It was the first time man had used nuclear weaponry against his fellow man. Tibbets' historic mission in the plane Enola Gay, named for his mother, marked the beginning of the end of World War II. 'It's an end of an era,' said Newhouse, who served as Tibbets' manager for a decade. Tibbets had requested no funeral and no headstone, fearing it would provide his detractors with a place to protest, Newhouse said. Tibbets died at his Columbus home after a two month decline in his health stemming from a variety of health problems, said Gerry Newhouse, a longtime friend. Tibbets died Thursday, Nov.1, 2007, a spokesman said. Paul Tibbets, commander of the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima,Japan, is shown in Dayton, Ohio, July 19, 2003.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Paul Tibbets, the pilot and commander of the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, died Thursday, a spokesman said.
