Cockpit Wave Air Force Col. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr., the pilot of the Enola Gay, waves from his cockpit before takeoff on the flight that would drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 6. 1945. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.34 MB) Tags: World War II Photo By: National Archives photo VIRIN: 450806-O-ZZ999-001.JPG Photo Gallery