Enola Gay on North Field Photo signed by Paul Tibbets

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I attend the World War II weekend that is scheduled every June inReading Pennsylvania. It is three days long and I usually attend everyday to acquire relics and autographs as well as see the great events. This show and reenactment has lots of great airplanes, reenactors and famous WWII vets signing autographs. Paul Tibbets or the pilot of the Enola Gay was just in 2006. He did not attend in 2005 and did not return in 2007 due to health reasons. Paul has tragically passed away. I had him sign multiple autographs and show a picture that I took of him signing a print. My inventory is running low. Some previous bidders have requested that I show him signing to verify that I had him autograph my items personally. I met with him personally over 30 times. I'm offering this great signed photo of the Enola Gay on a hardstand on the North Field at Tinian. This photo was not one offered at the show and I carried it t to be signed. The photo that he is signing in the snapshot was another one that I purchased that he did offer at the show. This photo is slightly pixelated due to lower resolution of the original but still a good historic photo. Measures 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches and is a glossy photo signed in black felt tip. Below is information on the photo: show, Tibbets, and the Enola Gay. Photo info: Photo was personally signed by Paul Tibbets and he writes "Paul Tibbets, Pilot" and adds the date of the mission as "TO HIROSHIMA, 6 Aug. 1945." Photo is a basic gloss photo of the Enola Gay B-29 parked on a hardstand on the North Field Tinian. Inset includes Tibbets during WWII in uniform. MAAM Show: Since 1990 the Mid Atlantic Air Museum's World War II Weekend has become the largest and best attended nationally known WWII Commemoration. It started as a recreated airfield during the WWII 50th anniversary celebrations and now, as we observe the 60th anniversary of D-Day, it has grown exponentially into a WWII "Renaissance Fair." With encampments and displays that represent the European, Pacific and Mediterranean Theaters, and the Great American Home Front, 70 aircraft, 200 period vehicles and over 1100 period living history interpreters and entertainers, it all adds up to what Militaria International Magazine calls the "Best WWII Show in the U.S., Bar None" New to the airshow this year will be the inclusion of the USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II Demo Team along with Mr. Jim Beasley Jr. in his P-51D Mustang. Each afternoon the A-10 and P-51 will join in the air for the USAF Heritage Flight. Visit the David Schultz Airshows web site for more information. WWII WEEKEND IS SEVEN SHOWS IN ONE! It offers you more for your entertainment dollar while at the same time sneaking in one of the most memorable history lessons you will ever experience; * WWII Air Show - Flying from Spotter Planes to Four Engine Bombers. * WWII Military Vehicle Show - Army Motors in Motion. * 1940's Entertainment Festival - Highlighted by Two Big Bands * Multiple War Front - Encampment Displays * WWII Great American Home Front Display - the largest of its type * WWII Battle Re-Creations - from Skirmishes to All Out Attacks * Huge Military Collector Show & Flea Market On June 4th, 5th & 6th, 2004 you can experience time travel back to 1944 with a "Total WWII History Immersion Experience." Witness the struggle when a G.I. patrol takes fire from Germans barricaded in a French village, view an assault across open ground as U.S. armor and infantry attack an enemy position, and see British Commonwealth and Axis Mediterranean forces battle it out in a small unit action. Witness a battle casualty go from being stabilized by a combat medic to being operated on in a complete field hospital.You can then get a feel for the Island Hopping Campaign in the Pacific Theater of Operation encampment and then experience the Great American Home Front including a Civil Defense Air Raid Wardens, a 1940's House, Radio Station, Cottage Style Gas Station, and a Department Store w you can buy the displays and vintage clothing. Each day features a roving and dedicated ... read more

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