509th Bomb Wing Receives Historical Painting of Enola Gay

The Peacemakers, a painting by John Shaw, depicts Enola Gay, a Silverplate B-29 Superfortress assigned to the 509th Compositive Group, being prepared for the first atomic bombing mission on Aug. 5, 1945 at Tinian Island, is displayed on Dec. 1, 2021 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The painting was originally gifted to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida before being transferred to Whiteman AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley
VIRIN: 211201-F-SG855-1003.JPG
FULL SIZE: 3.95 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

NIKON Z 6

LENS

24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8

APERTURE

28/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/160

ISO

1000

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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