Enola gay
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Enola gay crew Colonel Paul Tibbets Captain Robert Lewis Captain Theodore Van Kirk Major Thomas Ferebee Lieutenant Jacob Beser Sergeant Joseph Stiborik Private Richard Nelson Staff Sergeant Wyatt Duzenbury Staff Sergeant Robert Caron Captain Deke Parson 2nd Lieutenant Morris Jeppson
The name of the pilot who flew the first plane to drop an atomic bomb is Colonel Paul Tibbets. He was the pilot of the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb.
Yes, Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr. was the pilot of the Enola Gay. Paul Tibbets died Nov 1, 2007, leaving Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, navigator, and Morris Jeppson, weaponeer, as the last two surviving crew of the Enola Gay.
Enola gay crew Colonel Paul Tibbets Captain Robert Lewis Captain Theodore Van Kirk Major Thomas Ferebee Lieutenant Jacob Beser Sergeant Joseph Stiborik Private Richard Nelson Staff Sergeant Wyatt Duzenbury Staff Sergeant Robert Caron Captain Deke Parson 2nd Lieutenant Morris Jeppson
Paul Tibbets
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The 'Enola Gay' was named in honor of Enola Gay Tibbets, his mother.
Colonel Paul Tibbets.
Paul Tibbets's birth name is Jr., Paul Warfield Tibbets.
Enola gay crew Colonel Paul Tibbets Captain Robert Lewis Captain Theodore Van Kirk Major Thomas Ferebee Lieutenant Jacob Beser Sergeant Joseph Stiborik Private Richard Nelson Staff Sergeant Wyatt Duzenbury Staff Sergeant Robert Caron Captain Deke Parson 2nd Lieutenant Morris Jeppson
The name of the pilot who flew the first plane to drop an atomic bomb is Colonel Paul Tibbets. He was the pilot of the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb.
Paul Tibbets was born on February 23, 1915.
Paul Tibbets was born on February 23, 1915.
Paul Tibbets was born in Quincy, Illinois in the USA.
Yes, Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr. was the pilot of the Enola Gay. Paul Tibbets died Nov 1, 2007, leaving Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, navigator, and Morris Jeppson, weaponeer, as the last two surviving crew of the Enola Gay.
Paul Tibbets died on November 1, 2007 at the age of 92.