Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. (23 February 1915 – 1 November 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the aircraft captain who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped a Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. More about Paul Tibbets
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Tibbets enlisted in the United States Army in 1937 and qualified as a pilot in 1938. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he flew anti-submarine patrols over the Atlantic. In February 1942, he became the commanding officer of the 340th Bombardment Squadron of the 97th Bombardment Group, which was equipped with the Boeing B-17. In July 1942, the 97th became the first heavy bombardment group to be deployed as part of the Eighth Air Force, and Tibbets became deputy group commander. He flew the lead plane in the first American daylight heavy bomber mission against Occupied Europe on 17 August 1942, and the first American raid of more than 100 bombers in Europe on 9 October 1942. Tibbets was chosen to fly Major General Mark W. Clark and Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower to Gibraltar. After flying 43 combat missions, he became the assistant for bomber operations on the staff of the Twelfth Air Force.In total, we tracked 73 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Paul Tibbets (FLIGHT OF THE ENOLA GAY HAND SIGNED BY PAUL TIBBETS + FEREBEE, VAN KIRK & NELSON) was sold in January 2020 for £275.00 while the cheapest item (RAF 1982 Signed Brigadier General Paul TIBBETS Introduction of Boeing B - 29) found a new owner for £3.20 in August 2017. The month with the most items sold (5) was July 2018 with an average selling price of £18.00 for an autographed item of Paul Tibbets. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2013 with £161.20 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.20 was August 2017. In average, an autographed item from Paul Tibbets is worth £30.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Paul Tibbets were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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2005 VJ Day Buckingham Cover Signed By Paul Tibbets - Enola Gay WW2 | £44.95 | ||
B39c 50th Anniv of Strategic Deterrence Signed Paul Tibbets Pilot Hiroshimo | £36.95 | ||
Enola Gay Photo Signed By Tom Ferebee , Paul Tibbets Signed Card ,Time Hiroshima | £30.00 | ||
Enola Gay Pilot Brig.Gen PAUL TIBBETS Signed 1945 USA VJ Day Postcard | £59.99 | ||
Paul Tibbets Signed 1983 B17 Bomber Cover | £28.00 | ||
Paul Tibbets Signed 1985 RAF Cover | £18.00 | ||
PAUL TIBBETS SIGNED. | £38.00 | ||
RAF , B-29-WASHINGTON, PAUL TIBBETS SIGNED COVER (CS154) | £10.05 | ||
WW2 Paul Tibbets & Tom Ferebee Enola Gay Hiroshima SIGNED AUTOGRAPHS + COA | £69.95 | ||
WW2 Paul Tibbets Enola Gay Hiroshima SIGNED AUTOGRAPH + Cert. of Authenticity | £62.95 |