Scrapped after being damaged in a landing accident
Jabit III (alternately spelled Jabbitt III [1] Archived 2013-05-01 at the Wayback Machine) was the name of a B-29 Superfortress (B-29-36-MO 44-27303, Victor number 71) participating in the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group, Jabit III was used as a weather reconnaissance aircraft and flew to the city of Kokura, designated as the secondary target, before the final bombing to determine if conditions were favorable for an attack.
JabitIII (alternately spelled Jabbitt III [1] Archived 2013-05-01 at the Wayback Machine) was the name of a B-29 Superfortress (B-29-36-MO 44-27303, Victor...
until November 1945, and it is not known if nose art was ever applied to JabitIII. After ground training for the combat crews, the 509th began operations...
"The Final Months of the War With Japan". Central Intelligence Agency. Part III (note 24). Archived from the original on 12 June 2007. Retrieved 17 December...
Tinian on August 9, 1945, and returned to Wendover accompanied by the B-29 JabitIII, with the maintenance crews for both airplanes aboard, to await orders...
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Strange Cargo 44-27303 Boeing B-29 Superfortress JabitIII 44-27353 Boeing B-29 Superfortress The Great Artiste 44-35553 Douglas...
Radar operator aboard the weather reconnaissance B-29 Superfortress, JabitIII, during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima William "Bill" Ryherd USAAF Oceanside...
missions, but this time the bomber used was the one subsequently known as Jabit. L-6 was used as a dress rehearsal on 29 July. The B-29 Next Objective,...
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