Paul Tibbets(1915-2007)

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Tells the story of the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima

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Hiroshima (2005)

Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. was a career officer in the U.S. Army Air Corps and its successor the U.S. Air Force who rose to the rank of brigadier general. He is best known for commanding and piloting the B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay when it dropped "Little Boy", the first atomic bomb used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War 2.

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Known for

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

6.3

TV Movie

Additional Crew(as Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets)

1980

The Ken Murray Show

5.9

TV Series

Self - Commander of the Enola Gay

War

8.7

TV Mini Series

Himself`

1982

Heaven on Earth

7.0

Self

2001

Credits

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Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
6.3
TV Movie
- technical supervisor (as Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets)
- 1980

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Personal details

Official site
- General Paul Tibbets, World War II and the Enola Gay
Alternative names
- General Paul Tibbets Ret.
Born
- February 23, 1915
- Quincy, Illinois, USA
Died
- November 1, 2007
- Columbus, Ohio, USA
Spouses
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Trivia
He was the pilot of the B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay", which dropped the atomic bomb "Little Boy" on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945.

Quotes
When the bomb was dropped, everyone craned his neck to watch the enormous black cloud that rose over the city - an effect quite different from anything any of them had ever seen. Then they flew back to the Marianas, eating ham sandwiches as they went.