Question

What was the name of the plane that carried the "Little Boy"?

Answer 1

The correct answer is D.

After arriving at the U.S. base on the Pacific island of Tinian, the more than 9,000-pound uranium-235 bomb was loaded aboard a modified B-29 bomber christened Enola Gay (after the mother of its pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets). The plane dropped the bomb–known as “Little Boy”–by parachute at 8:15 in the morning.

Answer 2

The name is D. Enola gay