ROSWELL ARMY AIR FIELD, New Mexico - Col. Paul Tibbetts, Jr., of Miami, FL, poses in front of his B-29 Superfortress "The Enola Gay" (named for his mother). The Enola Gay is the same plane he piloted when his bombardier dropped the first atom bomb over Hiroshima, Japan. - Castlemaine-Boy's Photos- powered by SmugMug

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Castlemaine-Boy > "The first big raid by the 8th Air Force was on a Focke Wulf plant at Marienburg. Coming back, the Germans were up in full force and we lost at least 80 ships and 800 men... many of them pals."

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Castlemaine-Boy > A Consolidated B-24 Liberator from Maxwell Field, Alabama, four engine pilot school, glistens in the sun as it makes a turn at high altitude in the clouds.

Castlemaine-Boy > B-25 about to take off from an aircraft carrier somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Castlemaine-Boy > ROSWELL ARMY AIR FIELD, New Mexico - Col. Paul Tibbetts, Jr., of Miami, FL, poses in front of his B-29 Superfortress "The Enola Gay" (named for his mother). The Enola Gay is the same plane he piloted when his bombardier dropped the first atom bomb over Hiroshima, Japan.

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Castlemaine-Boy > War Theatre #12 - France - Airplanes
North American P-51 Mustang figher plane over France. Mustangs served in nearly every combat zone. P-51s had destroyed 4,950 enemy aircraft in the air, more than any other fighter in Europe. Also used for photo recon and ground support use due to its limited high-altitude performance.

ROSWELL ARMY AIR FIELD, New Mexico - Col. Paul Tibbetts, Jr., of Miami, FL, poses in front of his B-29 Superfortress "The Enola Gay" (named for his mother). The Enola Gay is the same plane he piloted when his bombardier dropped the first atom bomb over Hiroshima, Japan.