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Enola Gay was named after the mother of the Hiroshima pilot Lieut Col. Paul Tibbets (Enola Gay Haggard)

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The Pilot of the Enola Gay had the privilege of naming it. He named it after his mother, Enola Gay Tibbits. The pilot was named Paul Tibbits. He is now deceased.

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