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Paul Tibbets

Paul Tibbets

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.

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 23, 1915 (111 years old)
Place of Birth Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Also Known As Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr.