General PAUL TIBBETS

Card signed by

General Paul W. Tibbets

On the morning of August 6, 1945, Col. Tibbets flew the B-29 Enola Gay into history by dropping the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. He had been a B-17 pilot in Europe and was selected to command the historic operation and was responsible for carrying it out.  Tibbets had a distinguished post-war career, retiring as a Brigadier General and passed away in 2007.

“General Tibbets was an outstanding pilot, officer and group commander.”   Lt. General JH Doolittle USAF

A lovely signed card, perfect to go with a copy of Tibbets’ memoir “The Flight of the Enola Gay”.

It measures approx 13 x 8 cm and is in Fine condition