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Title: Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay passes <S>
Post by: JB73 on November 01, 2007, 10:48:16 AM

RIP sir,

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071101/ap_on_re_us/obit_tibbets

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Paul Tibbets, who piloted the B-29 bomber Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, died Thursday. He was 92 and insisted almost to his dying day that he had no regrets about the mission and slept just fine at night.

Tibbets died at his Columbus home, said Gerry Newhouse, a longtime friend. He suffered from a variety of health problems and had been in decline for two months....

there's more to the story I just didn't quote it all here.

Title: Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay passes <S>
Post by: soda72 on November 01, 2007, 10:48:43 AM

:(

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Post by: AWMac on November 01, 2007, 10:51:27 AM

Mac

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Post by: Hornet33 on November 01, 2007, 10:53:47 AM

I was just getting ready to post this story after reading about it.

General Tibbets

Title: Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay passes <S>
Post by: Odee on November 01, 2007, 10:59:45 AM

Sir!

JB, thanks for sharing this.  It seems the "Old Crowd" keeps getting thinner with each passing month. :(

Our prayers to the Tibbets

The Dillons

Title: Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay passes <S>
Post by: Phaser11 on November 01, 2007, 11:01:20 AM

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Post by: Yeager on November 01, 2007, 11:05:30 AM

The guy did his job.  One hell of a job it was too.  

Tibbets

Title: Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay passes <S>
Post by: Casca on November 01, 2007, 11:19:58 AM

Very sad news.  The group that Paul Tibbets originally organized, the 509th Composite Group, is now the 509th Bomb Wing operating B2 bombers out of Whiteman AFB.  In keeping with the family tradition of service, his grandson, Lt. Col. Paul Tibbets is currently a squadron commander in the wing.

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Post by: BiGBMAW on November 01, 2007, 11:21:30 AM

hope they drop a big one on some bad folks for their pops!!

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Post by: BBBB on November 01, 2007, 03:12:10 PM

Thanks for posting, I was just looking to see if anyone had posted about this.

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Post by: Mickey1992 on November 01, 2007, 03:49:19 PM

I had the pleasure of meeting him about 10 years ago in Columbus.  He seemed like a good guy.

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Post by: Estel on November 01, 2007, 04:27:46 PM

He was the most effective bomber pilot in the times.

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Post by: Maverick on November 01, 2007, 04:52:36 PM

Gen Tibbets, sir!

Fair skies and tail winds forever. There are many alive now that owe their lives to his mission and that of the second mission.

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Post by: P0G0 on November 01, 2007, 05:50:12 PM

Title: Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay passes <S>
Post by: FrodeMk3 on November 01, 2007, 06:31:12 PM

Title: Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay passes <S>
Post by: Xargos on November 01, 2007, 09:03:31 PM

Title: Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay passes <S>
Post by: fuzeman on November 01, 2007, 09:20:47 PM

Paul Tibbets for his service to our country, RIP.

Condolences to his family and friends.

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Post by: nirvana on November 01, 2007, 11:55:00 PM

Title: Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay passes <S>
Post by: LePaul on November 02, 2007, 12:25:02 AM

Can you imagine being that poor guy?  

He's lived into an era where those who won the war are mostly forgotten in favor of weeping for the enemy.  At the Smithsonian, of all places too.

Kudos to him to maintaining his courage and speaking proudly of the role he served.

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Post by: Cypher on November 02, 2007, 06:45:37 PM

RIP