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He is dead now but you’ll find no stone to mark his grave since he has neither grave nor marker, which is a little odd for a much decorated American hero who fought for his country with outstanding bravery… but it was his wish and his family accepted that.
Boeing B-17D
The 509th
Project Alberta
The Trinity Test tower
The world’s first atomic bomb just prior to the Trinity Test
The Trinity Test fireball
Little Boy
The mission map
Detonation
Hiroshima just after detonation
The Hiroshima Damage estimation map
Enola Gay returns
Tibbits in Enola Gay
Tibbits is decorated by Gen Spaatz
Enola Gay in the Udvar Hazy
Paul W Tibbits
Images under Creative Commons licence with thanks to the USAF, US Gov, Project Alberta, Mr98, Berlyn Brixner, US Gov DOD, Jack W Aeby, United States Department of Energy, George R Caron, U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey, Armen Shamlian and elliottwolf.
