That historic event signaled the first use of an atomic weapon in warfare. On Augpilot Paul Tibbets and the crew of the B-29 Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Hardbound book, Events That Shaped The Century, signed by thirteen crew members who took part in either the Hiroshima or Nagasaki atomic bombing raids in 1945. Book Signed by Thirteen Crew Members of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki B-29 Bomber Planes