What cities did the atomic bombs land on? The Enola Gay, meanwhile, lurched upward on shedding the weight of the bomb and executed a hairpin turn to escape the expected shock wave of the blast. The bomb traveled for six miles and exploded just short of the bridge. They decided not to do that because “the Enola Gay is a historic artifact that was given to the museum to be displayed” and the portion for the exhibit has already been restored and moved to the museum. He said board members discussed the exhibit for at least an hour and considered the option of canceling the show. While this exhibit is now closed, Museum specialists continued to restore the remaining components of the airplane, and after an additional nine years the fully assembled Enola Gay went on permanent display at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F.
The B-29 is now displayed at the National Air and Space Museum, Steven F.
