Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
February 23, 1915
Died
November 1, 2007 (age 92)
Place of Birth
Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Also Known As
Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr.
Paul Tibbets
Biography
Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. (February 23, 1915 – November 1, 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.
The Atomic Cafe (1982) Trailer | Documentary | Paul Tibbets | Harry S. Truman
VideoKnown For
Film
A Compassionate Spy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Film
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
Self (archive footage)
1995
Film
The Atomic Cafe
Self (archive footage)
1982
Film
Death in Focus
Pilot & aircraft commander
1989
Film
Hiroshima
Self - Pilot, Enola Gay
2005
Film
General Paul Tibbets: Reflections on Hiroshima
1989
Filmography
2022FilmA Compassionate Spyas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2005FilmHiroshimaas Self - Pilot, Enola Gay1995FilmTrinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movieas Self (archive footage)1989FilmGeneral Paul Tibbets: Reflections on Hiroshima1989FilmDeath in Focusas Pilot & aircraft commander1982FilmThe Atomic Cafeas Self (archive footage)