Printed quote from the pilot of the Enola Gay Paul W. Tibbets on "dropping that bomb." Signed.
Paul W. Tibbets, undated. 4to. 10 x 8 inches.
Printed quote from the pilot of the Enola Gay that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, August 6, 1945 “…the morality of dropping that bomb was not my business. I was instructed to perform a military mission… and that was the thing I was going to do to the best of my ability.”, signed at close “Paul W. Tibbets”, in excellent condition,
Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the pilot who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay when it dropped Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Item #16-3427
Price: $600.00