The Enola Gay flew from the Island Of Tinian and returned to that island. The second atom bomb was sent from that Island too. See related link below.
LCT 991 hauled the atomic bomb components to shore on Tinian
The USS Indianapolis I got interested in this because all the accounts of the USS Indianapolis going to Tinian only mention "Little Boy." It seems that structural, non radioactive parts for both bombs were carried to Tinian by the USS Indianapolis. However, the plutonium for the core was flown in by four separate C-54 airplanes called "Green Hornets."
The Enola Gay took off from Walker Field at Roswell, New Mexico
The Enola Gay was a B-29 bomber assigned to the 509th Composite Group. The 509th trained extensively at Wendover Field, Utah, before deploying to the Marianas, where the nuclear missions originated on Tinian Island.
Tinian Island of the North Mariana Islands.
Tinian is an island in the Northern Marianas Islands, whose capital is Capitol Hill on Saipan island. The largest town on Tinian itself is San Jose.
The address of the Tinian Public Library is: Riverside Drive, Tinian, 96952 0459
Tinian Island
At Tinian Island, in the Marianas. Tinian was the origin of both the nuclear raids.
Tinian Island.
Tinian Island.
Runway Able, on the Island of Tinian, in the the Northern Mariana Island chain.
Tinian Island, in the Marianas.
Tinian in the Marianas Islands.
The ground crew at Tinian Island.
Served on Tinian island for one year. Arrived on the island December 24 or 25th in 1944.Left in December 1945. Servrd with the 325th Signal Corps Wing.