B-29 Enola Gay Signed By Dutch Van Kirk Morris Jeppson 1:72 Scale Airplane Model
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Brand new, IN STOCK and ready for IMMEDIATE SHIPPING!B-29 Enola Gay Signed By Dutch Van Kirk & Morris "Dick" Jeppson 1:72 Scale Airplane ModelBrand new, IN STOCK and for SAME DAY SHIPPING!Presented by JSC Display Models. The LEADING source for authentic handcrafted aircraft, space and marine display models.Check out my other items !Own piece of history with this signed Enola Gay B-29 WW2 airplane display model.The Enola Gay dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan by the US in a effort to bring to an end to WWII. Although piloted by Paul Tibbets it took the skills of the entire crew to make the mission happen. The entire mission was a gamble. Although tested on the ground the atomic bomb had never been tested with an actual drop from an airplane. AND it had to be armed while flying from Tinian to Hiroshima. Getting to the target was the responsibility of the navigator. Navigator Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk was assigned as navigator on Enola Gay for the mission. Morris Richard Jeppson along with Rear Admiral William Sterling Parsons had the task of arming the device while in flight. Jeppon's role was to remove the safety plugs on the device just before reaching the target area.Presented by RTM Display Models is a detailed 1/72 scale of the Enola Gay B-29 bomber aircraft which has been personally signed on a special signature
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