rest of what's in that shot is beyond me......

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-08-20 02:35am

Frank Hipper wrote:I got to sit in the pilot's seat of the CAF's Fifi years ago. Had visions of mushroom clouds...
I'm looking forward to the day when they finish restoration on the Swoose, the only B-17C in existance.
I can ID the Ar 234 and Me 262 in the background, under plastic, but the rest of what's in that shot is beyond me......

Its really hard to tell. I think the yellow plane in the back left corner, might be a P-39 ?? Or maybe a P-59 ?

Is the plane covering it, possibly a Tri-Motor?

Namnik · Post by **Namnik** » 2003-08-20 02:42am

I believe the concorde will also be displayed there.
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology ... 30616.html

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-08-20 02:48am

Frank Hipper wrote:I got to sit in the pilot's seat of the CAF's Fifi years ago. Had visions of mushroom clouds...

Just curious, did Fifi get the 'silverplate' mod for nuclear delivery?

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-08-20 03:46am

phongn wrote:
Frank Hipper wrote:I got to sit in the pilot's seat of the CAF's Fifi years ago. Had visions of mushroom clouds...
Just curious, did Fifi get the 'silverplate' mod for nuclear delivery?

She's a former target towing A/C, lowned to the Navy by the Air Force found at China Lake in 1971, so probably not.

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-08-20 05:36pm

Good to see the old girl restored. Trully a peice of history.

It is a shame that they haven't done the same with Boxcar. But then again the Air Force Museum is probably on a tighter budget.

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2003-08-20 05:46pm

Didn't some protesters try to pour blood on the Enola gay several years ago?

The plane looks nice BTW.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-08-20 07:05pm

Stormbringer wrote:It is a shame that they haven't done the same with Boxcar. But then again the Air Force Museum is probably on a tighter budget.

The name is actually "Bock's Car"

Jason von Evil · Post by **Jason von Evil** » 2003-08-22 08:15am

Ah, that's one fine piece of bomber. Back when wars were more than three week conflicts and each battle had a damn name. -_-

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-08-22 09:27am

Sea Skimmer wrote:I'd like to get a look at that Ar 234 in the background myself.

As would I...never seen one of those.

Heh, I have seen Bockscar (the one that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki) in the AF museum, so...

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-08-22 09:28am

Stormbringer wrote:Good to see the old girl restored. Trully a peice of history.

It is a shame that they haven't done the same with Boxcar. But then again the Air Force Museum is probably on a tighter budget.

They *HAVE* done the same with Bockscar. It is sitting in the AF museum now, and looks (well, externally anyways) like it is in perfect condition.