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Old 26th May 2015, 23:03
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Danny42C
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Smudge,

I'm a bit suspicious about the "Enola Gay" (looks as if it might have been superimposed on another B-29 pic) . And if the seven there are supposed to be the aircrew, they're four short.

Here's a pic of (the real) Tibbets (from Wiki). Not our man, I think !:




But this is the real clincher (Wiki) - see the difference in the '82's.



United States Air Force, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets Jr. with his plane, the Enola Gay, in an undated photograph.



Assuming that this is a ground crew, then the only one "properly" dressed would be the Crew Chief (?) But note the pipe ! There is a whole Post to be written some time about the pipe craze in the war.

EDIT: "Enola Gay" were the Christian names of Tebbit's mother. It is difficult to imagine a similar thing happening in our more sophisticated times - (more's the pity).

Danny.

Last edited by Danny42C; 26th May 2015 at 23:33. Reason: Add Text.