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Miscellaneous subjects. Plaque commemorating Mrs. Eliza Tibbets for introducing Washington naval orange trees to California

Miscellaneous subjects. Plaque commemorating Mrs. Eliza Tibbets for in...

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US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) John Calvano, Videographer, 509th Communication Squadron (CS), Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri (MO), captures a historical moment with retired USAF Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul Tibbets in Columbus, Ohio. BGEN Tibbets founded the 509th Composite Group in the 1940s and piloted the B-29 Super Fortress Enola Gay that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) John Calvano, Videographe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Columbus State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tia C. Schroeder, US... More

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets Jr., signs a copy of his autobiography "Return to the Enola Gay" for members of the 509th Bomb Wing (BW), Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri (MO) in Columbus, Ohio. BGEN Tibbets founded the 509th Composite Group in the 1940s and piloted the B-29 Super Fortress Enola Gay that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Columbus State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tia C. Schroeder, US... More

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets (right) signs copies of the original orders, that sent him and his crew of the B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay, into the skies over Japan to drop the first atomic bomb during World War II, for US Army (USA) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Robert Faulk, Joint STAFF, at the Pentagon. BGEN Tibbetts is visiting the Pentagon to autograph copies of his book "The Return of the Enola Gay." BGEN Tibbets spent several days in the Washington, D.C., area attending events leading up to the December 17th Centennial of Flight celebration

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status:... More

Columbus Dispatch Reporter Mike Harden interviews retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul Tibbets in Columbus, Ohio. BGEN Tibbets founded the 509th Composite Group in the 1940s and piloted the B-29 Super Fortress Enola Gay that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945

Columbus Dispatch Reporter Mike Harden interviews retired US Air Force...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Columbus State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tia C. Schroeder, US... More

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets talks about his experience flying the B-29 Superfortress, the Enola Gay, that delivered the first atomic bomb during World War II. BGEN Tibbets spoke to a gathering prior to autographing copies of his book "The Return of the Enola Gay," at a book-signing event in the Pentagon Concourse

Retired US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Paul W. Tibbets t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF Release Status:... More

Russell Gackenbach, back center, was the navigator

Russell Gackenbach, back center, was the navigator

Russell Gackenbach, back center, was the navigator aboard the B-29 Superfortress, Necessary Evil, and is the last surviving member of the three crews that flew the atomic bomb mission over Hiroshima, Japan on A... More

Kazakhstan CHIEF Military Inspector Major General Temerbekov welcomes United States Army Private First Class Aaron Tibbets, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, into Kazakhstan during an international mass jump. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United States and Turkey are descending into Kazakhstan to prepare for the the start of the Central Asian Peaekeeping Battalion (CENTRASBAT) 2000. The CENTRASBAT 2000 exercise is a multi-national, in the Spirit of Partnership for Peace, peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by United States Central Command (US CENTCOM) and hosted by the former Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia, 11-20 September 2000...

Kazakhstan CHIEF Military Inspector Major General Temerbekov welcomes ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Kazakhstan Chief Military Inspector Major General Temerbekov welcomes United States Army Private First Class Aaron Tibbets, 82n... More

Major General Temerbekov, Kazakhstan CHIEF Military Inspector, welcomes United States Army 82nd Airborne Division Private First Class Aaron Tibbets into Kazakhstan during an international mass jump. Paratroopers from Kazakhstan, the United States and Turkey are descending into Kazakhstan to prepare for the the start of CENTRASBAT 2000. The Central Asian Peacekeeping Battalion exercise CENTRASBAT 2000 is a multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief exercise sponsored by U.S. CENTCOM and hosted by the former the Soviet Republic Kazakhstan in Central Asia. Exercise participants include approximately 300 U.S. troops including personnel from U.S. CENTCOM, from the U.S. Army's 82nd ...

Major General Temerbekov, Kazakhstan CHIEF Military Inspector, welcome...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Major General Temerbekov, Kazakhstan Chief Military Inspector, welcomes United States Army 82nd Airborne Division Private First... More

SMC and 509BW leaders participate in the 127th Rose Parade and 102nd Rose Bowl events

SMC and 509BW leaders participate in the 127th Rose Parade and 102nd R...

U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center commander, Lt. Gen. Sam Greaves waves to the crowd from the 20-yard line during the 102nd Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 1, 2016. Greaves, along with SM... More

Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29,

Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29,

Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29, Necessary Evil, holds a photo he took during the atomic bombing mission over Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Gackenbach, who with photos from U.S. Army Air F... More

Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29

Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29

Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29 Superfortress, Necessary Evil, holds a photo he took during the atomic bombing mission over Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Gackenbach is the last surviving c... More

Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29

Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29

Russell Gackenbach, the navigator aboard the B-29 Superfortress, Necessary Evil, holds a photo he took during the atomic bombing mission over Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Gackenbach is the last surviving c... More

Russell Gackenbach was the navigator aboard the B-29,

Russell Gackenbach was the navigator aboard the B-29,

Russell Gackenbach was the navigator aboard the B-29, Necessary Evil, one of three Superfortresses that flew the atomic bomb mission over Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. Gackenbach, whose duties included docu... More

Richard Tibbets, November 16, 1786, Deposition on Transfer of the Neptune (ship)

Richard Tibbets, November 16, 1786, Deposition on Transfer of the Nept...

Deposition on Transfer of the Neptune (ship)

Richard Tibbets, November 16, 1786, Deposition on Transfer of the Neptune (ship)

Richard Tibbets, November 16, 1786, Deposition on Transfer of the Nept...

Deposition on Transfer of the Neptune (ship)