Paul Tibbets

Also Known As: Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr.

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Quincy, Illinois, U.S.

Birthday: February 23, 1915

Deathday: November 01, 2007

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
The Atomic Cafe
Death in Focus
A Compassionate Spy
General Paul Tibbets: Reflections on Hiroshima