The bomb dropped by the Enola Gay had an explosive power equal to 20,000 tons of TNT, considered inconceivably enormous at that time. 6, 1982, also said that he had no regrets about the bombing because the United States was at war and that he would do it again under the same circumstances. Marcotte said her father died unexpectedly Saturday and had no previous history of heart illness.Įnola Gay pilot Tibbets, looking back on his actions on Aug.
