Colonel Paul W. Tibbets stands next to the Boeing B-29 "Enola Gay" that he piloted on its historic atomic bombing mission over Hiroshima, Japan.
Paul Tibbets , brigadier general in the United States Air Force, and bombardier Tom Ferebee , in the cockpit of the Enola Gay, the Boeing B-29...
Paul Tibbets , brigadier general in the United States Air Force, and bombardier Tom Ferebee , in the cockpit of the Enola Gay, the Boeing B-29...
Lt. Col. Paul W. Tibbits, Jr., of Miami, Fla. Pilot of the B-29 Superfort which dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, tells of his experience...
At a mission briefing, then Captain William Parsons and then Colonel Paul Tibbets go over last-minute data with prior to the atomic bombing of...
Paul Tibbets , brigadier general in the United States Air Force, and bombardier Tom Ferebee in front of B-29 Enola Gay bomber, 1981.
Under the fuselage of the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, American pilot Colonel Paul Tibbets delivers last-minute instructions to his crew prior to...
Portrait of four of the twelve members of the crew of the B-29 bomber Enola Gay, 1945. Pictured are, from left, Major Thomas Ferebee , Colonel Paul...
From left, standing, the crew of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber Enola Gay, Lt Col John Porter, ground maintenance officer, Major Theodore J...
World War II: Paul Tibbets standing in front of the B-29 Enola Gay, the plane he piloted to Hiroshima and dropped the world's first atomic bomb on 5...
Men who flew the mighty atoms of destruction. Washington, D.C.: Shown here are the men who flew in the planes which carried the dread atom bombs in...
Roswell Field, New Mexico: Col. Paul W. Tibbets of Orlando, Fla., is shown in his office at Roswell Field where preliminary preparations are being...
Paul Tibbets, 19450807 Col Paul Tibbetts, Pilot Of The B-29 "Enola Gay" Which Dropped The First Atomic Bom On August 7Th, 1945
Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., pilot of the Enola Gay, waves from the cockpit before taking off on his mission to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima....
Colonel Paul Tibbets, pilot and colonel of the Enola Gay mission to bomb Hiroshima, holds a lit cigar while in uniform.
Quatre militaires américains en plein briefing autour d'un verre avant le départ d'un avion devant larguer une bombe atomique.
General Paul W. Tibbets, pilot and commander of the Enola Gay that dropped the A-Bomb on Hiroshima, on August 6, 1945.
Colonel Paul Tibbets, who commanded the plane which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, standing by the Enola Gay after the mission, wearing the...
War and Conflict, World War Two, pic: 1945, The crew of the B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" that launched the Atom bomb attack on Hiroshima, Japan,...
Brigadier General Roger Ramey, seated, talks with his atomic bomb testing staff memebers, left to right: Colonel Alfred F. Kalberer, Colonel William...
Colonel Paul Tibbets, who commanded the plane which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, standing by the Enola Gay.
Four of the men closely involved with the delivery of the atomic bomb to Hiroshima sit for a portrait. From left to right, Rear Admiral William R....
Four of the men closely involved with the delivery of the atomic bomb to Hiroshima sit for a portrait. From left to right, Rear Admiral William R....
General Spaatz, Commander of the Strategic Armed Forces, pins the Distinguished Service Cross on Colonel Paul Tibbets' shirt.
Hiroshima Atomic bomb crew receive last minute instructions from Colonel Tibbets, center, before taking off. Bombardier Thomas Ferebee is in profile...
General Paul W. Tibbets, pilot and commander of the Enola Gay that dropped the A-Bomb on Hiroshima, on August 6, 1945.
General Paul W. Tibbets, pilot and commander of the Enola Gay that dropped the A-Bomb on Hiroshima, on August 6, 1945.
Crew of Enola Gay before the take-off. Colonel Tibbets, , standing, Captain Theodore Van Kirk, navigator, , standing, and Major Thomas Ferebee,...
The Hiroshima atomic bomb crew at briefing just before the flight. Colonel Tibbets stands on the right.
General Paul W. Tibbets, pilot and commander of the Enola Gay that dropped the A-Bomb on Hiroshima, on August 6, 1945.
Paris, France, 24 février 1981 --- Paul TIBBETS, le pilote de l'avion Enola Gay qui a lâché la première bombe atomique de l'histoire sur la ville...
Paris, France, 24 février 1981 --- Paul TIBBETS, le pilote de l'avion Enola Gay qui a lâché la première bombe atomique de l'histoire sur la ville...
Colonel Paul Tibbets waving from the Enola Gay's cockpit. The Boeing B-29 on 6 August 1945, during the final stages of World War II, became the first...
Col Paul W Tibbets Jr wears a smile and for good reason, Roswell, New Mexico, 1946. On a practice bombing mission his bombadier, Major Tom Ferebee...
This triumverate dropped the first atom bomb on Japan, 1946. From left, Major Theodore J Van Kirk, navigator on that famed Hiroshima mission; Colonel...
The crew of the 'Enola Gay,' Northern Mariana Islands, 1945. From left, standing: Lt Col John Porter, ground maintenance officer on B-29 'Enola Gay'...
Col Paul W Tibbets Jr, studies charts of the Bikini Atoll, where the Joint Army-Navy atomic bomb tests will be held this summer, Roswell, New Mexico,...
General Carl A Spaatz saluting Col Paul W Tibbets after presenting him with the Distinguished Service Cross, Northern Mariana Islands, 1945. Col...
Col Hazen J Payette , group intelligence officer, briefing Major Thomas W Ferebee, Col Paul W Tibbets and Capt Theodore J VanKirk before the...
Mariana Islands: They Dropped The Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima. These are the crewmen of the B-29 superfortress Enola Gay from which the first atomic...
Colonel Paul Tibbets waving from the Enola Gay's cockpit before taking off for the bombing of Hiroshima, 6 August 1945.
Paul Tibbets standing in front of the B-29 Enola Gay, the plane he piloted to Hiroshima and dropped the world's first atomic bomb on 5 August 1945.
Lieutenant Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, piloted the B-29 "Enola Gay" carrying the first atom bomb to Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945.
The Enola Gay, Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named for Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets. On 6 August 1945, during...
Colonel Paul Tibbets standing by the Enola Gay's cockpit before taking off for the bombing of Hiroshima, 6 August 1945.
World War II. Pacific front. Colonel Paul Tibbets aboard the B29 "Enola Gay" which released the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. August 6, 1945.
Col. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., pilot of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, waves August 6,1945 from his cockpit before...
Air Force Col. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., pilot of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, waves August 6,1945 from his...
Paul Tibbets standing in front of the B-29 Enola Gay, the plane he piloted to Hiroshima and dropped the world's first atomic bomb on 5 August 1945.
Colonel Paul Tibbets, pilot of the B-29 Enola Gay. Charged with dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, 6th August 1945.
Colonel Paul Tibbets piloted this Boeing B-29, the Enola Gay, during the august 6, 1945 mission that dropped the "Little Boy" atomic bomb on...
Formation of keloidal scars on the back and shoulder of a victim of the Hiroshima blast. September, 1945. The scars have formed where the victim's...
The Hiroshima Fire Department lost its only ladder truck when its West Side main fire station was destroyed by the blast and fire of the atomic bomb...
The ruins of central Hiroshima, September 1945. On 6th August that year, the atomic bomb 'Little Boy', was dropped on Hiroshima by an American B-29...
Blast victims shown in a fly-infested makeshift hospital in a bank building in Hiroshima. 15th September, 1945. The atomic bomb Little Boy, was...
View of the densely packed houses of Hiroshima weeks after the bombing, at the edge of the severely damaged area. August 1945. The atomic bomb...
City Hall 3,800 feet from air zero, the site of the blast in Hiroshima after the dropping of the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. August 1945. The...
Color photograph showing damage in Hiroshima some eight months after the atomic bombing of August 6, 1945. A few buildings are still standing and...
