Hiroshima A-bomb pilot dies

The pilot of the plane that dropped the world’s first atomic bomb used in warfare on Hiroshima, Paul Tibbets, died today aged 92.

The pilot of the plane that dropped the world’s first atomic bomb used in warfare on Hiroshima, Paul Tibbets, died today aged 92.

Tibbets died at his home in Columbus Ohio after a two month decline stemming from a variety of health problems, said Gerry Newhouse, a long-time friend.

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