Enola gay crew deaths

ATLANTA – The last surviving member of the crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, hastening the end of World War II and forcing the world into the atomic age, has died in Georgia.

The Enola Gay carried the weapon, nicknamed "Little Boy." It weighed nearly 10, pounds and could produce an explosive force equal to an estimated 15, to 20, tons of TNT.

ATLANTA (AP) — The last surviving member of the crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, hastening the end of World War II and forcing the world into the atomic age, has died in the southern state of Georgia.

The Enola Gay was named after the mother of pilot Paul Tibbets. He had been the last surviving member of the Enola Gay crew since when Morris Jeppson, the assistant weaponeer, died.