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Paul Tibbets facts for kids
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| Birth name | Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. |
| Born | 23 February 1915 Quincy, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | 1 November 2007 (aged 92) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/branch |  United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1937–1966 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands held | 340th Bombardment Squadron 509th Composite Group 308th Bombardment Wing 6th Air Division |
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| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross (2) Purple Heart Air Medal (4) |
| Other work | Charter Pilot and President of Executive Jet Aviation |
Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr (February 23, 1915 – November 1, 2007) was a Brigadier general for the United States Air Force from 1937 to 1966. Paul is famous for dropping the first Atomic bomb on Hiroshima in the B-29 Superfortress called Enola Gay. He was born in Quincy, Illinois.
Tibbets died of heart failure after suffering a small stroke in Columbus, Ohio, aged 92. His remains were cremated where his ashes were later scattered across the English Channel.
Images for kids
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Boeing B-17D in flight
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The "Tinian Joint Chiefs": Rear Admiral William R. Purnell, Brigadier General Thomas F. Farrell, Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, and Captain William S. Parsons
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General Carl Spaatz decorates Tibbets with the Distinguished Service Cross after the Hiroshima mission
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A B-47 takes off using rocket-assisted take off (RATO)
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Tibbets in 2003
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Command pilot