The bomb was named Gilda after Rita Hayworth's character in the 1946 film Gilda, and was dropped from the B-29 Superfortress Dave's Dream of the 509th Bombardment Group on July 1, 1946.
A bomba nomeouse Gilda pola personaxe de Rita Hayworth no filme de 1946 Gilda, e foi lanzada dende o B-29 Superfortress Dave's Dream do Grupo de Bombardeiros 509 o 1 de xullo de 1946.