I find this disappointing, but perhaps not surprising. I’d like to see the physical exhibit itself, but as I don’t have easy access, I would imagine that it’s in the same vein as what you can find online. The Enola Gay’s page on the Smithsonian’s website offers both a summary and a longer description about the Enola Gay and its involvement in dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, but offers nothing on the bomb’s effects beyond Japan’s unconditional surrender. The (in)famous plane is part of the World War II Aviation exhibit and went on display in 2003. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia, a separate facility from the main National Air and Space Museum. The Kohn reading was much more informative and interesting and it got me thinking, ‘so what happened after the exhibit was pulled?’ After a quick Google search, I was slightly surprised that the Enola Gay is in fact on display at the Steven F. I had been aware of the controversy of the Enola Gay exhibit, having read a short article about it when I was an undergrad.
