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Enola Gay, DEI and WWII

Snopes on MSN · 20h

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.

Forbes on MSN · 4d

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.”

HuffPost on MSN · 3d

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.

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Pentagon Wipes Records of Famed WWII Plane 'Enola Gay,' Named After the Pilot's Mom, Because 'DEI Is Dead'

A Defense Department purge of apparent DEI content has led to thousands of historic images and stories getting flagged for ...

The National Interest on MSN3d

Dear Pentagon Officials: the Enola Gay Is Not Gay, It’s a Plane

Following the Trump Administration’s strike down of the U.S.’s DEI laws, historical photos of the Enola Gay were removed from ...

Mediaite on MSN3d

Pete Hegseth Mocked After Photos of WWII Bomber Flagged for Removal Because of ‘Gay’ in Its Name: ‘It’s a Plane, Not a Drag Queen!’

It’s Enola’s revenge. Critics of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are dropping truth bombs on him after he ordered the purge of ...

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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.

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