From the regional wrapper, an obit of Paul Tibbets, & an AP video obit.
Besides commanding the Hiroshima mission, Tibbets was involved in flight testing the B-47 Strato-Jet, the first jet engine bomber.
Above: Tibbets & an early B-47. Dig the football helmet.
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