Historical Figures

Where can you find the crew members names of both planes that dropped atomic bombs on Japan?

There were only two atomic bombs dropped on Japan. The Enola Gay dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, and the Bockscar dropped the bomb on Nagasaki. The crew members of the Enola Gay were:

- Colonel Paul Tibbets (Pilot)

- Captain Robert Lewis (Co-pilot)

- Major Thomas Ferebee (Bombardier)

- Staff Sergeant George Caron (Navigator)

- Staff Sergeant Wyatt Duzenbury (Flight Engineer)

- Technical Sergeant Joe Stiborik (Radio Operator)

- Technical Sergeant Robert Shumard (Tail Gunner)

The crew members of the Bockscar were:

- Major Charles Sweeney (Pilot)

- Captain Frederick Bock (Co-pilot)

- Major Kermit Beahan (Bombardier)

- Captain James Van Pelt (Navigator)

- Staff Sergeant John Dillard (Flight Engineer)

- Technical Sergeant Ray Gallagher (Radio Operator)

- Technical Sergeant Edward Buckley (Tail Gunner)