Enola Gay, the Pentagon

What we know about U.S. military's anti-DEI purge of WWII Enola Gay aircraft photos
Enola Gay was the name of the B-29 aircraft that dropped the world's first atomic bomb used in war on Hiroshima, Japan, during World War II. The pilot handpicked the name, honoring his mother, the night before the mission.
Pentagon to remove Enola Gay bomber photos under Trump DEI purge
Photos of the Enola Gay WWII bomber, Black military pilots and the country’s first female fighter pilot are among the more than 26,000 images flagged for removal by the Pentagon for violating DEI
Pentagon's DEI Purge Mistakenly Flags B-29 Enola Gay Images
The Pentagon's DEI content purge has mistakenly flagged images of the B-29 Enola Gay, along with photos of the Tuskegee Airmen, female Marine Corps graduates, and minority history commemorations. Following an executive order by President Trump,
Trump Admin Slammed As ‘Stupidest’ Ever After Linking WWII Jet ‘Enola Gay’ To DEI
Just to be clear, Enola Gay was the aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan, not... a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
Military DEI photo purge set to erase Medal of Honor recipient
In addition to removing photos of a Medal of Honor recipient, some of the photos in the military's DEI purge seemed to be included just because the caption included the word "gay," even as a last name.
Enola Gay Aircraft—And Other Historic Items—Inaccurately Targeted Under Pentagon’s Anti-DEI Purge
References to the aircraft—which dropped the first war-time atomic bomb—were flagged for removal from Pentagon photos and online posts as part of a DEI purge, presumably because of the word “gay.”
The Medal of Honor Recipient Erased in the Pentagon's DEI Purge
Private 1st Class Harold Gonsalves received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.
Enola Gay pilot's granddaughter decries 'shameful' Trump Defense Department DEI word purge
The granddaughter of Paul W. Tibbets Jr. — the pilot who flew the bomber Enola Gay that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima during World War II — called the Trump administration flagging photos of the ...
Pentagon Wipes Records of Famed WWII Plane 'Enola Gay,' Named After the Pilot's Mom, Because 'DEI Is Dead'
A Defense Department purge of 'DEI' content has caused tens of thousands of photos and stories to be flagged for deletion, ...
‘Gay’ Hiroshima bomber, female and Black soldiers being erased in shocking Pentagon DEI file purge
As many as 100,000 photos and online posts including a female Medal of Honor recipient, Black soldiers and people whose last ...
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Enola Gay Records Wiped Because Of DEI
One of the unexpected images flagged for removal is of a historic WWII bomber aircraft called the Enola Gay, presumably because the name "Gay" was visible in the photos. The Enola Gay notably became ...
The bizarre reason why Trump admin is targeting a WWII plane
The Trump administration reportedly flagged images of a World War II bomber because it has “gay” in its name.
The vast majority of the Pentagon purge targets women and minorities, including notable milestones made in the military.
A review of the database underscores the confusion that has swirled among agencies about what to remove following Trump's DEI ...
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The White House’s find-and-replace problem becomes even more embarrassing
Why did the Pentagon reportedly flag photos of the Enola Gay for removal? Apparently because of the word “gay” in the plane’s name.