#Latest news with #radiooperatorWashington Post01-08-2025GeneralWashington Post80 years since Hiroshima. How much longer can the world's luck hold?As was his wont on long flights, Col. Paul Tibbets, piloting a B-29, puffed on his pipe as, 80 years ago Wednesday, he transported humanity from one geopolitical era to another. His radio operator was watching for an 'abort' signal if Japan surrendered before the B-29 reached its target.
Washington Post01-08-2025GeneralWashington Post80 years since Hiroshima. How much longer can the world's luck hold?As was his wont on long flights, Col. Paul Tibbets, piloting a B-29, puffed on his pipe as, 80 years ago Wednesday, he transported humanity from one geopolitical era to another. His radio operator was watching for an 'abort' signal if Japan surrendered before the B-29 reached its target.
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