Thomas Ferebee Autographs

Thomas Wilson Ferebee (November 9, 1918 – March 16, 2000) was the bombardier aboard the B-29 Superfortress, Enola Gay, which dropped the atomic bomb "Little Boy" on Hiroshima in 1945.
Thomas Wilson Ferebee was born on a farm outside Mocksville, North Carolina, as the third of eleven children raised in a Methodist family. In 1935, at age 17, he attended Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, NC. Talented in athletics since childhood, he earned awards in track, basketball, and football. After training for a small position with the Boston Red Sox and not making the team, he joined the Army. A knee injury kept him from service in the infantry but he was accepted into flight training. After two years of flight school, Ferebee was assigned as a bombardier in the European theater, completing more than 60 bombing missions. In the summer of 1944, he was recruited by Colonel Paul Tibbets to be part of the 509th Composite Group which was formed to drop the atomic bomb.
Like Tibbets, Ferebee remained in the military in the years after World War II as the U.S. Army Air Forces became the U.S. Air Force. Ferebee spent most of his USAF career in the Strategic Air Command, serving during the Cold War and in Vietnam. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in December 1970 at McCoy AFB, Florida, as a master navigator (bombardier) with the rank of colonel. He then worked as a real estate agent in and around Orlando, Florida. Like Tibbets, Ferebee never expressed regret for his role in the bombing, saying "it was a job that had to be done."
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Traded items with a signature of Thomas Ferebee

The most expensive item with a signature of Thomas Ferebee (Paul Tibbets & Thomas Ferebee & Dutch Van Kirk Signed Enola Gay, Rare Collection) was sold in April 2025 for $2,500.00 while the cheapest item (THOMAS FEREBEE d2000 Signed 8X10 Photo ENOLA GAY Bmbdr.) found a new owner for $5.50 in February 2008. The month with the most items sold (7) was May 2013 with an average selling price of $34.99 for an autographed item of Thomas Ferebee. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2025 with $2,500.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.50 was November 2008. In average, an autographed item from Thomas Ferebee is worth $34.99.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Thomas Ferebee were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Enola Gay Pilot Paul Tibbets—Bombardier Thomas Ferebee Signed Photo Of Hiroshima	$199.99
	Enola Gay Pilot Paul Tibbets—Bombardier Thomas Ferebee Signed Photo Of Hiroshima	$199.99
	Flight of the Enola Gay SIGNED by Paul Tibbets and Thomas Ferebee Softcover	$42.88
	Flight of the Enola Gay SIGNED by Paul Tibbets and Thomas Ferebee Softcover	$42.88
	Major Thomas Ferebee Signed Card	$7.56
	Major Thomas Ferebee Signed Card	$7.56
	Paul Tibbets & Thomas Ferebee & Dutch Van Kirk Signed 8x10 Pilot Atomic Bomb	$295.94
	Paul Tibbets & Thomas Ferebee & Dutch Van Kirk Signed 8x10 Pilot Atomic Bomb	$295.94
	Paul Tibbets & Thomas Ferebee & Dutch Van Kirk Signed Enola Gay, Rare Collection	$2,500.00
	Paul Tibbets & Thomas Ferebee & Dutch Van Kirk Signed Enola Gay, Rare Collection	$2,500.00
	Return Of The Enola Gay by Paul Tibbets Signed by Tibet’s and Thomas Ferebee	$42.99
	Return Of The Enola Gay by Paul Tibbets Signed by Tibet’s and Thomas Ferebee	$42.99
	THOMAS FEREBEE BOMBARDIER ON ENOLA GAY 3 SIGNED ITEMS CHECK & 2 S. (RJ561)	$20.00
	THOMAS FEREBEE ENOLA GAY BOMBARDIER HIROSHIMA PSA/DNA 8 SIGNED RECEIPT d. 2000	$45.00
	THOMAS FEREBEE ENOLA GAY BOMBARDIER HIROSHIMA PSA/DNA 8 SIGNED RECEIPT d. 2000	$45.00