Couple fell in love during the war Nov 9, 2008
MIKE McCLEARY/Tribune World War II veterans Ole and Helen Soma, of Bismarck, sit in their Bismarck home remembering their memories from serving in World War II. After nearly 63 years of marriage, Ole believes it was destiny of the war that brought them together. LOADING Nov 09, 2008 - 04:05:21 CST By KAREN HERZOG Bismarck Tribune (This is the first in a three-part series on stories by World War IIveterans. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Former Hiroshima mayor, Utah vet fight nuclear weapons Aug 11, 2008
Gen. Paul Tibbets, who flew the Enola Gay, that the bombing saved lives by driving Japan to surrender -- as well as deterred future world wars. Hiraoka said he discovered, while working as a newspaper reporter after the war, that Japan's government was negotiating for peace in the spring of 1945. (Daily Herald)
Why re-create Pearl Harbor? Jul 25, 2008
When Enola Gay pilot Paul Tibbets died last fall at age 92, a portion of the obituary circulated by the Associated Press referred to how he had drawn criticism for a re-creation of the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima complete with mushroom cloud. As an Air Force flyer Tibbets was a hero, and he always said his conscience was clear over the thousands of deaths the bomb had caused, but in re-enacting that mission just for show he disrespected himself as well as those who died. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Hangar's history will survive it Mar 25, 2008
Gen Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. "It's a very significant part of World War II in the Pacific Fleet," Douglass said. (Pratt Tribune, KS)
With grit or grace, they left their mark Jan 1, 2008
Paul Tibbets, commander and pilot of the Enola Gay, was hailed along with military heroes Eugene Fluckey, Billy Walkabout, John Henebry, Silvestre Herrera, Jefferson DeBlanc, Raleigh Rhodes, and Jay Zeamer. Crusaders for social justice and human rights bade goodbye to Yolanda King, Carolyn Goodman, Charlie Brady Hauser, and Irene Kirkaldy; antinuke leader Randall Forsberg; gay-rights leader Barbara Gittings; feminists Lorraine Rothman and Mary Crisp; social activist Vernon Bellecourt; and... (Boston Globe)
Notables who died in 2007 include Lady Bird Johnson, Norman Mailer, Jerry Falwell Jan 1, 2008
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Famous Who Fell Dec 31, 2007
Send news tip to FOXNews. Notables Who Died in 2007 Include Lady Bird Johnson, Norman Mailer, Anna Nicole Smith. (Fox News)
Enola Gay navigator discusses his role in history Dec 8, 2007
Gen. Paul Tibbets, the Enola Gay's pilot. They flew 58 missions in Europe against the Germans, even transporting Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. (Journal Inquirer, CT)
American Legion Post 12 observes Veterans Day Nov 12, 2007
These included General Paul Tibbets, who piloted the B-29 bomber Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Tibbets died Nov. 1 this year at the age of 92. (Rockmart Journal, GA)
More of this story» Nov 9, 2007
The bomber, which was named after pilot Paul Tibbets' mother, had a crew of 13. When the five-ton "Little Boy" bomb was dropped, it killed or injured around 140,000 people. (Niles Star, MI)
Enola Gay: Navigator for atom bomb in Buchanan Vets Day Nov 9, 2007
The Enola Gay, which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, was named for pilot Paul Tibbets' mother ... The bomber, which was named after pilot Paul Tibbets' mother, had a crew of 13. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Paul Tibbets Nov 5, 2007
Schieffer: The Pilot Who Dropped The Bomb On Hiroshima Means Something. WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2007. (CBS News)
Pilot of plane that dropped Hiroshima bomb dies at 92 Nov 3, 2007
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Paul Tibbets, who piloted the B-29 bomber Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, died Thursday ... Paul Tibbets poses with the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
US pilot who dropped Hiroshima bomb dies - report Nov 3, 2007
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the U.S. bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan on Aug. 6, 1945, died on Thursday at age 92, a newspaper reported. Tibbets, who died at his home in Columbus, Ohio, had suffered strokes and was ill from heart failure, the Columbus Dispatch said in its online edition. (Reuters)
* World News Quick Take Nov 3, 2007
UNITED STATES Hiroshima bomb pilot dies Paul Tibbets, who piloted the B-29 bomber Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, died after six decades of steadfastly defending the mission. He was 92. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Nov 3, 2007
EDTIBBETS (Dale McFeatters, SHNS) -- An urban legend dies with Paul Tibbets. 200. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Nuclear attack pilot dies at 92 Nov 3, 2007
Paul Tibbets in front of the B52 bomber dubbed the Enola Gay ... Paul Tibbets in front of the B52 bomber dubbed the Enola Gay ... Paul Tibbets in front of the B52 bomber dubbed the Enola Gay. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
What atheists can't refute Nov 3, 2007
"We had feelings, but we had to put them in the background. We knew it was going to kill people right and left. But my one driving interest was to do the best job I could so that we could end the killing as quickly as possible." -- PAUL TIBBETS, who piloted the B-29 bomber Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima; he died yesterday at 92. The Sun welcomes letters from readers. (Sunspot.net -- Business)
Paul Tibbets Jr., 92; piloted Enola Gay over Hiroshima Nov 2, 2007
To promote Baby Ruth candy bars, Paul Tibbets Jr., then 12, went aloft over the beaches and racetracks of Miami in an open-cockpit biplane. He attached tiny parachutes to candy pieces and tossed them overboard to people below. (Boston Globe)
The 'mystery sage' Nov 2, 2007
" An investigation into salvia divinorum was broadcast on the BBC's Inside Out on Wednesday 31 October at 1930 GMT. Send us your comments using the form below. More prohibition? Why are we, the people of this country, forever being treated as if we are children, or too stupid to decide how we want to live our lives? What makes some minister more of a judge of my life and the effects of my actions on myself and those around me than me? This arrogant, patronising attitude is but one of the pebbles... (BBC News -- UK)
Bank 'lends Northern Rock 23bn' Nov 2, 2007
" Resignation In the weeks since the bank was first given emergency funding, the firm's chairman Matt Ridley has resigned. Both he and chief executive Adam Applegarth were criticised by MPs in October about the bank's business model. But they defended its strategy of borrowing large amounts of money in financial markets that they then lent to house buyers as mortgages. Northern Rock has declined to comment on the latest Bank of England numbers but has said that former estimates of its loans,... (BBC News -- UK)
Assault pensioner critically ill Nov 2, 2007
" Bookmark with: MOST E-MAILED In pictures: Paul Tibbets Jr Mars starts using animal products Patients 'denied intensive care' Driving to save lives in rural Tanzania Sniffer dogs smell something new MOST READ Asian markets hit by credit woes Weekly world news quiz Race to save Mexico flood victims US army contracting alarms panel 'Dual epidemic' threatens Africa FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS MMVII. (BBC News -- UK)
Call to devolve power to councils Nov 2, 2007
" Former Conservative local government minister David Curry said government closest to the people was always left out in debates about constitutional change. Bookmark with: ENGLISH COUNCILS' FUTURE MAIN STORIES INTERVIEW BACKGROUND HAVE YOUR SAY RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites MOST E-MAILED In pictures: Paul Tibbets Jr Mars starts using animal products Patients 'denied intensive care' Driving to save lives in rural Tanzania Sniffer... (BBC News -- UK)
Man Who Dropped Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima Dies at 92 Nov 2, 2007
Send news tip to FOXNews. Thursday, November 01, 2007. (Fox News)
PAUL W. TIBBETS, 1915-2007 Nov 2, 2007
November 2, 2007 -- To the very end, retired Gen. Paul Tibbets refused to apologize for his brief brush with history - as pilot of the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay, which on Aug. 6, 1945 dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima ... Paul Tibbets, who remained in the military until 1966, understood that - which is why he never felt any guilt about his role ... "I didn't bomb Pearl Harbor - I didn't start the war," said Paul Tibbets. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Brig-Gen Paul Tibbets Nov 2, 2007
Brigadier-General Paul Tibbets, who died on Thursday aged 92, commanded the USAAF bomber Enola Gay, which dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima on August 6 1945 ... Paul Tibbets was awarded a DFC and the Air Medal. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Chad parents await child row outcome Nov 2, 2007
" The charity at the centre of the scandal, Zoe's Ark, had claimed the children they were trying to fly to France were orphans from Darfur. But as more and more details of this shocking case emerge, it is no longer clear quite where these children are really from. A total of 17 Europeans have now been charged with child kidnapping - and they will shortly be transferred to the capital, N'Djamena, for trial. During a brief visit to Abeche on Thursday, President Idriss Deby offered a glimmer of... (BBC News)
News in brief Nov 2, 2007
Paul Tibbets, the pilot and commander of the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, died yesterday aged 92 at his home in Columbus, Ohio. He had requested no funeral and no headstone, fearing it would provide detractors with a place to protest, a friend, Gerry Newhouse, said. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Pilot of Plane That Dropped A-Bomb Dies Nov 2, 2007
Paul Tibbets, who etched his mother's name -- Enola Gay -- into history on the nose of the B-29 bomber he flew to drop the atomic bomb over Hiroshima, died Thursday after six decades of steadfastly defending the mission. He was 92. (Herald Sun)
UK councils seek migrant funds Nov 2, 2007
" She added that the government had allocated more resources over three years to support councils, which amounted to 960m in the first year alone. "On top of that we have also announced 50m to help local communities manage cohesion and promote integration," she said. Bookmark with: VIDEO AND AUDIO NEWS UK IMMIGRATION DEBATE LATEST STORIES FEATURES AND ANALYSIS EU EXPANSION BACKGROUND IN DEPTH LINKS RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites... (BBC News -- Europe)
No regrets as Hiroshima bomber dies Nov 2, 2007
Colonel Paul Tibbets, standing ... " Latest related coverage Your Say: November 2, 2007 - 6:25AM Paul Tibbets, the US pilot of the B-29 bomber Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, died on Thursday. He was 92 and insisted almost to his dying day that he had no regrets about the mission and slept just fine at night. Tibbets died at his Columbus home, said Gerry Newhouse, a longtime friend. He suffered from a variety of health problems and had been in decline for two months. Tibbets... (Sydney Morning Herald)
General Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay, dies at 92 Nov 2, 2007
Brigadier General Paul Tibbets Jr., the commander and pilot of the Enola Gay, the B-29 Superfortress that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in the final days of World War II, died Thursday at his home in Columbus, Ohio ... The family moved to Miami, and at age 12, Paul Tibbets took a ride with a barnstorming pilot and dropped Baby Ruth candy bars on Hialeah race track in a promotional stunt for the Curtiss Candy Company. (International Herald Tribune)
On the Death of 'Hiroshima Bomb' Pilot Paul Tibbets Nov 2, 2007
America's Oldest Journal Covering the Newspaper Industry. Friday, November 2, 2007. (MediaWeek.com)
1st A-bomb on Japan pilot dies Nov 2, 2007
Paul Tibbets Jr. died in the morning at his East Side home following years of small strokes and heart failure, and he is to be cremated, according to a report of The Columbus Dispatch. Tibbets had requested no funeral and no headstone for fear that it would provide his detractors with a place to protest, said a Newhouse News Agency report. (Xinhuanet, China)
Paul Tibbets, Enola Gay pilot, dies Nov 2, 2007
Paul Tibbets, pilot who bombed Hiroshima, dies at 92 - Los Angeles Times ... Associated PressThe ground crew of the Enola Gay, which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, with pilot Paul Tibbets, center, in the Marianas Islands ... Paul Tibbets, pilot who bombed Hiroshima, dies at 92. (Los Angeles Times)
Paul Tibbets, pilot who bombed Hiroshima, dies at 92 Nov 2, 2007
Associated PressThe ground crew of the Enola Gay, which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, with pilot Paul Tibbets, center, in the Marianas Islands ... Associated PressThe ground crew of the Enola Gay, which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, with pilot Paul Tibbets, center, in the Marianas Islands. (Los Angeles Times)
Hiroshima bomb pilot Nov 2, 2007
A-bomb pilot Paul Tibbets dies - CNN.com ... A-bomb pilot Paul Tibbets dies ... COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Paul Tibbets, the pilot and commander of the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, died Thursday. (CNN -- World)
In picturesPaul Tibbets Jr and the dropping of the world's first atomic bomb Nov 2, 2007
In pictures: Paul Tibbets Jr. Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr, the man who commanded the first atomic bomb mission, is seen in front of Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
'The Atomic Bazaar,' by William Langewiesche: The nuclearization of the world May 19, 2007
Once a professional pilot, and the author of "Inside the Sky," Langewiesche then leads the reader inside the "pressurized, well-heated" cockpit of the Enola Gay, flying at 10,000 meters, or 31,000 feet, in "smooth air," piloted by the young Colonel Paul Tibbets, and vividly reconstructs the evasive maneuver taken by the B-29 as it banks steeply to minimize the coming shockwaves, while the bomb, named Little Boy, falls for 43 seconds before igniting several miles below, lighting the sky with "the... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
