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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. He is best known as the pilot who flew the Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped Little Boy, the first atomic bomb used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.Tibbets enlisted in the United States 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 the commanding officer of the 340th Bombardment Squadron of the 97th Bombardment Group, which was equipped with the Boeing B-17. 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 plane in 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. In September 1944, he was appointed the commander of the 509th Composite Group, which would conduct the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the war, he participated in the Operation Crossroads nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946, and was involved in the development of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet in the early 1950s. He commanded the 308th Bombardment Wing and 6th Air Division in the late 1950s, and was military attaché in India from 1964 to 1966. After leaving the Air Force in 1966, 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 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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