- The Tibbets Story.
Book
CID:
- 150102
Class:
- 21
Authors:
- Tibbets, P. W.
Place of Publication:
- New York
Publisher:
- Day Books
Publication Date:
- 1981
ISBN:
- 0812870573
Subjects:
- Biography - Memoirs and Famous Flights
Abstract:
- The autobiography of Colonel (later General) Paul Tibbets in which he vividly recounts his aviation career from his early military and pilot training through to his experiences during the Second World War from the first American bombing raid over occupied Europe through to his command of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress 'Enola Gay' mission to drop an atomic bomb over Hiroshima on August 6 1945. His postwar career included flying the Boeing B-47 Stratojet during its development trials.
Notes:
- (GEN) Roger Markman Donation
- (PHY) Illustrated
- (PRI) $2.95
Collation:
- 326pp.
Loan Period (CAT):
- S
Historical Created Date:
- 25 Jun 2018
Publication Date Information:
- 1981
Record Type:
- Book