Enola Gay Archive

Special Reports and Analyses

All reports and analyses were written by John T. Correll

Special Report: The Smithsonian and the Enola Gay March 15, 1994	This is the report that first lit the fire on the controversy. Consists of two parts: “War Stories at Air and Space” (p. 1-22) and “The Decision That Launched the Enola Gay” (p. 23-43)
Analysis of Air & Space Museum Script April 7, 1994	Content Analysis of Exhibition Script No. 1
The Smithsonian Plan for the Enola Gay: A Report on the Revisions June 28, 1994	Content Analysis of Exhibition Script No. 2
Meeting on Enola Gay Exhibit Aug. 17, 1994	Memo for the Record
Developments in the Enola Gay Controversy Aug. 22, 1994	Memo for the Record
August 31 Revision of Enola Gay Script Sept. 9, 1994	Content Analysis of Exhibition Script No. 3
Further Action on the Enola Gay Exhibit Sept. 19, 1994	Memo to the Military Coalition and Associate Members, from AFA
The Smithsonian’s Interim Revision Oct. 17, 1994	Content Analysis of Script No. 4
Enola Gay Script #5 Oct. 28, 1994	Content Analysis of Script No. 5
Letter to Co-Curator Tom Alison Dec. 28, 1994	Content Analysis of Script “Section 000” Addition
Special Report: The Activists and the Enola Gay Aug. 21, 1995

Verbatim

Too High a Risk?
"This issue is not about contractor 'A' or contractor 'B.' The issues is that we do not believe that it is prudent for up to 80 to 90 percent of the fighter fleet to be dependent on a single engine type, provided by one manufacturer. Being tied to one engine is too high an operational risk to take."
—Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii), explaining why his House Armed Services Air and Land Forces Subcommittee had added funds to the 2010 defense budget to cover continued development of an alternate engine for the F-35, committee markup session, June 16, 2009.

Verbatim

You Betcha
"Your decision to terminate the acquisition of the C-17s, the F- 22s, the DDG-1000, and the Future Combat System vehicles—we have concerns that it may send the wrong signal to our friends and our potential aggressors that we are reducing our capability. It may also have a long-term impact on our defense industrial base. It may diminish our capacity to provide deterrents and reduce our strength that we provide to our allies. We hope that this is not the consequence, but some of us are concerned."
—Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), parting remarks to Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Adm. Michael Mullen, Joint Chiefs Chairman, during a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing, June 9, 2009.