Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)

Directed by

David Lowell Rich

Genre

war, history, tv movie

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 36m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This TV film follows the American air crew who dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima near the end of World War Two. It shows the preparation and decision making behind the mission.

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What happens

Enola Gay: The Men, The Mission, The Atomic Bomb is a 1980 American made-for-television historical drama film about the B-29 mission by the 509th Composite Group, the Army Air Force unit that dropped the first atomic bomb to be used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan at the end of World War II. It was based on a book by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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