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November 1st 07, 10:56 PM
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Paul Tibbets Flies Home Today
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/ea..._id=1003667044
On the Death of 'Hiroshima Bomb' Pilot Paul Tibbets By Greg Mitchell Published: November 01, 2007 4:10 PM ET NEW YORK A bulletin topping many news sites this afternoon announced the passing of Paul W. Tibbets, pilot of the plane, the "Enola Gay" (named for his mother), which dropped the atomic bomb over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Tibbets was 92, and defended the bombing to the end of his life. Some of the obits noted that he had requested no funeral or headstone for his grave, not wishing to create an opportunity for protestors to gather. Remainder of article at website. Godspeed Brother Airman! Max altitude! Lonnie J. Potter Staff Sergeant US Air Force (Retired) 
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