Paul Tibbets

    Paul Tibbets

    February 23, 1915 (109 years old) in Quincy, Illinois, U.S.

    Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. (February 23, 1915 – November 1, 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the aircraft captain who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped a Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

    Known For

    Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb MovieTrinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
    The Atomic CafeThe Atomic Cafe
    A Compassionate SpyA Compassionate Spy
    Death in FocusDeath in Focus
    General Paul Tibbets: Reflections on HiroshimaGeneral Paul Tibbets: Reflections on Hiroshima

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