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

Fifth-Generation Apples and Oranges
“I think the notion of the F-22 as being common and similar to the F-35, we need to get rid of that. The F-35 is a very different airplane. It has similar characteristics but it’s a different airplane. ... It complements the F-22, but the F-22 is clearly an air superiority and air dominance weapon. The F-35 is a multinational, multirole, ground-to-air versatile airplane.”
—Michael Wynne, speaking to reporters on his final day in office as Air Force Secretary, June 20, 2008.

Verbatim

Call for Accountability
“The GAO’s decision in the tanker protest reveals serious errors in the Air Force’s handling of this critically important competition. We now need not only a new full, fair, and open competition in compliance with the GAO recommendations, but also a thorough review of—and accountability for—the process that produced such a flawed result.”
—Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on GAO’s decision to uphold a protest by Boeing in the Air Force KC-X tanker competition, June 18, 2008.