Brigadier General Paul W. Tibbets Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
BRIGADIER GENERAL PAUL W. TIBBETS
Born: February 23, 1915 in Quincy, Illinois
Died: November 01, 2007 in Columbus, Ohio
Biography
Paul W. Tibbets (1915-2007)was the pilot of the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, named after Tibbets' mother, that dropped the first atomic bomb (nicknamed "Little Boy") on the city of Hiroshima, Japan on Aug. 6, 1945. The blast, equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT, destroyed a four square-mile area, and killing an estimated 70,000 people. Japan surrendered less than one month later, on Sept. 2, 1945). Tibbets was a colonel when Hiroshima was destroyed and became a technical adviser on the United States' nuclear bomb tests. He retired a brigadier general in 1966 and worked in commercial aviation until 1986.
2001-Heaven-on-Earth (in person), 1999-The-American-Experience (in person), 1995-Trinity-and-Beyond:-The-Atomic-Bomb-Movie (Other), 2005-The-Last-Days-of-World-War-II (Other), 2002-Price-for-Peace (in person), 2005-X-Day:-The-Invasion-of-Japan (Other), 1995-Enola-Gay-and-the-Atomic-Bombing-of-Japan (Other), 2005-Hiroshima (in person), 2002-Modern-Marvels (in person), 2001-Moments-of-Truth-with-Stephen-Ambrose (in person), 1995-Men-Who-Brought-the-Dawn (in person), 1974-The-World-at-War (in person), 2012-Missions-That-Changed-the-War (Other), 2011-Democracy-Now! (Other), 1982-The-Atomic-Cafe (Other), 1962-V-Was-for-Victory (Other)
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 28940Autograph note signed by Paul Tibbets expresses gratitude, stating, "Thanks for the/History by/Norman Ramsey". Tibbets, as a United States Army Air Force Colonel, piloted the Enola Gay during the first atomic bomb mission on Hiroshima.Price: $150.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 166405Photograph inscribed and signed by Paul W. Tibbets, reading "For Pauline Valentine/with best wishes/Paul W. Tibbets". Tibbets piloted the Enola Gay during the first atomic bomb drop on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945.
Price: $260.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 166987Photograph of Paul W. Tibbets waving from the cockpit of the Enola Gay. Inscribed and signed: "For a Friend of/Bob Starrett/Paul W. Tibbets". Tibbets piloted the aircraft during the first atomic bombing mission in 1945.
Price: $260.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 06/15/1990 - HFSID 303460Check signed by Paul W. Tibbets, the pilot of Enola Gay, made out for $26.78 to Columbia Gas on June 15, 1990. Memo includes "#11712869 001 5". Tibbets commanded the first nuclear strike force during WWII.
Price: $220.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 11/25/1993 - HFSID 263053Check signed by Paul W. Tibbets, dated November 25, 1992, payable to "Air Force Association" for $60.00, with a memo noting "3 yr renewal". Tibbets was the pilot of the Enola Gay, which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
Price: $220.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 256405Photograph capturing the mushroom cloud after the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Signed by Paul Tibbets with the inscription, "Paul Tibbets, Pilot". Captioned with the date, "Hiroshima, Japan August 6, 1945".
Sale Price $225.00
$280.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 293283Photograph shows Paul Tibbets, the pilot of the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay, posed by the aircraft in Confederate Air Force uniform. It is signed with "Paul Tibbets". Tibbets was instrumental in the Hiroshima bombing during World War II.
Price: $375.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 167671Photograph of the Enola Gay signed by Paul W. Tibbets, noted as the pilot. This image captures the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb during WWII, piloted by Tibbets on August 6, 1945, over Hiroshima, Japan.
Sale Price $225.00
$275.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 175172Photograph of the Enola Gay crew in the situation room, signed by Paul Tibbets with the inscription, "Paul W. Tibbets/[drawn arrow to his image]". Tibbets piloted the Enola Gay during the first atomic bomb mission on Hiroshima.
Price: $240.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 29959Photograph signed by "Paul W. Tibbets" features the crew in front of The Enola Gay. Tibbets, the pilot of the modified B-29 that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, led the world's first nuclear strike force.
Price: $300.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 16711Photograph depicting Paul W. Tibbets and fellow pilots after a practice loading exercise in July 1945, signed "Paul W. Tibbets, Tinian, July 1945". Tibbets writes about the photograph on its verso, linking it to the Bombing of Hiroshima.
Price: $300.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 88366Photograph of Enola Gay signed by "Paul W. Tibbets", depicting the aircraft on the tarmac at night. Tibbets piloted the Enola Gay during the first atomic bomb drop on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, ending WWII.
Price: $260.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 146643Photograph of Paul W. Tibbets waving from the cockpit of the Enola Gay, signed "Paul W. Tibbets". Documenting Tibbets' role as the pilot during the first atomic bomb drop on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945.
Price: $260.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 148749Photograph of the Enola Gay landing, signed by "Paul W. Tibbets". United States Army Air Force Colonel Tibbets piloted the Enola Gay during the first atomic bomb drop on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945.
Price: $240.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 152115Photograph of Paul Tibbets standing in front of the Enola Gay, signed with "With best wishes/Paul W. Tibbets". Tibbets, a US Army Air Force Colonel, piloted the Enola Gay during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
Sale Price $195.00
$240.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 152123Photograph of Paul W. Tibbets waving inside the cockpit of the Enola Gay. Signed with "Paul W. Tibbets". Tibbets piloted the bomber during the first atomic bomb drop on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, leading to Japan's surrender.
Price: $240.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 154247Photograph of Paul Tibbets in his dress uniform, signed "Paul W. Tibbets". Tibbets commanded the first nuclear strike force and piloted the Enola Gay on its mission to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
Price: $200.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH 08/06/1945 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 279144Photograph of the Enola Gay signed by Paul Tibbets as "Paul Tibbets, PILOT/ 6 Aug. 1945" and Dutch Van Kirk as "Dutch Van Kirk/Navigator Enola Gay/ 6 Aug 1945," both in blue ink. Tibbets piloted the aircraft during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Sale Price $425.00
$500.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH 08/18/1987 - HFSID 131726Photograph of the atomic bomb known as "Fat Man", signed by Paul W. Tibbets with the inscription "Paul W. Tibbets/8-18-87". The image captures the bomb detonated over Nagasaki, highlighting Tibbets' role in the historic mission.
Price: $260.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 146632Photograph signed by Theodore J. Van Kirk as navigator, Paul W. Tibbets as pilot, and Thomas W. Ferebee as bombardier, documenting the Enola Gay mission to Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, marking a pivotal WWII event.
Price: $750.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 283837Photographs signed by Paul Tibbets, Tom Ferebee, Dutch Van Kirk, and Dick Nelson document the atomic bomb Little Boy and its effects on Hiroshima. Captions include details about the bomb's deployment on August 6, 1945.
Price: $500.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - BOOK SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 280715Book copy of Return of the Enola Gay by Paul W. Tibbets, signed by Tibbets and navigator Theodore Van Kirk in blue ink on the first page. This edition commemorates the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Sale Price $375.00
$450.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - CHECK ENDORSED 12/02/1992 - HFSID 258610Check endorsed by Paul W. Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay, dated December 2, 1992. It states "Deposit to account/[numbers written]/Paul W. Tibbets" and is drawn on J F F Company, Inc. Bank stamps appear on the verso.
Price: $220.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - COMMEMORATIVE CACHET SIGNED - HFSID 297331Commemorative cachet signed by "Paul W. Tibbets", depicting a B-29 of the 509th Composite Group taxiing on Tinian on August 6, 1945. Postmarked Richmond, Virginia, June 25, 1992, with additional printed text about a later transfer to the Canadian Air Force.
Sale Price $195.00
$240.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED - HFSID 67562Commemorative envelope signed by Paul W. Tibbets, honoring Kagoshima Space Center University of Tokyo. It includes a 20-cent Nippon stamp. Tibbets piloted the Enola Gay during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
Price: $180.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED - HFSID 76435Philatelic envelope signed by Paul W. Tibbets, postmarked June 25, 1982, commemorating the introduction of Boeing B-29, renamed The Washington 1, to the Royal Air Force. Tibbets piloted the Enola Gay during WWII's first atomic bombing.
Price: $180.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED - HFSID 85638Philatelic envelope signed by Paul W. Tibbets Jr./B-Gen USAF, postmarked in Frankfurt and Tokyo. Tibbets piloted the Enola Gay during its historic mission to drop the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
Price: $180.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 153610Philatelic envelope signed by Leonard Cheshire and Paul W. Tibbets, commemorating the 70th anniversary of No. 38 Squadron of the Royal Air Force. Postmarked in Jersey on April 1, 1986, with historical information printed on the envelope.
Price: $240.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - COMMEMORATIVE ENVELOPE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 303872Commemorative envelope signed by Paul W. Tibbets, Theodore Van Kirk, and Morris Jeppson, marking the 25th anniversary of Japan's surrender. Signatures include "Paul W. Tibbets", "Dutch Van Kirk/Navigator - Enola Gay/Hiroshima - 6 Aug 1945", and "Morris R. Jeppson/Weapon Test Officer/Enola Gay Mission/6 Aug, 1945."
Price: $300.00
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ENOLA GAY CREW (PAUL W. TIBBETS) - DOCUMENT SIGNED 02/12/1954 - HFSID 251579Carbon document authorizing Murray to photograph Paul Tibbets and record his voice for the TV show Where Were You. Signed in ink as "Paul W. Tibbets" on February 12, 1954, on Ken Murray's letterhead.
Sale Price $165.00
$200.00
