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US Air Force unit tasked with the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The 509th Composite Group (509 CG) was a unit of the United States Army Air Forces created during World War II and tasked with the operational deployment
509th_Composite_Group
Military unit
509th Composite Group, which conducted the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in August 1945. Redesignated the 509th Bombardment Group
509th_Operations_Group
United States Air Force general (1919–2004)
missions training project, Project Alberta. Selected to be part of the 509th Composite Group commanded by Colonel Paul Tibbets, he was named commander of the
Charles_Sweeney
United States Air Force general (1915–2007)
633. 509th Composite Group 1945, p. 1. 509th Composite Group 1945, pp. 12–13. Campbell 2005, p. 25. Campbell 2005, p. 100. 509th Composite Group 1945
Paul_Tibbets
Code reference for the US Army Air Forces' role in the Manhattan Project
ordered in three batches: 17 ordered in August 1944 to allow the 509th Composite Group to train with the type of aircraft they would fly in combat and
Silverplate
US Air Force unit
precision-guided munitions. The wing's 509th Operations Group can trace its heritage back to the 509th Composite Group, when during WW2, two of its B-29 Superfortress
509th_Bomb_Wing
Former United States Air Force base in Utah
for B-17 and B-24 bomber crews. It was the training site of the 509th Composite Group, the B-29 unit that carried out the atomic bombings of Hiroshima
Wendover_Air_Force_Base
Aircraft used during the raid on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945
44-27353, Victor number 89), assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group. The aircraft was named for its bombardier, Captain Kermit Beahan
The_Great_Artiste
World War II US aircraft markings
outline): 16th BG - B, 331st BG - L, 501st BG - Y, 502nd BG - H The 509th Composite Group, sent to Tinian to drop the atomic bomb, was assigned to the 313th
USAAF unit identification aircraft markings
USAAF_unit_identification_aircraft_markings
Airplane that dropped the second atomic bomb
March 1945. It was assigned to the 393rd Bombardment Squadron, 509th Composite Group to Wendover Army Air Field, Utah, in April and was named after captain
Bockscar
Former World War II airfield on Tinian in the Mariana Islands
sea lanes used by Japan. North Field was also the base for the 509th Composite Group which flew the atomic bombing raids on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in
North_Field_(Tinian)
Conventional high-explosive bomb
main purpose was for testing and training in preparation for the 509th Composite Group potentially delivering a Fat Man on a target, post-war analysis
Pumpkin_bomb
B-29 bomber that observed the bombing of Nagasaki
Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945. Assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group, it was used as a camera plane in support of the bomb-carrying B-29
Big_Stink_(aircraft)
US Air Force officer
Africa, and five credited combat missions in the Pacific with the 509th Composite Group (including the Nagasaki sortie). He was shot down and crash-landed
Kermit_Beahan
1945 attacks in Japan during WWII
and "Fat Man", a plutonium implosion-type nuclear weapon. The 509th Composite Group of the U.S. Army Air Forces was trained and equipped with the specialized
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
Numbered air force of the US Air Force
Japan until the Japanese capitulation in August 1945. The 20 AF 509th Composite Group conducted the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August
Twentieth_Air_Force
US Air Force officer (1921-1992)
Bohr, Enrico Fermi, Edward Doll, and General Leslie Groves. The 509th Composite Group, which Beser served in, was the army unit tasked with deploying
Jacob_Beser
Military unit
the 509th Composite Group during World War II. It was formed as the transport unit for the 509th, and due to the highly secret nature of the group, carried
320th_Troop_Carrier_Squadron
United States Army Air Forces soldier
aboard, and took photographs as the mushroom cloud rose. Of the four 509th Composite Group aircraft assigned to the Hiroshima bombing, Caron's camera and two
George_R._Caron
Section of the Manhattan Project, active 1945
development and training missions, Project Alberta was attached to the 509th Composite Group at North Field, Tinian, where it prepared facilities, assembled
Project_Alberta
Military unit
(Special) provided base services at Wendover Army Airfield, where the 509th Composite Group was stationed during World War II. As such, it became involved in
216th Army Air Forces Base Unit
216th_Army_Air_Forces_Base_Unit
United States Navy admiral
Chester Nimitz, and selected Tinian as a base of operations for the 509th Composite Group. After the war he selected Bikini Atoll as the site for Operation
Frederick_Ashworth
Order authorizing atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan
Operations Order No. 35 was an order issued by the 509th Composite Group on August 5, 1945 for the atomic bombing mission on Hiroshima, Japan, during
Operations_Order_No._35
Aircraft used during the raid on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945
Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group, it was used as a camera plane to photograph the explosion and effects
Necessary_Evil_(aircraft)
Airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb
Heavy, 509th Composite Group. Crew B-9, commanded by Captain Robert A. Lewis, took delivery of the bomber and flew it from Omaha to the 509th base at
Enola_Gay
US Air Force unit
Bombardment Squadron. In November 1944, the squadron transferred to the 509th Composite Group and began training for the delivery of nuclear weapons. In May 1945
393rd_Bomb_Squadron
United States Air Force officer (1918–2000)
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
Thomas_Ferebee
American nuclear archaeologist (1946–2021)
dropped a Fat Man bomb on Nagasaki. While there he found that the 509th Composite Group, the unit that carried out the bombing raids, was holding a reunion
John_Coster-Mullen
US Army Air Forces officer (1918–1978)
Straight Flush, one of seven B-29s of the 393d Bomb Squadron of the 509th Composite Group that took part in the Hiroshima mission, which was the culmination
Claude_Eatherly
Chaplain of the U.S. Army Air Force
wartime chaplain of the U.S. Army Air Force. He was assigned to the 509th Composite Group, the unit which was responsible for dropping the atomic bombs on
George_Benedict_Zabelka
2010 book by Charles R. Pellegrino
they had wrought. Pellegrino faced criticism from members of the 509th Composite Group, the unit created by the United States Army Air Forces tasked with
The_Last_Train_from_Hiroshima
World War II Allied nuclear weapons program
Skymasters of the 509th Group's 320th Troop Carrier Squadron. Two Fat Man assemblies traveled to Tinian in specially modified 509th Composite Group B-29s, and
Manhattan_Project
1980 American TV series or program
made-for-television historical drama film about the B-29 mission by the 509th Composite Group, the Army Air Force unit that dropped the first atomic bomb to be
Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb
Enola_Gay:_The_Men,_the_Mission,_the_Atomic_Bomb
US Air Force officer (1918–c. 1951)
in the United States Air Force and the operations officer of the 509th Composite Group during World War II. He is best known for signing Operations Order
James_I._Hopkins_Jr.
assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron of the 509th Composite Group. It was one of fifteen Silverplate B-29s used by the 509th. Top Secret was built at the Glenn
Top_Secret_(aircraft)
US Army Air Forces navigator; recipient of the Silver Star
reuniting with Tibbets and Ferebee in the 509th Composite Group at Wendover Field, Utah, in late 1944. The group flew the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, with
Theodore_Van_Kirk
United States Army Air Forces officer
join what would become the nucleus of the 509th Composite Group in September 1944. (The 509th Composite Group was activated December 17, 1944.) Tibbets
Charles_Donald_Albury
Assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group, it was one of 15 Silverplate B-29s used by the 509th, Some Punkins was built at the Glenn
Some_Punkins
attacked during late July by the United States Army Air Forces' 509th Composite Group to practice the tactics the unit later used to conduct the atomic
Bombing_of_Nagaoka
2024 American television series
unique atomic history connection as it is the airfield where the 509th Composite Group trained for the atomic missions in World War II. Nolan directed
Fallout_(American_TV_series)
B-29 aircraft that supported the bombing of Hiroshima
Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group, it was used as a weather reconnaissance plane and flew over the
Straight_Flush
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Stink, piloted by Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, the commander of the 509th Composite Group. Two more drop tests over the sea were made on 24 and 25 July, using
Little_Boy
Military unit
United States' first nuclear-capable unit, the 509th Composite Group. The squadron remained part of the 509th until it was inactivated when the wing converted
830th_Bombardment_Squadron
B-29 Superfortress
Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group, it was used as a weather reconnaissance plane and flew to the city
Full_House_(aircraft)
of achievable compression obtained in a RaLa test. December 17: 509th Composite Group formed under Colonel Paul W. Tibbets to deliver the bomb. December:General
Timeline of the Manhattan Project
Timeline_of_the_Manhattan_Project
Military unit
pilots." A fifth group, the 509th Composite Group, was assigned to the wing in May 1945 from Wendover Army Air Field, Utah. The 509th, although assigned
313th_Air_Division
US Army Air Forces officer
United States of America Branch Army Air Force Rank Major Unit 509th Composite Group Conflicts Second World War Awards Distinguished Flying Cross, Air
Frederick_C._Bock
Unit of organizational command and control group
the 28th Bomb Group (15 B-24 and 30 B-25), and the 509th Composite Group (15 B-29 and 5 C-54). 19 heavy groups and one light bomb group were to be converted
Bombardment_group
American air force general (1906–1990)
undergoing B-29 familiarization with (then-Colonel) Paul Tibbets' 509th Composite Group. Despite his uncompromising attitude regarding performance of duty
Curtis_LeMay
Boeing B-29 Superfortress involved in the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima
Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group, Jabit III was used as a weather reconnaissance aircraft and flew
Jabit_III
ship which assisted the transport of group materials used by the United States Army Air Forces' 509th Composite Group during Operation Alberta in Tinian
SS_Emile_Berliner
U.S. Air Force base near Roswell, New Mexico
Forces Base Unit, Second Air Force, Continental Air Command. The 509th Composite Group returned from its wartime base on Tinian and relocated to Roswell
Walker_Air_Force_Base
United States Air Force officer (1907–1986)
nicknamed "Helen of Bikini". In mid-1946, Marcel was attached to the 509th Composite Group to prepare for and participate in Operation Crossroads. On July
Jesse_Marcel
American chemist (1920–2007)
Amelia, eds. (2005). The 509th Remembered: A History of the 509th Composite Group as Told by the Veterans Themselves, 509th Anniversary Reunion, Wichita
Donald_Mastick
US Air Force officer
of America Branch United States Army Air Forces Rank Major Unit 509th Composite Group Conflicts World War II Awards Silver Star Other work Chemist, Manager
Robert_A._Lewis
Military aviation museum in Roy, Utah
former senator Jake Garn. Other subjects include nose art of the 509th Composite Group and the Eighth Air Force. Beechcraft C-45H Expeditor Bell TH-13F
Hill_Aerospace_Museum
American military officer (1896–1970)
B-29 Superfortress would be able to carry the finished bombs. The 509th Composite Group was duly activated on 17 December 1944 at Wendover Army Air Field
Leslie_Groves
Tail warning radar for bombers in World War II
altimeter during the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the 509th Composite Group, USAAF. Electronics portal Aviation portal List of radars List of
Monica_(radar)
Type of military aircraft
February 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2018. Strategic-Air-Command.com, 509th Composite Group, 509th Bombardment Wing for the Mark III Brown, Michael E. (1992). Flying
Strategic_bomber
American physicist
and was flown to Tinian in the Western Pacific in a C-54 of the 509th Composite Group. Agnew's first task was to install his yield measurement instrumentation
Harold_Agnew
of "pumpkin bombs" dropped by the 509th Composite Group of the U.S. Air Force, led by Charles Sweeney, the same group responsible for dropping the atom
History_of_Toyota
Aircraft crash in the Peak District
Group, 311th Air Division in the Strategic Air Command of USAF. The aircraft bore the name Over Exposed after it was flown in July 1946 by the 509th Composite
Bleaklow_Bomber
1945 U.S. disinformation operation
Unthinkable Truman Doctrine Seven Days to the River Rhine Feint 509th Composite Group Fat Man (Post-war development) Little Boy (Post-war development)
Plan_Totality
US Army's second highest medal
Honor in the Korean War. General Paul W. Tibbets, commander of the 509th Composite Group (509 CG), was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by General
Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_States)
Aircraft class designed to attack ground targets
Force Fact Sheet Archived 2013-02-21 at the Wayback Machine Strategic-Air-Command.com, 509th Composite Group, 509th Bombardment Wing The National Archives
Medium_bomber
questmasters.us. Retrieved 11 March 2021. "#11. Miss America '62". 6th Bomb Group. Retrieved 27 August 2022. "B-29 Photographs". www.b29-superfortress.com
List of surviving Boeing B-29 Superfortresses
List_of_surviving_Boeing_B-29_Superfortresses
U.S. atomic bomb type used at Nagasaki, 1945
left Kirtland Army Air Field on a C-54 transport aircraft of the 509th Composite Group's 320th Troop Carrier Squadron on 26 July and arrived at North Field
Fat_Man
US Air Force general (born 1966)
the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. In June 2015, he assumed command of the 509th Bomb Wing. In July 2017, he became Deputy Commander, Air Force Global Strike
Paul_W._Tibbets_IV
Former US nuclear weapons installation in New Mexico
missions over Japan in 1945. The Pioneers and the 509th Bombardment Group (successor to the 509th Composite Group that flew the 1945 missions) flew the practice
Sandia_Base
Spook was one of the fifteen Silverplate B-29s delivered to the 509th Composite Group for use in the atomic bomb operation and assigned to the 393d Bomb
Luke_the_Spook
American security expert (1909–1961)
the project's facility at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and later at the 509th Composite Group, which dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the
William_L._Uanna
Decorative painting or design on the fuselage of an aircraft
Reflections of War Culture in Silverplate B-29 Nose Art from the 509th Composite Group (Thesis). Utah State University. Retrieved 2 March 2020. Wikimedia
Nose_art
United States Air Force base in Albuquerque, New Mexico
wartime operation established at Wendover Army Air Base to train the 509th Composite Group to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In keeping with
Kirtland_Air_Force_Base
Major World War II base
Twentieth Air Force were based on Tinian. A third formation, the 509th Composite Group, arrived in May 1945 and moved to the Columbia University district
Tinian_Naval_Base
1946 nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll
Wing, 509th Composite Group aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb in Test Able of Operation Crossroads. Task Group 1.5 was the Army Air Force group of the
Operation_Crossroads
Logistics of World War II invasion
March 1945 and was based at West Field. A third formation, the 509th Composite Group, arrived in May 1945 and moved to North Field, where it took over
Operation_Forager_logistics
United States Army Air Forces officer
Second Lieutenant, U.S Army Air Forces 393d Bombardment Squadron, 509th Composite Group, 20th Air Force Date of Action: August 6, 1945 Headquarters, 20th
Morris_R._Jeppson
Military unit
under Colorado Springs AAF. The 93rd Bomb Group, however remained active. It, along with the 509th Composite Group at Roswell Army Air Field, New Mexico,
93rd_Operations_Group
Secret laboratory established by the Manhattan Project
pre-assemblies, designated F31, F32, and F33, arrived on B-29s of the 509th Composite Group and 216th Army Air Forces Base Unit on 2 August. On inspection,
Project_Y
Numbered air force of the United States Air Force
however, only the 509th Composite Group at Roswell AAF had B-29s that had the capability to drop nuclear weapons – the 7th Bomb Group at Fort Worth AAF
Eighth_Air_Force
Political division of the Northern Mariana Islands
Superfortress bombers. North Field was the departure point of the 509th Composite Group specialized Silverplate nuclear weapons delivery B-29 bombers Enola
Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands
Tinian,_Northern_Mariana_Islands
Military unit
reassigned to the 509th Composite Group at Wendover Field, Utah, leaving the 504th to be a two squadron group. The 393d became the 509th's only operational
504th_Bombardment_Group
American physicist (1915–2011)
detachment that would accompany the USAAF's 509th Composite Group to Tinian. Ramsey briefed the 509th's commander, Lieutenant Colonel Paul W. Tibbets
Norman_Ramsey_Jr.
Nuclear-configured B-29 Superfortress
project to carry an atomic bomb. Assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group, it was built at the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Plant at Omaha, Nebraska
Up_An'_Atom
Inactive US Air Force unit
transferred to the control of the 509th Composite Group and moved to join the 509th the following month. However, in August the group was inactivated and its personnel
448th Supply Chain Management Group
448th_Supply_Chain_Management_Group
Assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group, it was one of 15 Silverplate B-29s used by the 509th, Strange Cargo was built at the Glenn
Strange_Cargo_(aircraft)
1973 American TV series or program
shot at the recently closed Wendover Air Force Base, where the 509th Composite Group prepared for their atomic bomb missions in World War II with their
Birds_of_Prey_(1973_film)
US heavy bomber aircraft (1944–1960)
1946. In particular, the "Silverplate" modified aircraft of the 509th Composite Group remained the only aircraft capable of delivering the atomic bomb
Boeing_B-29_Superfortress
Former US Air Force base in California, US
the Colorado Springs AAF. The 93rd Bomb Group, however remained active. It, along with the 509th Composite Group at Roswell Army Air Field, New Mexico,
Castle_Air_Force_Base
Aerial bombing of Japan during World War II
weapons through the Manhattan Project. In December 1944 the USAAF's 509th Composite Group was formed under the command of Colonel Paul Tibbets to deliver
Air_raids_on_Japan
assigned to the 509th Composite Group, 393d Bombardment Squadron. The aircraft remained in service with the 509th Bombardment Group until 11 September
List of Boeing B-29 Superfortress operators
List_of_Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_operators
Philosophical concept by Günther Anders
Gunther considered the service members of the US Army Air Forces unit 509th Composite Group, which conducted the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
Promethean_gap
American naval officer (1901–1953)
Parsons flew to Tinian, where the B-29s of Colonel Paul W. Tibbets' 509th Composite Group were preparing to deliver the weapons. En route, he stopped off
William_Sterling_Parsons
Inactive United States Air Force unit
Troop Carrier Squadron was assigned to the 509th Composite Group and was tasked with supporting the group's strike squadron, the 393d Bombardment Squadron
302nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Training Squadron
302nd_Tactical_Electronic_Warfare_Training_Squadron
Boeing B-29B-35-MO Superfortress 44-27303 ("Jabit III") of the 509th Composite Group, Wendover Army Air Field, Utah, on a cross-country training mission
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1945–1949)
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1945–1949)
was the last of the fifteen Silverplate B-29s delivered to the 509th Composite Group for use in the atomic bomb operation. Built at the Glenn L. Martin
Laggin'_Dragon
1952 film by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama
based on the experiences of Colonel Paul Tibbets, commander of the 509th Composite Group during World War II. LeMay approved, and after writing an outline
Above_and_Beyond_(1952_film)
American soldier (1914–1984)
was visited by Colonel Paul Tibbets who convinced him to join the 509th Composite Group, a unit assigned for transporting and dropping nuclear weapons,
Joseph_S._Stiborik
1944 World War II battle between the United States and Japan
March 1945 and was based at West Field. A third formation, the 509th Composite Group arrived in May 1945 and moved to North Field, where it took over
Battle_of_Tinian
1947–1948 509th Composite Group 1946–1947 509th Bomb Wing 1947–1949 151st Air Refueling Wing 1976–1992[citation needed] 380th Bombardment Group 1947–1949
List of Strategic Air Command bases
List_of_Strategic_Air_Command_bases
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