Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology The name of the B-29 bomber which dropped the first atomic bomb was Enola Gay Poul Tibbets Necessary Evil The great Artiste Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation The Enola Gay was the B-29 Superfortress bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb ('Little Boy') on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. The aircraft was named after the pilot Paul Tibbets' mother.