Paul Tibbets
Biography
Paul Tibbets was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force, best known for flying the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay on its historic mission to drop the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. Tibbets enlisted in the Army in 1937 and qualified as a pilot in 1938, going on to command the 340th Bombardment Squadron and lead numerous bomber missions during World War II. His notable career culminated in the iconic Enola Gay mission.