Bockscar dropped the second atomic bomb
(Fat Man) on Nagasaki on 9 August 1945., three days after the atomic attack against Hiroshima. On 10 August, the Japanese surrendered
and the Second World War was over. Bockscar was flown to the museum on Sept. 26, 1961.
Boeing B-29
Superfortress
This aircraft, Bockscar, was one of 15 specially modified "Silverplate" B-29s assigned to the 509th Composite Group. The Silverplate B-29s retained only the tail turret and had their armor removed to save weight so that the heavy atomic bombs of the time could be carried over a longer distance.