![]() ![]() The atomic bomb, codenamed Little Boy, was dropped over the city at 8:15 a.m. On August 6, the Enola Gay departed Tinian Island in the Marianas with Tibbets at the controls at 2:45 a.m. On August 5, 1945, Tibbets formally named B-29 serial number 44-86292 "Enola Gay" after his mother. In September 1944, he was selected to command the 509th Composite Group in connection with the atomic bomb research group, the Manhattan Project. Tibbets also served at times as Eisenhower's personal pilot. Based in England, Tibbets piloted the lead bomber on the first Eighth Air Force bombing mission in Europe on August 17, 1942, and later flew combat missions in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations until returning to the U.S. (1915-2007) was raised in Cedar Rapids Iowa and in February, 1937 enlisted as a flying cadet in the Army Air Corps. Carl Spaatz upon Tibbets' return to Tinian the same day! PAUL WARFIELD TIBBETS, JR. Tibbets on Augwhen his plane, the Enola Gay, successfully dropped the world's first atomic bomb to be used in warfare on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, sold with the Distinguished Service Cross awarded to Tibbets by Gen. We offer what could easily be considered the most important uniform of the Twentieth Century, the flight suit worn by pilot Paul W. TIBBETS FLOWN ENOLA GAY FLIGHT UNIFORM AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
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