Acting
Paul Tibbets
EN cinema · 6 credits
Born
23 February 1915
Died
1 November 2007 (aged 92)
Birthplace
Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Also known as Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr.
Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. (February 23, 1915 – November 1, 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the aircraft captain who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped a Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
Known for
Filmography
A Compassionate Spy
EN · 20226.2
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hiroshima
EN · 20057.1
as Self - Pilot, Enola Gay
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
EN · 19957.2
as Self (archive footage)
Death in Focus
EN · 19895.0
as Pilot & aircraft commander
The Atomic Cafe
EN · 19827.3
as Self (archive footage)