The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/theTeaEnjoyer on 2025-01-21 01:19:44.

Original Title: TIL that 31 years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the pilot of the former flight, Paul Tibbets, re-enacted the bombing in the original plane at a Texas air show, complete with mock mushroom cloud. Japanese diplomats demanded a formal apology for this.