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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Several propellers are propped up against the nose of a plane under construction.

Enola Gay B-29

The Enola Gay B-29 Superfortress undergoes a modification at the Oklahoma City Air Depot so it can drop atomic weapons. The Enola Gay dropped the first nuclear bomb used in combat on Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 6, 1945.

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