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Enola Gay Pilot Returns to Northern Marianas, By B.J. Reyes



 
 
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Old June 13th 04, 09:59 PM
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Default Enola Gay Pilot Returns to Northern Marianas, By B.J. Reyes

Enola Gay Pilot Returns to Northern Marianas, By B.J. Reyes

(EXCERPT) Associated Press Sunday, June 13, 2004; Page A12

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, June 12 -- As the pilot of the Enola Gay, the
plane that dropped the first atomic bomb, retired Air Force Brig. Gen.
Paul W. Tibbets was not sure what to expect when he visited the place
where his mission began.

Tibbets was headed for the Northern Mariana Islands to help mark the
60th anniversary of the United States invasion of the i...

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