Re: One heck of a guy! (putting it mildly)


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Posted by Brent In Nevada on Friday, November 02, 2007 at 11:47:20 :

In Reply to: Re: One heck of a guy! (putting it mildly) posted by SUPRDUD on Friday, November 02, 2007 at 01:36:30 :

They picked the right man when they chose Colonel Tibbets. He did what had to be done. I live 30 miles from the old Wendover Air Field on the Utah Nevada State Line where the 509th trained and also where the bombs were assembled. Much of the old Base is still today as it was back then. I was fortunate enough to get General Tibbets to sign his book for me when they were here for one of there reunions. The old Air Base is now owned by the County and restoration work is slowley going on. Wendover is a booming Casino town and they have the Casino flights that come into the Base every day. The cost to fly into Wendover on a casino flight is cheap I would do it just to see the Base from the air.You can see the one of the bomb loading pits and the bomb assembly area from high above in a plane also the old base is the only one left that has all of the origonal hangers left on the flight line as well as the Enola Gay hanger. Sorry for the long thread but I respect all those that have and still do protect our freedom.



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