Paul Tibbits personally selected the B-29 that was to be the Enola Gay atomic bomber off of the assembly line. What is the significance of this? Did every pilot chose their own plane?

by Asmallfly
centersolace

No. Very rarely were pilots allowed to choose their plane. The reason the Enola Gay was chosen while it was still on the assembly line was because it needed a special bomb bay in order to accommodate a nuclear payload, and it was easier done while it was still under construction.