The Enola Gay is a B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft that played a significant role during World War II. On August 6, 1945, it became the first plane to drop an atomic bomb, named Little Boy, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This event marked a pivotal moment in history, leading to the end of the war in the Pacific. The aircraft was named after the mother of its pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets. After the bombing, the Enola Gay continued to serve in the U.S. Air Force until it was retired in 1953. Today, it is preserved and displayed at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.