Paul Tibbets

Personal Info

Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
February 23, 1915

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

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Paul Tibbets

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.

Known For

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2022 A Compassionate Spy Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1995 Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie Self (archive footage)
1989 Death in Focus Pilot & aircraft commander
1989 General Paul Tibbets: Reflections on Hiroshima
1982 The Atomic Cafe Self (archive footage)
Year TV Show Role
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