How did enola gay escape the blast?Ģnd Lt. Jacob Beser, the only man to witness both atomic bombs dropped on Japan during WWII. 2LT Beser performed as the radarman on both the Enola Gay and Bockscar for those two missions. The last Hiroshima bomber from Enola Gay commented that 'the Japanese today are nice people', has hosted Japanese students in his California home and couldn't ask for better ones Kiyoshi Tanimoto, on tour to raise funds for victims of the blast, was tricked into meeting with Enola Gay pilot Col.
Hiroshima bomber and Enola Gay crew member Theodore Van Kirk has hosted Japanese exchange students who stayed at his home Paul Tibbets, one of the pilots flew the Enola Gay to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, literally took a nap on the flight back from the bombing. He really didn't loose any sleep over the incident.