If you elect to send this autographed item to one of 's approved authenticators and are not satisfied with the results, the item can be returned within 30 days of purchase for a full refund to include return postage in the amount of the initial postage. The photographs shown in the listing are for display purposes only and not included as part of the sale. It melted granite and vaporized people leaving only their shadows on the few remaining buildings left standing in the city after the blast. The firebomb that erupted was equivalent of thirteen thousand tons of TNT and thousands of degrees hotter than the surface of the sun. At 31,600 feet, with a ground speed of 328 mph, a bomb weighing 9,700 pounds, containing 137.5 pounds of Uranium 235 was released. Relate Search of (ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. The B-29 Superfortress lifted off Tinian Island at 2:45am for the six and one half hour flight to Hiroshima. PAUL TIBBETS ENOLA GAY SIGNED BOOK (1915-2007) American Bomber Pilot who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay when it dropped Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese. Tibbets, of the 509th Bomber Group and pilot of the Enola Gay, received his orders and in the early morning hours roared down a runway bound for Hiroshima.
This letter has been signed by General Tibbets in blue ink and has normal mailing folds otherwise in FINE condition.#002826JAMES SPENCE Authentication JSA Letter Of Authenticity Hope I have been of some help - Best wishes. Namely, that it was necessary to prevent a greater loss of life if an invasion had taken place. If I had any comment pertaining to Hiroshima it is that I hope people will look at it as we did years ago.
The letter is dated 14 November 1997 and reads as follows "Dear Master Walton. Historically significant content in this typed letter personally signed by General Paul W. PAUL TIBBETS Autographed Signed LETTER WWII Enola Gay Atomic Bomb Hiroshima: PAUL TIBBETS Autographed Signed LETTER WWII Enola Gay Atomic Bomb Hiroshima