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The Smithsonian and the Enola Gay:
A Retrospective on the Controversy 10 Years Later
April 2004
In 1994, the National Air and Space Museum and its
parent organization, the Smithsonian Institution,
planned to use the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the
atomic bomb on Hiroshima, as a prop in a political
horror show. It would have depicted Japan more as the
victim instead of the aggressor in World War II.
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However, the museum’s plans were revealed by Air Force
Magazine, the journal of the Air Force Association. A
raging controversy ensued, and in response to public and
Congressional outrage, the political exhibition was
canceled in 1995 and the museum director was fired.
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The controversy never died. Books and articles continue
to appear, many of them written by people who have not
bothered to check the facts. Here is what really
happened. For the complete report, click here.
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