ENOLA.HTM FEB DECJan 5 2009 20102011 34 captures 29 Aug 00 - 5 Dec 10 Close Help F. W. Chesson FILE: ENOLA.HTM 144 Fiske Street New: 5 August, 1995 Waterbury, CT 06710 Rev: 9 Jan, 1998 ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT OF B-29 "Enola Gay." (As furnished by the Smithsonian Air-Space Museum) Designation Description and Main Component -------------------------------------------------------------------------- APN-9 LORAN Receiver. R-65; 1.6-3.3 MC APQ-2 Radar Jammer. T-9/ Xmtr, 200-550 MC, 15 W APT-1 Radar Jammer. T-28/ Xmtr, 70-210 MC, 30 W APT-2 Radar Jammer. T-26/ Xmtr, 450-710 MC, 8 W ARC-3 VHF Command Radio Set. R-77/ & T-26/, 100-156 MC, 8 W ARN-5 Glide Path ILS Receiver. R-47 or R-57, 332-334 MC ARN-7 Radio Compass Receiver. R-101/, 100-1750 KC ARR-5 Countermeasures Receiver. R-44/, 0.5-143 MC ARR-7 Countermeasures Receiver. R-45/, 0.54-43 MC Note: It seems strange that no HF (3-9 MC) communication gear was aboard. The ARC-5 radio set (improved SCR-274N) was in use at this time; or an ART-13 transmitter could have been used in conjunction with counter- measures receiver R-44/, or a separate BC-348. Perhaps the VHF ARC-3 radio was used to communicate with the accompanying photo-reconnaisance B-29, which could then have then relayed the information back to Siapan. But the list is according to the Smithsonian Museum's date as to when they acquired the aircraft, and not necessarily that which was aboard for the Hiroshima Mission. In this case, the gear might well have included an IFF set, such as the familiar APX-6. The equipment roster of the Nagasaki Mission B-29 "Bach's Car" would also be desirable to have, especially for comparative purposes.... * * * RETURN TO INDEX