Description: ENOLA GAY Book and Commemorative Envelope signed by Pilot and Bombardier. Paul Tibbets pilot & Tomas Ferebee Bombardier 50th Anniversary Commemorative "First Day of Non Issue" Cover Signed by Colonel Paul Tibbets (pilot), Tomas Ferebee (Bombardier) and the artist. This is a signed commemorative cover (envelope) featuring a cinderella stamp highlighting the dropping of the atomic bomb in World War II. The stamp is based on a design created for use by the United States Postal Service. However, the USPS stamp was rescinded after protests from the Japanese government in 1994. The stamp is a cinderella stamp that was not printed by the USPS and is not valid for postage. The cover envelope features the stamp with a “FIRST DAY OF NON ISSUE” cancellation designated Columbus, Ohio (where Tibbets lived in his later life) and August 14th, 1995 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the date that the official announcement of Japan's unconditional surrender to the Allies was made public to the Japanese people. Flight of the Enola Gay Book signed by Colonel Paul Tibbets (pilot), Tomas Ferebee (Bombardier). Firsthand account from pilot of the bomber Enola Gay and dropping the Atom Bomb.. The Enola Gay is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named for Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets. The Enola Gay also participated in the second atomic attack as the weather reconnaissance aircraft
Price: 350 USD
Location: Seminole, Florida
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Modification Description: signed by 2 of the flight crew- pilot and bombardier,
Signed By: paul tibbets & Thomas Ferebee
Signed: Yes
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Age Level: Adults
Original Language: English
Item Length: 6 in
Inscribed: Yes
Modified Item: Yes
Era: 1940s
Special Attributes: Signed, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Item Height: 9 in
Personalized: No
Genre: Aviation, Aviation History WWII
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subjects: History & Military
Item Width: 5/8"
Book Title: Flight of the Enola Gay
Author: Paul w. Tibbets
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Reprint
Publisher: Buckeye Aviation Book Company
Publication Year: 1989
Number of Pages: 316 Pages
