On display, we have a hatch cover from a B-29 bomber aircraft, identical to the iconic Enola Gay. This particular artifact has been autographed by several notable figures. The first, Robert Morgan, piloted the famous Memphis Bell during World War Two and also flew a plane known as the Dauntless Dotty, which led the first B-29 raid on Tokyo. The second signature is that of Paul Tibbets, the commander of the Enola Gay and the man responsible for dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. One particularly fascinating signature on the hatch cover is quite small and might be overlooked. It belongs to Dr. Harold Agnew. Dr. Agnew wasn't a soldier but a scientist, specifically at Los Alamos, New Mexico, the hub of the Manhattan Project. He worked on developing the atomic bomb and flew in the plane trailing the Enola Gay during the fateful mission. His role was to measure the yield of the atomic bomb—a remarkable story of an unexpected visitor, indeed.
