The 50-foot section of the fuselage, from the cockpit to the fatal bomb bay, doesn't have the visual impact the exhibit designers seemed to have expected. The exhibition includes the forward fuselage, the vertical stabilizer (tail), a couple of engines and a prop, and a dummy "Little Boy," as the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima was nicknamed. The story of how the neglected atomic bomber was restored seems more impressive than the pieces of the plane itself, which had to be dismembered to fit into the space available. Although the exhibit draws such crowds that there's up to a two-hour wait, it's something of a letdown. Well, mainly some shiny hardware and a couple of well-done videos. NOW THAT all has been said and undone, what's left of the Enola Gay exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum?
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