Pual Tibbets RIP

While its true there are those who would disrespect his grave because of the nature of the weapon he dropped,there are many who feel the atomic raids actually prevented the loss of even more lives by stopping the need for an invasion of Japan.

A brave man who stood by the courage of his convictions,R.I.P. Col Tibbetts,you have bourne the weight of a burden few can begin to contemplate.

It is easy to condem a man’s actions were he believes he is doing the right thing,but how many would take his place to do the same?

Hear Hear.

Was it not Winston Churchill that said “You don’t have to be nice in war, just right…’? (or something along those lines)

It’s a shame that a man who by following orders saved the lives of so much more people by ending the war early has effectively been denied a grave by those who might protest about nuclear weapons. Had it not been for the atomic bomb, these protesters might not have had that liberty to protest.

Prehaps Winston hit the nail on the head….

From an AP story on the General’s passing…

“Tibbets had requested no funeral and no headstone, fearing it would provide his detractors with a place to protest, Newhouse said.”

It’s a pity that some people’s political feelings would deny a man a marked grave.

The story goes onto say he’ll have his ashes scattered over the English Channel where he loved to fly.

While its true there are those who would disrespect his grave because of the nature of the weapon he dropped,there are many who feel the atomic raids actually prevented the loss of even more lives by stopping the need for an invasion of Japan.

A brave man who stood by the courage of his convictions,R.I.P. Col Tibbetts,you have bourne the weight of a burden few can begin to contemplate.

It is easy to condem a man’s actions were he believes he is doing the right thing,but how many would take his place to do the same?

Could it be a certain Michael Collins.

The same story all over the world, to the winner the spoils, who remembers the second person on the moon?:D

Actually that’s easy, but who remembers the poor third guy left behind in the orbiting module while Armstrong and Aldrin were out for a stroll? 😉

radio 4

just listened to an exellent obituary for paul tibbets on radio 4 anyone else catch it?

Paul Tibbits RIP

Another one that made an important contribution to ending the war was Carl Schahrer, (though it was not known at the time) he was the pilot of the Boomerang, a B29 flying the last and longest raid in WW2. I wonder if he and his crew were ever recognised for what they did?

….The story goes onto say he’ll have his ashes scattered over the English Channel where he loved to fly.

I wonder if there is any prospect of Sally B or Pink Lady doing this?

Roger Smith.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2007/11/02/db0201.xml

The same story all over the world, to the winner the spoils, who remembers the second person on the moon?:D

Actually, Col. Sweeney died in 2004.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Sweeney

What ever happened to Maj. Charles W. Sweeney the pilot of ‘Bockscar’ the second B29 that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki..he never got anywhere near the recognition or notoriety that Paul Tibet’s received yet he was just as much a part of history

A long obituary from the L.A. Times.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-na-tibbets2nov02,1,1463901.story?coll=la-news-obituaries

RIP 🙁

rip a very brave man

A very unselfish request from a very important figure in air warfare. A sad day.

From an AP story on the General’s passing…

“Tibbets had requested no funeral and no headstone, fearing it would provide his detractors with a place to protest, Newhouse said.”

It’s a pity that some people’s political feelings would deny a man a marked grave.

The story goes onto say he’ll have his ashes scattered over the English Channel where he loved to fly.

The veterans are fading away at a rate. Inevitably the more well known are amongst them.

RIP Brigadier General Tibbetts

Moggy