paul tibbets
11-02-2007 | 12:20 PM
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11-02-2007 | 01:13 PM
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If he were 18 years old in 1945 - then he would have turned turned 60 in 1987. (Born 1927, enlisted, trained to fly bombers, specialized training to drop the nuke, etc). If he were 20 when the bomb was dropped, then he would have been 60 in 1985. 20 is the EARLIEST age I would anticipate being able to enlist, do flight training, and then do the special training the 393rd Bombard Group did. I think it would still be much more likely that even at 20 you could not have accomplished all this - they did not pick guys directly out of flight school for this mission.
The math does not work - couldn't have been the same person scabbing in 1989. Perhaps his namesake or something, but not him.
11-02-2007 | 02:16 PM
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11-02-2007 | 02:42 PM
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I found an article online about Abury being the co-pilot on the Bockscar (Nagasaki) not the Enola Gay. From what I've found he retired in 1980, but he IS listed as an Eastern Scab. He must have taken a non "line flying" position.? There were a couple Comair scabs that were retired that flew reposition flights. Maybe he did the same. Maybe he took an instructor/training position?
As for a war hero, who knows? Benedict Arnold was the greatest hero of the Revolutionary War and look what he did.
All I'm saying is that he is on the scab list. I know nothing more nor am I saying more.
As for a war hero, who knows? Benedict Arnold was the greatest hero of the Revolutionary War and look what he did.
All I'm saying is that he is on the scab list. I know nothing more nor am I saying more.
11-02-2007 | 10:35 PM
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I had the fortune of meeting Tibbets in 2001. Got to shake his hand and he signed a book, gave a little speech about aviation at a building dedication, it was a nice little ceremony. You'd be hard pressed to find many people who can claim they changed the world and pinpoint the exact second which it happened.
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