91, camera plane, arrive all three ascend to 9,000 feet.ĥ:05 a.m.: The three form a loose V formation, Enola Gay leading, and at 205 m.p.h. (Japan time, one hour behind Tinian): Enola Gay begins to circle over Iwo Jima.Ĥ:55 a.m.: Great Artiste, carrying instruments to measure the blast, and No. William Parsons begins to arm the bomb.Ĥ:52 a.m.
Enola Gay is on its three-hour leg to the Iwo Jima rendezvous point.ģ a.m.: Weaponeer Capt.
