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    Who was flying the plane that dropped the A-bomb on Hiroshima?

    Question #48722. Asked by dadbubby. (Jun 24 04 8:33 AM)


    mibmob

    		Paul W. Tibbets Jr.

    Jun 24 04, 8:50 AM
    picqero

    		The plane 'Enola Gay' was piloted by Colonel Paul Tibbets, who nicknamed it after his own mother! the co-pilot was Captain W. S. Parsons, and the Weapons Officer was Captain r. Lewis. The full crew totalled twelve. The bomb itself was nicknamed 'Little Boy", and actually exploded about 1,900 feet above Hiroshima on 6th August 1945.
    Regards.....picqero

    Jun 24 04, 8:53 AM

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