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- Paul_Tibbets abstract "Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr. (February 23, 1915 – November 1, 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force, best known for being the pilot of the Enola Gay (named for his mother), the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in the history of warfare. The bomb, code-named Little Boy, was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.Tibbets enlisted in the army in 1937 and qualified as a pilot in 1938. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor he flew anti-submarine patrols over the Atlantic. In February 1942, he became commanding officer of the 340th Bombardment Squadron, 97th Bombardment Group, equipped with the Boeing B-17 bomber. In July 1942 the 97th became the first heavy bombardment group to be deployed as part of the Eighth Air Force, and Tibbets became deputy group commander. He flew the lead bomber for the first American daylight heavy bomber mission against Occupied Europe on August 17, 1942, and the first American raid of more than 100 bombers in Europe on October 9, 1942. Tibbets was chosen to fly Major General Mark W. Clark and Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower, to Gibraltar. After flying 43 combat missions, he became the assistant for bomber operations on the staff of the Twelfth Air Force.Tibbets returned to the United States in February 1943 to help with the development of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber. In September 1944, he was appointed commander of the 509th Composite Group, which would conduct the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the war, he participated in Operation Crossroads, and was involved in the development of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber. After his retirement from the Air Force, he worked for Executive Jet Aviation, serving as its president from 1976 until his retirement in 1987.".
- Paul_Tibbets award Air_Medal.
- Paul_Tibbets award Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States).
- Paul_Tibbets award Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States).
- Paul_Tibbets award Legion_of_Merit.
- Paul_Tibbets award Purple_Heart.
- Paul_Tibbets battle Air_raids_on_Japan.
- Paul_Tibbets battle Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki.
- Paul_Tibbets battle Combined_Bomber_Offensive.
- Paul_Tibbets battle Operation_Torch.
- Paul_Tibbets battle World_War_II.
- Paul_Tibbets birthDate "1915-02-23".
- Paul_Tibbets birthPlace Quincy,_Illinois.
- Paul_Tibbets birthYear "1915".
- Paul_Tibbets deathDate "2007-11-01".
- Paul_Tibbets deathPlace Columbus,_Ohio.
- Paul_Tibbets deathPlace United_States.
- Paul_Tibbets deathYear "2007".
- Paul_Tibbets militaryBranch United_States_Air_Force.
- Paul_Tibbets militaryBranch United_States_Army.
- Paul_Tibbets militaryCommand "308th Bombardment Wing".
- Paul_Tibbets militaryCommand "340th Bombardment Squadron".
- Paul_Tibbets militaryCommand "509th Composite Group".
- Paul_Tibbets militaryCommand "6th Air Division".
- Paul_Tibbets occupation NetJets.
- Paul_Tibbets serviceEndYear "1966".
- Paul_Tibbets serviceStartYear "1937".
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- Paul_Tibbets wikiPageID "199511".
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- Paul_Tibbets alt "Head and shoulders of man in uniform with peaked cap. He has four rows of ribbons, pilot's wings, and a star on each shoulder.".
- Paul_Tibbets awards Air_Medal.
- Paul_Tibbets awards Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_States).
- Paul_Tibbets awards Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States).
- Paul_Tibbets awards Legion_of_Merit.
- Paul_Tibbets awards Purple_Heart.
- Paul_Tibbets battles Air_raids_on_Japan.
- Paul_Tibbets battles Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki.
- Paul_Tibbets battles Combined_Bomber_Offensive.
- Paul_Tibbets battles Operation_Torch.
- Paul_Tibbets battles World_War_II.
- Paul_Tibbets birthDate "1915-02-23".
- Paul_Tibbets birthName "Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr.".
- Paul_Tibbets birthPlace "Quincy, Illinois, United States".
- Paul_Tibbets branch "25".
- Paul_Tibbets caption "Brigadier General Paul W. Tibbets, Jr.".
- Paul_Tibbets commands "308".
- Paul_Tibbets commands "340".
- Paul_Tibbets commands "509".
- Paul_Tibbets commands "6".
- Paul_Tibbets dateOfBirth "1915-02-23".
- Paul_Tibbets dateOfDeath "2007-11-01".
- Paul_Tibbets deathDate "2007-11-01".
- Paul_Tibbets deathPlace "Columbus, Ohio, United States".
- Paul_Tibbets hasPhotoCollection Paul_Tibbets.
- Paul_Tibbets laterwork "Charter Pilot and President of Executive Jet Aviation".
- Paul_Tibbets name "Paul Tibbets".
- Paul_Tibbets name "Tibbets, Paul Warfield, Jr.".
- Paul_Tibbets number "0".
- Paul_Tibbets placeOfBirth Quincy,_Illinois.
- Paul_Tibbets placeOfBirth United_States.
- Paul_Tibbets placeOfDeath Columbus,_Ohio.
- Paul_Tibbets placeOfDeath United_States.
- Paul_Tibbets placeofburialLabel "Place of burial".
- Paul_Tibbets rank "20".
- Paul_Tibbets ribbon "Air Medal ribbon.svg".
- Paul_Tibbets ribbon "American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg".
- Paul_Tibbets ribbon "American Defense Service ribbon.svg".
- Paul_Tibbets ribbon "Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg".
- Paul_Tibbets ribbon "Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg".
- Paul_Tibbets ribbon "Distinguished Service Cross ribbon.svg".
- Paul_Tibbets ribbon "European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign ribbon.svg".
- Paul_Tibbets ribbon "Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg".
- Paul_Tibbets ribbon "Legion of Merit ribbon.svg".
- Paul_Tibbets ribbon "National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg".
- Paul_Tibbets ribbon "Purple Heart BAR.svg".
- Paul_Tibbets ribbon "World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg".
- Paul_Tibbets serviceyears "1937".
- Paul_Tibbets shortDescription "American Air Force pilot".
- Paul_Tibbets type "oak".
- Paul_Tibbets width "80".
- Paul_Tibbets wordnet_type synset-person-noun-1.
- Paul_Tibbets description "American Air Force pilot".
- Paul_Tibbets description "American Air Force pilot".
- Paul_Tibbets subject Category:1915_births.
- Paul_Tibbets subject Category:2007_deaths.
- Paul_Tibbets subject Category:Amateur_radio_people.
- Paul_Tibbets subject Category:Deaths_from_heart_failure.
- Paul_Tibbets subject Category:People_associated_with_the_atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki.