Dawn, the World Forever Changed

Dawn, the World Forever Changed
by
William S. Phillips
At 3 PM, on August 4, 1945, Colonel Paul Tibbets began briefing the crew of the B-29 named Enola Gay. In the early morning hours of August 5, the crew made its final preparations. At midnight there was a final briefing. The call sign decided upon was, innocuously, "Dimples." Tibbets finished his talk: "Do your jobs. Follow your orders. Don't cut corners and don't take chances." Then the weather officer passed along last-minute information and the chaplain offered a prayer.
At 2:27 AM on August 6, the engines were started. At 2:45, the Enola Gay took off. She was followed by the Great Artiste, carrying scientific instruments, and No. 91, carrying Photographic equipment. At 5:30 AM, just before dawn, Enola Gay circled above Iwo Jima. At 8:15:17 AM, the bomb-bay doors opened and the first atomic bomb fell toward Hiroshima.
Sixteen hours later, President Harry S. Truman once again called upon the Japanese to surrender.

Signature
Artist: William S. Phillips	Pilot: Paul Tibbets
Bombardier: Thomas W. Ferebee	Navigator: Theodore J. Van Kirk
Tail Gunner: George R. Caron	Radio Operator: Richard H. Nelson

Edition Size: 1000 S/N
Print Size: Approx. 20" x 10"

	Lonely Flight to Destiny by Craig Kodera The second Print of the Set "The Men Who Brought the Dawn"
	The Video "The Men Who Brought the Dawn" is included with the Print Set.