Paul Tibbets Biography
Military Leader (1915–2007)
Paul Tibbets was a brigadier general in the U.S. Air Force and is best known for piloting the aircraft to drop the first atomic bomb in the history of warfare.
Synopsis
Paul Tibbets initially sought a career in medicine, but the memory of a ride in a barnstormer airplane never left him. He joined the U.S. Air Corps and flew combat missions in Europe during World War II. On August 6, 1945, he piloted the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing tens of thousands, forcing the surrender of Japan and ending World War II. He retired from the military in 1966 and became president of Executive Jet Aviation. He died on November 1, 2007, at age 92.
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