B-29 MO Martin-Omaha 'B-29-35-MO BOCKSCA'R * Silverplate" (atomic bomb carrier) conversion. * 509th Composite Group aircraft that dropped the Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki August 9, 1945. * Put into storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona in September 1946. * note There was some confusion between this aircraft and "The Great Artiste". * Reportedly, "The Great Artiste" was originally earmarked as the Nagasaki bomber and was to be set aside for preservation. * Some photographs show "Bockscar" in storage with The "The Great Artiste's" numbers on the fuselage. * Last flight was in September 1961 from DMAFB to the USAF Museum (with the number 89 on the fuselage). * Aircraft is fully restored and on permanent display in it's correct markings. * The original "