Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets

Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets

Documentary 2011

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Young Paul Tibbets gets a taste of flying and is hooked for life—later becoming part of something that would alter the course of history.

Documentary 2011

TV-14

EPISODE 1

The Early Years

When his mom buys the young Paul Tibbets a ride at a carnival, he gets a brief taste of flying–and is hooked for life.

27 min · Jan 1, 2011 TV-14
EPISODE 2

Silverplate

While Tibbits is flying missions over Europe, Oppenheimer is secretly developing an atomic bomb. The plan to deliver the new bomb is called "Operation Silverplate."

29 min · Jan 1, 2011 TV-14
EPISODE 3

The Bomb

Tibbits is called back from Europe to help develop a new long-range bomber: the B-29. He soon will be asked to fly it on a mission that will change the world forever.

24 min · Jan 1, 2011 TV-14

About

Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets

DOCUMENTARY

Young Paul Tibbets gets a taste of flying and is hooked for life—later becoming part of something that would alter the course of history.

Information

Studio: Wingspan
Released: 2011
Rated: TV-14
Region of Origin: Canada

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.