When I came in here and saw this thing, the symbols, looking the way it looked, … I wanted to get right in there and taxi it out.

I am an airman, a pilot. In 1945, I was wearing the uniform of the U.S. following the orders of our commander-in-chief.

I knew when I got the assignment it was going to be an emotional thing, … We had feelings, but we had to put them in the background. We knew it was going to kill...

I wanted to climb in and fly it,

The movie ‘Above and Beyond’ starring Robert Taylor didn’t get anything right, … ‘Above and Beyond’ script writers put the words, ‘Oh my God, what have we done?’ into my mouth,’ Tibbets said. ‘I never...