A few of the men I remember he selected included his radio operator, bombardier, navigator, and two other enlisted men who actually flew with him on the mission. In fact, Tibbets did indicate that he wanted to make personnel selections, but that was probably no more than thirty men he had commanded previously. Tibbets was portrayed as saying he wanted to pick his own men rather than the ones selected by his superiors. Bob Lewis is portrayed as an old buddy of Paul Tibbets, yet I do not recall ever reading or seeing any documentation that would support such a relationship. This film gets the chronological timing wrong in several places and uses comic relief when none is required. Hey folks, I have read many books and have seen many films about the Manhattan Project and dropping the atomic bombs on Japan.
