Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., pilot of the ENOLA GAY, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, waves from his cockpit before the takeoff. Army Air Forces.
- 8/6/1945
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of War Information.
National Archives Identifier: 535737
Full Citation: Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., pilot of the ENOLA GAY, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, waves from his cockpit before the takeoff. Army Air Forces.; 8/6/1945; Records of the Office of War Information, Record Group 208. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/colonel-paul-w-tibbets-jr-pilot-of-the-enola-gay-the-plane-that-dropped-the-atomic-bomb-on-hiroshima-waves-from-his-cockpit-before-the-takeoff-army-air-forces/, March 26, 2026]
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