Pacific mustangs escorting the Enola Gay?

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Ztex
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Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:22 pm

Sounds like they were using HE powered Fat Man shaped bombs....ie. Pumpkins.

Very interesting piece of history no one talks about...

for what it's worth...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin_bomb

http://books.google.com/books?id=8C1y_TRiFnIC&pg=PT44&lpg=PT44&dq=pumpkin+bomb+enola+gay&source=bl&ots=8L2h2rmxbz&sig=qHoBARaS4nCGOSOpRMqHspT7TMk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result
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