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I strongly disagree with you there!!!!Whatever the politics, the actions of the crew of the Enola Gay was neither heroic or insane they were doing their duty as their country expected them to.
I wonder if Colonel Tibbets ever regretted naming the plane after his mother?
Don't see why it would be displeasing...a great deal of warplanes of all sides (bombers, fighters, etc.) had the names of Mothers, Wives, Sweethearts, busty barmaids and more...What I meant was did he regret naming the plane after his mother, I dont think my mother would be too pleased.
Don't see why it would be displeasing...a great deal of warplanes of all sides (bombers, fighters, etc.) had the names of Mothers, Wives, Sweethearts, busty barmaids and more...
At the time and for many years after the war, the atom bomb was part of a new age and everyone saw it much differently than they do now.
Flyboy it would be unseemly to compare heros and I agree all who volunteered could be termed heroes.
I knew Colonel Tibbets had no regrets about the mission and personally dont see why anyone should think he should. What I meant was did he regret naming the plane after his mother, I dont think my mother would be too pleased.
War itself may be heroic but not sane.
Neither. For the bomber crew it was just another mission.
The atomic bombings were far from " just another mission," and everyone aboard the Enola knew that!!!