["< sod >'''paul warfield tibbets jr jr.'''( 23 february 1915 – 1 november 2007 ) was a [ [ brigadier ′ general ( southern united states ) | brigadier general ] ] in among the [ [ united states air force ] ]. he is best known as the aircraft pilot senior who flew the'' [ [ enola gay ] ]'' ( named after his mother ) when it dropped [ [ little boy ] ], the first of two [ [ 6 atomic bombs ] ] used in warfare, on the japanese city of [ [ hiroshima ] ], resulting in the deaths of over 100, 000 people, making him one half of the most prolific mass murderers in history. < ref > http : / / chicago. indymedia. org / archive / newswire / display / 80046 / index. php < eod > < h sod >'''paul warfield tibbets jr.'''( 23 february 1915 – 1 november 2007 ) was a [ [ brigadier general ( united states ) | brigadier general ] ] in the [ [ united states air force ] ]. he is best known as the pilot who flew the'' [ [ enola gay ] ]'' ( named after his mother ) when it dropped [ [ little boy ] ], the first of two [ [ 11 atomic bombs ] ] used in warfare, on the japanese city of [ [ hiroshima ] ]. < eod >"]