European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday March 19,1989 Enola Gay being restored Bolt by Bolt Silver Hill. My. A the Enola Gay the steel Gray bomber that effectively ended world War ii sits in a warehouse today without things or engines belying its Fame As the b-29 that carried the first atomic bomb. Restoration experts arc taking the plane apart Bolt by Bolt in a nine year project to turn the Grimy air Craft into a shiny relic for the smithsonian institution s National air and space museum. When the plane is displayed in 1994, the exhibit will Likely renew debate about America s use of the atomic bomb. It was Early aug. 6, 1945. When the first atomic bomb was released Over Hiroshima Japan killing and injuring 160.00 1 people. A second bomb was dropped on aug. 9 out Nagasaki. Any time you even bring up the name Enola Gay it rekindles debate said Theodore Van Kirk a navigator on the historic Mission. I guess the discussions always going to be around. It s been 40 some years and there still in t any  Van Kirk now 68, saw the plane in 1985 when rehabilitation work began at the smithsonian s Paul e. Car bar preservation restoration and storage facility in Silver Hill just outside Washington. Van Kirk retired i rec years ago from Dupont and live sin Novato. Calif. The Enola Gay s 9g-foot-Long body sits severed in half at the warehouse. The two pieces sit Side by Side with various other historical planes and spacecraft. We have some visitors who Tell us that this plane saved their life or their Uncle s life because intended the War shop Foreman Richard Horigan said recently. It took nearly three years for Horigan and Dave Peterson to restore the front Section. Earlier this year technicians began work on the rear Section an wings of the plane which the Pilot then col. Paul w. I " libels named after his Mother. Each part is dipped sprayed or. Painted with pre  , Horigan said. Using photographs old technical manuals and his tory books As their guides the restoration experts plan to remove All markings and decals that were not on the plane the a after the Mission. The names and Dales of scores of unknown people will be buffed from the plane s aluminium exterior. There s lots of  Horigan said. Most of twas Joe blow 1950 that kind of  Tibbets name will be repainted in stencilled Mili tary lettering instead of the script style print added sometime alter the flight. T he name Enola Gay was painted in Black bloc letters under a cockpit window just hours before the Mission. The name will remain but extra Brush strokes on the a and i from a touch up paint shop Foreman Richard Horigan stands in Friml of the historic Knola Gay named after the Pilot s Mother. Job done later will be removed Horigan said. During the restoration work Horigan and Peter son found a chisel that had been lost inside the plane when it was being manufactured. They also found an atomic bomb arming pin be Hind the radio operator s table. The pin apparently was an extra not used on the weapon. A copy of the Hiroshima bomb sits in front of the plane. There s no evidence of the blast whatsoever on the plane Horigan said. I think they were 10 to15 Miles away when the blast went  the plane was modified in november 1945 after the War. It returned to the United Stales in 1946 an went into storage for three years in Arizona then was ferried by Tibbets to Park Ridge iii., a storage site for the smithsonian. It made its last flight dec.-2,-.1953, when it was flown to Andrews fab in Maryland. Cargo plane under of contract crashes killing 2 Kkt Worth. Texas a a cargo plane carrying explosive fuses crashed after Takeoff from Carswell fab Early saturday killing the two people inboard authorities said. Numerous grass fires were also ignited b the crash it was reported. Air Force i. Brad Schudt said the two Best Sellers people killed were Likely civilians be cause the dc-9 was a private aircraft under contract to the air Force. The names of the victims were not immediately available. Pentagon spokesman it. Cmdr. Edward Lundquist said the plane was oper ated by Evergreen air. Evergreen is a private contractor based in Oregon. But the plane was operating out of Marana Ariz. The aircraft was in route to tinker fab in Oklahoma when the crash occurred about 2 30 . A military Board will investigate the crash officials said. The cargo reportedly included 32 explosive fuses which weigh a total of about 11 pounds. The plane crashed into a Field about seven Miles North of the base. 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