Typed Letter Signed by Tibbets Paul (2 results)

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Historically significant content in this typed letter personally signed by General Paul W. Tibbets. The letter is dated 14 November 1997 and reads as follows "Dear Master Walton: .If I had any comment pertaining to Hiroshima it is that I hope people will look at it as we did years ago. Namely, that it was necessary to prevent a greater loss of life if an invasion had taken place. Hope I have been of some help - Best wishes. Sincerely, Paul W. Tibbets". This letter has been signed by General Tibbets in blue ink and has normal mailing folds otherwise in FINE condition. JAMES SPENCE Authentication JSA Letter Of Authenticity On August 6th, 1945 Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, of the 509th Bomber Group and pilot of the Enola Gay, received his orders and in the early morning hours roared down a runway bound for Hiroshima. The B-29 Superfortress lifted off Tinian Island at 2:45AM for the six and one half hour flight to Hiroshima. At 31,600 feet, with a ground speed of 328 m.p.h., a bomb weighing 9,700 pounds, containing 137.5 pounds of Uranium 235 was released. The firebomb that erupted was equivalent of thirteen thousand tons of TNT and thousands of degrees hotter than the surface of the sun. It melted granite and vaporized people leaving only their shadows on the few remaining buildings left standing in the city after the blast. Fine Condition The photographs shown in the listing are for display purposes only and not included in the sale. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Signed "Paul Tibbets" in blue ink. Typed letter on Executive Jet Aviation letterhead and is dated May 15, 1979. Letter measured 8.50" X 11.00" and has normal mailing folds, otherwise it is in FINE condition. Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. (23 February 1915 - 1 November 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the aircraft captain who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped a Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Additional photographs shown in the listing are for display purposes only and not included in the sale. Signed by Author(s).