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When I worked as a bank teller, back in the 1980s, one of my customers was Paul Tibbets. He was one of our regulars, and developed a rapport with all of the tellers on the line. He even presented each teller with a signed copy of his book, Mission: Hiroshima. I wasn't fortunate enough to receive one, as I started shortly after that, but he was very warmly regarded by everyone in the bank. There were few bright spots to life in a bank (which is why I was only there for two years), but customers like Paul Tibbets made it memorable. Rest in peace, Paul.
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Pilot of Hiroshima bomber dies
The pilot of the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb, devastating Hiroshima during World War II, died Thursday in his Ohio home, a spokesman said.
Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr. flew a B-29 bomber called the Enola Gay which dropped the 9,000 pound bomb dubbed "Little Boy" on August 6, 1945.
"If Dante had been with us on the plane, he would have been terrified," Tibbets once said. . .
Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr. flew a B-29 bomber called the Enola Gay which dropped the 9,000 pound bomb dubbed "Little Boy" on August 6, 1945.
"If Dante had been with us on the plane, he would have been terrified," Tibbets once said. . .
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