Bockscar

GPTKB entity

Properties (82)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft Heavy bomber
gptkbp:armament 12.7 mm machine guns
.50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:assemblyLocation gptkb:Wichita,_Kansas
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki_bombings
gptkbp:bombLoad 30,000 ft
Fat Man
20,000 lb
29,000 ft
10,300 lb
43 seconds
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:Nagasaki_bombing
nan
gptkbp:cockpit gptkb:Major_Charles_Sweeney
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Major_Charles_Sweeney
gptkb:Bombardier
gptkb:Ball_Turret_Gunner
Navigator
Pilot
Radio Operator
Radio operator
Gunner
Co-pilot
Ball turret gunner
Tail gunner
Waist gunner
Tail Gunner
Waist Gunner
Flight_engineer
Flight_Engineer
Captain_Kermit_Beahan
gptkbp:crewSize 11
gptkbp:decommissioned 1946
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Wright_R-3350
gptkbp:famousFor Dropping atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
gptkbp:fate Scrapped
gptkbp:firstFlight 1944
1946
August 14, 1945
gptkbp:hasOccupation 44-27297
gptkbp:height 28 ft 10 in
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Nuclear warfare
Second atomic bomb used in warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bockscar
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:isUsedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy Nuclear deterrence
gptkbp:length 99 ft 0 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maxSpeed 357 mph
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 135,000 lb
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:mission August 9, 1945
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bockscar
gptkbp:notable_event August 9, 1945
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Major_Charles_Sweeney
gptkb:Nagasaki_bombing
gptkb:Atomic_bombing_of_Nagasaki
gptkbp:numberBuilt 1
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:USAAF
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
gptkbp:postWarCareer Scrapped in 1949
gptkbp:range 3,250 miles
gptkbp:released Fat Man
gptkbp:retirementYear 1946
gptkbp:role Strategic bombing
gptkbp:secondaryMission gptkb:Japan
August 9, 1945
August 14, 1945
gptkbp:service_ceiling 31,850 ft
gptkbp:services 1944
gptkbp:significance Second atomic bombing in history
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Atomic_bombing_of_Nagasaki
gptkbp:targetMarket Nagasaki
gptkbp:type gptkb:Heavy_Bomber
gptkb:Bomber_aircraft
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:usedFor Operation Centerboard
gptkbp:wingArea 1,500 sq ft
gptkbp:wingspan 141 ft 3 in