Grandson of Enola Gay pilot flies refurbished B-29 Doc [Image 1 of 4]

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, KS, UNITED STATES

06.09.2017

Photo by Senior Airman Tara Fadenrecht 

22nd Air Refueling Wing

Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets IV, 509th Bomb Wing commander, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., conducts pre-flight checks on Doc, a restored B-29 Superfortress, June 9, 2017, on McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Tibbets’ grandfather, retired Brig. Gen. Paul Tibbets Jr., piloted the ‘Enola Gay,’ during WWII and dropped the world’s first atomic bomb used in warfare. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tara Fadenrecht)

• Date Taken: 06.09.2017
• Date Posted: 06.09.2017 17:53
• Photo ID: 3466962
• VIRIN: 170609-F-AB987-0029
• Resolution: 3800x2576
• Size: 1.35 MB
• Location: MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, KS, US