The 1930 Census indicates his family had moved and was living in Des Moines, Iowa at the time. The family was listed there in the 1920 U.S. Although born in Illinois, Tibbets was raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where his father was a confections wholesaler. Tibbets was born in Quincy, Illinois, and was the son of Paul Warfield Tibbets and Enola Gay Tibbets (née Haggard). (Febru– November 1, 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force, best known for being the pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb. Charter Pilot with Executive Jet Aviation
