B-29_Bockscar_nose_art_44-27297 Published on August 8, 2014 in 9 August 1945Full resolution (1600 × 1080) ← Previous Next → B-29 44-27297 on Tinian Island, August 1945. The nose art was applied to the airplane after the August 9, 1945 bombing mission. (U.S. Air Force)