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Show O Hilh.-.- 'l f&m 1111 ! XJ I'nwn'f t "' jinn uriiiiiiiiii imw The historic Smithsonian " - m -- -f --- - "Enola Gay.' was named in honor of the pilot's mother. The aircraft is now Institution s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC P M licommumcations3' - stored at the we cell service Tibbets led historic mission Office of History AscdiiimaiKlcrol (iiienl the most l;imousoT-ationso- l WWII, Paul W ihhets Jr.. dropped an atoinir bomb over liioshima, Japan, Ann. (i, 1945, loran.n a quick enemy surrender, c hanin the oui sr ill history. a B- ihhets, pilot ol the tamed "Knola ( lav." '".) aii eralt lie named in honor il his mother also played a vital t ole in the event leading up to that extra-0dinai y day Oncol the original I'i members ol the I tali Aviation Hall ot 1'ame, Tihhcts was born II. I I Centennial w 111. of Flight in 1!)1T. He grad- and later attended the I 'D- iversity ot lorida and the .'diversity ol Cincinnati where he 1 I majored in chemistry He entered the Army Air Corps on l eh.LT), HPwat lor t Thomas, Ky. Immediately graduated from the pilot's advanced flight school at Kelly Meld, Texas. I lis first assignment was to the Kith Observation Squadron, Liwson Meld, l'ort lieunin, (ia. In A)ril ll)ll,Tibbetsbecame the engineering officer of the :!rd Attack ( iroup, I iunter Meld, Savannah, (;i. On Dec. 4. 1941, he received orders to join the L".)th Homb Group at Mad )ill Field, Ma; however, before reporting to MacDill he was placed on temporary duty to take 21 IM 8s to Pope Field, l'ort Hraj, N.C., to form an patrol. In Feb- and until February 1952, served as the 7 project officer at the Boeing Airplane Company, Wichita, Kan., where the service test of the 7 to determine its o'X'rational suitability B-4- ? If ' Wheievei Minules Unlimited Nationwide Nationwide Minutes 3000 commander of the ProofTest Division at Eglin AFB. The general then received orders assigning him to the Air War College at Maxwell AFB, La., from which he graduated in June 1955. His next assignment was director of war plans, Allied Air Forces in Central Europe at Fontainebleau, France. In February 1956, he returned to the United States as comCol. Paul Tibbets accepts an award mander, 308th Bomb Wing, after the Hiroshima mission. Hunter AFB, Ga. In January 1958, Tibbets was reassigned to ruary 1942, Tibbets reported for duty with the MacDill AFT. Fla., where he assumed command 29th Bomb (iroup at MacDill as engineering offiof Sixth Air Division. In February 1961, Tibbets cer. After three weeks, he was made commander of the :U0th Bomb Squadron. 97th Bomb was assigned to Air Force headquarters as direc(iroup, which was formed from a cadre taken tor of management analysis. In July 1962, he was from the 29th Bomb (iroup. From February to assigned to the Joint Staff, Organization of the for an Joint Chiefs of Staff, as deputy director for June 1942, he was in training with In June 1963, with reorganizaoverseas movement. operations, In June 1912, Tibbets arrived in England and tion of the Operations Directorate, Joint Staff, prepared to fly l 7 combat missions in Europe. General Tibbets became deputy director for the He would fly the required 25 missions, includNational Military Command System. first the American raid Fortress Tibbets retired in September 1966 and now ing Flying against Ira in Ohio. Gen. lives as Faker's on occupied Kurope After almost 55 years, on Oct., 16, 1999, TibAug., 17, 1942. In October 1942, Tibbets was bets' 509th Composite Group was awarded the given the special assignment of Hying Gen. Mark ( lark to make his rendezvous with the French Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with valor) in preparation for the invasion of North Africa. for exceptionally outstanding achievement from Upon his return from this trip, he was retained July 1,1945 to Aug. 14,1945. to fly Gen. Dwight F.isenhower and his staff to More than 90 veterans from the 509th, along Gibraltar on the night of the invasion. Tibbets with their family members, attended the reunion then flew Clark to Algiers where the latter took at Andrews AFH, Md. Among the group was the control of the invasion forces. former "Enola Gay" commander, retired Brig. For the next 'M) days, Tibbets flew bombardGen. Paul Tibbets. ment missions in North Africa with the British, Lt. Gen. Thomas Keck, vice commander of Air of American air forces. He Combat Command, presented the award and also during the build-uled the first heavy bombardment mission in addressed the group. He began by discussing of the invasion of North Africa. In Novemthe role of the current 509th, now based at White-ma- n ber 1942. he ew with welfth Air Force and, AFB, Mo., which flies the 2 bomber. with the arrival of the rest of the 97th Bomb Group, Keck said during the recent conflict with Serresumed combat operations in the Sahara Desert bian forces, the aircraft completed several round-triarea. In January 1943, he was reassigned to missions from Missouri to Kosovo. Twelfth Air Force Headquarters at Algiers as He added that while the flew only one perassistant operations officer in charge of bomber cent of the missions over Kosovo, they dropped operations under Col. (later general) L'uiris more than 1 percent of the total ordnance used. Norstad. He talked about the role of the 509th during In March 194H.Tibbets returned to the United World War II and s'iid that in addition to the atomic States to participate in the program. This bomb missions, the group conducted 49 daylight strikes on enemy targets. flight test work with the Boeing Airplane Com"You ended the war; you changed the world," pany and Air Materiel Command continued until March 1944. at which time he was transferred to Keck told the veterans. Grand Island. Neb., as director of operations The general said it was finally time to say, "misunder Gen. Frank Armstrong, who started a sion complete" to the 509th. He closed by repeatinstructor transition school. ing a saying that he said originated during World In September 1944, Tibbets was assigned to the W;ir II: "There is no finer than a 509er," and saluted Atomic Bomb Project as the Air Force officer in the group. After the award presentation, the charge of developing an organization capable of employing the atomic bomb in combat operations, Tibbets moved to the podium and spoke to the particularly in mating the bomb to the airplane. group. In this function, he was also charged with the flight "I've never been so proud to stand in front of a test development of the atomic bomb itself. As group of men as I am tonight," he said, adding these developments progressed, he was further that while he commanded the group, the men e ch.uged with the tactical training of the 509th proved their professionalism and excellence. Group at Wendover Field, Utah. Next Lorin L. Johnson. Minutes 1400 Whenevei WheneveiWhetevet Wherevei Minutes Minutes Unlimited Nationwide Unlimited weekends Unlimited Mobile to Weekends Mobile 1 ti il I J " nit1 fB H ---- rf m JA-k i ., 1 1 1 1 i ti yi3 n .A i a Accessories (with any new activation) txpires 4 7 a uj Motorola T720i 08 1 ' ' s6A STORE LOCATIONS b 4668 S. Holloday Blvd. 8"i 277 7777 SugarHouse 21 801 53 S. 700 E. 478-1"' ."iHO ValleY Fair Mal1 Layton Hills Mall VideoVerns Corporate Office took place. From February 1952 until August 1954, he was Family Time Plan 800 shored Regional Whenevei mander. I le was tl ien assigned to the Air Command and Staff School at Maxwell Field. Ala., from which he graduated in 1947. His next assignment B-4- thereafter, he entered the primary Audit si hoolat Randolph Meld, and in February 600Whenevei Minules Weekends was to the Directorate of Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, where he subsequently ser. pd as director of the Strategic Air Division. In June 1950, Tibbets was assigned to Eglin AFB, Fla., uated hum Western Military Academy in Alton, III in I'm 60 WhenevetWherem 500 With the end of the war in 1945, Tibbets' organization was transferred to Walker Field, Koswell, N.M., and remained there until August 1946. 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