Battle of the enola gay exhibit2/3/2024 ![]() When it listened to our viewpoint, and made minor changes in the direction of balance and fairness, museum officials were attacked by the same historians who had advised and assisted. In the process, the museum alienated supporters and critics. The American Legion still has no solid answer to the central questions remaining: "How did this exhibit come to be so biased and one-sided in the first place? Why was this controversy permitted to continue for so long?" We don't have the complete picture, but it has become clear that the Air and Space Museum was committed to the negative message and intended to present it no matter what, or who, they offended. There is ample evidence that the curators and the director realized it early in the process. ![]() "The Last Act" exhibit was flawed from the start. The American Legion accepts this decision as, perhaps, the best solution to a problem that we saw coming long ago. THE SMITHSONIAN Institution's Board of Regents decision to replace "The Last Act: The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II," with a display of the fuselage and recollections of the surviving crew members is a significant first step in the right direction: The eventual display of the complete Enola Gay - a historic aircraft with a historic mission to its credit.
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