Please phone us at (858) 759 3290 to discuss the details. Box 3507, Rancho Santa Fe, California, 92067, United StatesĪuction lot view is available only by Special Arrangement. He is best known as the pilot who flew the Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.Ĭharles Sweeney (1919-2004) who was an officer in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and the pilot who flew Bockscar carrying the Fat Man atomic bomb to the Japanese city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Paul Tibbets (1915-2007) was a highly decorated Brigadier General in the United States Air Force. All the photos appear to be official Govenment photos, but have no markings or stamps. Charles Sweeney Signed black and white Photo from later in his career, climbing into a fighter jet, 8” x 10”. Charles Sweeney Signed black and white Photo of the Atomic bomb detonation, 8” x 10”.Ĥ.
All Photos are in Mint Condition.Ģ.Charles Sweeney Signed black and white photo of his B-29 with the logo/name Bockscar clearly evident, 8” x 10”.ģ. Also included are three different images of Charles Sweeney each fully Signed in blue pen.
A great Photo with Tibbet's full signature being especially nice. Paul Tibbets Signed Photo of the Bomber Enola Gay, 8” x 10" black and white, shown at idle on a runway, with Tibbets inscribing "For Michele - best wishes, Paul Tibbets". CHARLES SWEENEY (1919-2004), Pilot of Bockscar, Dropped the Second Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki.ġ. PAUL TIBBETTS (1915-2007), Pilot of the Enola Gay, Dropped the First Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima. Atomic Bomb Pilot of the Enola Gay PAUL TIBBETTS and Pilot of Bockscar CHARLES SWEENEY (4) Signed Photos