Paul Tibbets
- Birthday: 2/23/1915
- Deathday: 11/1/2007
- Place of birth: Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
- Fame for: Acting
- Also known as: Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr.
Biography
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.
Filmography
Release date: 9/29/1995
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
Role(s): Self (archive footage)
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