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thumb|upright=1.6|Bockscar, a Silverplate [[B-29 Superfortress of the 509th Composite Group, dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki ]]

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  • Origin
  • Codename
  • Initial experiments
  • Testing of bomb shapes
  • Wartime production versions
  • Silverplate operational units
  • Saddletree
  • Costs
  • Notes
  • References

thumb|upright=1.6|Bockscar, a Silverplate [[B-29 Superfortress of the 509th Composite Group, dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki ]]

Silverplate was the code reference for the United States Army Air Forces' participation in the Manhattan Project during World War II. Originally the name for the aircraft modification project which enabled a B-29 Superfortress bomber to drop an atomic weapon, "Silverplate" eventually came to identify the training and operational aspects of the program as well. The original directive for the project had as its subject line "Silver Plated Project," but continued usage of the term shortened it to "Silverplate".

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