PDK hosts party for aviation legends (Dunwoody Crier)

The bright blue sky over DeKalb Peachtree airport was filled with the roar of propellers from vintage World War II aircraft February 19, as a special fly-by was held to honor two aviation legends.General Paul W. Tibbets, pilot of the "Enola Gay," the B-29 aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, celebrated his 90th birthday, while local aviation pioneer Pat Epps celebrated his 71st

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Posted February 23, 2005

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