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References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorities are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts marked for deletion as the Defense Department works to purge diversity, equity and inclusion content. 1 Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Tara Copp, Associated Press Tara Copp, Associated Press. 2 The cockpit area of the Enola Gay, the aircraft used to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, is seen on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, in Chantilly, Virginia, on 25 March, 3 In the early morning hours of August 6, , a B bomber named Enola Gay took off from the island of Tinian and headed north by northwest toward Japan. The bomber's primary target was the city of Hiroshima , located on the deltas of southwestern Honshu Island facing the Inland Sea. 4 According to The Associated Press, images of Col. Paul Tibbets and the Enola Gay, the pilot and aircraft that first dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, were found in a database of 26, pieces. 5 The database, which was confirmed by U. officials and published by AP, includes more than 26, images that have been flagged for removal across every military branch. 6 The U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, 75 years ago, bringing an end to World War II and making the Enola Gay one of the most famous Bs in history. 7 KGTV — A story getting a lot of buzz on social media claims the Trump Administration has marked a photo of the Enola Gay for deletion from the Pentagon's website as part of its DEI purge. But according to the Associated Press, pictures of the plane are being flagged for deletion by the Defense Department apparently because it contains the word "gay. 8 References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorities are among the tens of thousands of photos and online. 9 . 10 . 12