this is a very interesting article about the pilot who flew the plane over hiroshima….thought some of you you guys would be interested in reading about the pilot…
Defending the Indefensible: A Meditation on the Life of Hiroshima Pilot Paul Tibbets, Jr.
On November 1, Paul Warfield Tibbets, Jr., the man who piloted the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, died at his Columbus, Ohio home at age 92. Throughout his adult life, he was a warrior. He bravely fought the Nazis in 1942 and 1943. He fought the Japanese in 1944 and 1945. And he spent the next 62 years fighting to defend the atomic bombings.
Tibbets and the Enola Gay
In the days since his passing, Tibbets has been both lionized and vilified. Among the most laudatory assessments is a piece (really a pair of blogs) by Oliver Kamm that quickly shot up to #1 at History News Network.
as it is a long article, to read the rest of the story please click here…
By: Smith - 30th January 2008 at 00:55
A key read
That’s a remarkable article – long, it takes about an hour to get through – but IMHO required reading for anyone who likes to contemplate the morality of bombing – and especially for those who like to expound on it !!!
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January 29, 2008 at 6:08 pm