Paul Tibbets Hiroshima Pilot Dies at 92
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Paul Tibbets Hiroshima pilot dies at the age of 92. He passed away this morning in him home located in Columbus, Ohio. He had been suffering from small strokes and heart failure in the past few years and has been under the watchful care of hospice.
Paul Tibbets is best known as the pilot that dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima in World War II. He flew in the famous airplane he named after his mother called “Enola Gay.” Paul Tibbets was the leader of the four man crew that flew the mission to bomb the Japanese city. He also was the only one of the crew members that knew what the bomb was and he was only informed right before take off. The atom bomb drop on Hiroshima has changed the world from how it was prior to the bomb going off. The bomb killed 70,000 people instantly and destroyed most of the city. Japan surrendered the following day due to the destruction caused by the bomb.
Paul Tibbets requested that there not be a funeral held in his honor because he did not want protesters to show up. He is survived by his three sons Paul III, Gene, and James as well as by his wife, Andrea. He will long be remembered in history for the role he played in it. The plane “Enola Gay” has been restored and is being displayed at the Smithsonian Institutions National Air and Space Museum. If there is any breaking news regarding his choice not to have a funeral we will provide and update.
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Paul Tibbets has died at the age of 92. He will long be remembered in History for dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima.
Paul Tibbets suffered from small strokes and a heart condition. His plane the “Enola Gay” is on display on the Smithsonian mus…
To be a little more precise: A second atomic bomb was dropped a little later on Nagasaki. The Japanese did not surrender after these two events. The Japanese surrendered after the Soviet Union then declared war on them and immediately took out a huge Japanese army in Manchuria. Unfortunately, the atomic bombs were not the tipping point for the emperor and his stubborn henchmen.
Paul Tibbets did what was necessary for the USA at that time, as horrible as it was.