Officials say they'll downgrade the Enola Gay project from an exhibit to a display - devoid of any commentary about the impact or long-term effects of the A-bomb mission on Japan. Months of debate among peace groups, war veterans and members of Congress led to today's decision to completely redesign the exhibit. Workers have already begun construction on the Enola Gay exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum.īut disagreement over how the Enola Gay should be portrayed for its role in World War Two and in the nuclear age is prompting a complete overhaul of the project at America's premiere aviation museum. Now a smaller and less divisive display will go on show at the museum. The Smithsonian museum in Washington has scrapped plans for a controversial exhibit featuring the American bomber that dropped the atom bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.Īmerican veterans had complained that the planned exhibit was biased, portraying the U-S as the aggressor in the Pacific war.
