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Code reference for the US Army Air Forces' role in the Manhattan Project
Silverplate was the code reference for the United States Army Air Forces' participation in the Manhattan Project during World War II. Originally the name
Silverplate
US heavy bomber aircraft (1944–1960)
night incendiary bombing and in dropping naval mines to blockade Japan. Silverplate B-29s dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and remain
Boeing_B-29_Superfortress
American manufacturer
The Taunton Silverplate Company, also known as the Taunton Silver Plate Company, was an American manufacturing company active in Taunton, Massachusetts
Taunton_Silverplate_Company
Airplane that dropped the second atomic bomb
the second – and most recent – nuclear attack in history. One of 15 Silverplate B-29s used by the 509th, Bockscar was built at the Glenn L. Martin Bomber
Bockscar
American manufacturer
Company was one of the largest American manufacturers of sterling and silverplate and a foundry for bronze sculpture. Gorham Silver was founded in 1831
Gorham_Manufacturing_Company
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
the officers in Silverplate when they were adopting their own codenames for their own project (including "Silverplate"). As Silverplate involved modifying
Little_Boy
US Air Force unit tasked with the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
as a "composite", rather than a "bombardment" formation. It operated Silverplate B-29s, which were specially configured to enable them to carry nuclear
509th_Composite_Group
U.S. atomic bomb type used at Nagasaki, 1945
involvement in the Manhattan Project, codenamed Silverplate. A cover story was devised that Silverplate was about modifying a Pullman car for use by President
Fat_Man
Nuclear-configured B-29 Superfortress
(B-29-36-MO 44-27304, Victor number 88) configured during World War II in the Silverplate project to carry an atomic bomb. Assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron,
Up_An'_Atom
Surface covering of metal on a conductor
Plating is a finishing process in which a metal is deposited on a surface. Plating has been done for hundreds of years; it is also critical for modern
Plating
1945 attacks in Japan during WWII
the U.S. Army Air Forces was trained and equipped with the specialized Silverplate version of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, and deployed to Tinian in the
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
World War II Allied nuclear weapons program
required. The Army Air Forces Materiel Command at Wright Field, Ohio, began Silverplate, the codename for the modification of the B-29, in November 1943. Test
Manhattan_Project
2005 Mexican TV series or program
Los Plateados (The Silverplated) is a 2005 Mexican telenovela co-produced by the Mexican company Argos Comunicación and Telemundo. It stars Mauricio Islas
Los_plateados
Nuclear weapon (development abandoned)
United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). A cover story was devised that Silverplate was about modifying a Pullman car for use by President Franklin Roosevelt
Thin_Man_(nuclear_bomb)
Section of the Manhattan Project, active 1945
(Project W-47), and the modification of B-29s to carry the bombs (Project Silverplate). After completion of its development and training missions, Project
Project_Alberta
Airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb
Force Base. The bomber was one of the first fifteen B-29s built to the "Silverplate" specification— of 65 eventually completed during and after World War
Enola_Gay
Aerial warfare branch from 1941 to 1947
Operation Bolero Operation Matterhorn Operation Tidal Wave Project Alberta Silverplate Strategic bombing during World War II United States Strategic Bombing
United_States_Army_Air_Forces
Aircraft used during the raid on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945
The Great Artiste was a U.S. Army Air Forces Silverplate B-29 bomber (B-29-40-MO 44-27353, Victor number 89), assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron, 509th
The_Great_Artiste
Russian-American industrial designer
Belle Kogan for Reed & Barton, double tray, in silverplate, 1936
Belle_Kogan
American silverware company, 1824–2015
1824 and 2015. Its products include flatware of sterling silver and silverplate, but the company originally focused on britannia metal; it sold varying
Reed_&_Barton
Boeing B-29 Superfortress involved in the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima
bombing to determine if conditions were favorable for an attack. One of 15 Silverplate B-29's used by the 509th CG, Jabit III was manufactured at the Glenn
Jabit_III
US Air Force strategic bomber (1949–1959)
other nonessential equipment were stripped out (not unlike the earlier Silverplate program for the atomic bomb-carrying "specialist" B-29s), resulting in
Convair_B-36_Peacemaker
Designated city in Aichi, Chūbu, Japan
Press. p. 199. ISBN 9780826514011. Campbell, Richard H. (2005). The Silverplate Bombers: A History and Registry of the Enola Gay and Other B-29's Configured
Nagoya
American actor and playwright
Captain Cragie 1992 Mathnet as John "Long John" Silverplate 1992 Square One TV as John "Long John" Silverplate / Lou 1994 Matlock as Vic 1995 Microsoft Windows
Michael_P._Moran
Conventional high-explosive bomb
for the bomb required that it be carried in the forward bomb bay of a Silverplate (nuclear-enabled) B-29 bomber and be fuzed to be effective against actual
Pumpkin_bomb
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 L. Martin
Some_Punkins
UFO legend caused by 1947 balloon crash
of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-2338-9. Campbell, Richard H. (2005). The Silverplate Bombers: a History and Registry of the Enola Gay and Other B-29s Configured
Roswell_incident
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 L. Martin
Top_Secret_(aircraft)
Metal container for collecting ashes or crumbs
butler, is a small container, often of base metal, sometimes silver or silverplate, with a handle and hinged cover, used for collecting ashes or crumbs
Silent_butler
United States Air Force general (1915–2007)
Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-85628-X. Campbell, Richard H. (2005). The Silverplate Bombers: A History and Registry of the Enola Gay and Other B-29s Configured
Paul_Tibbets
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 L. Martin
Strange_Cargo_(aircraft)
1937 18-cylinder radial piston engine family by Wright
200 shp (1,640 kW) R-3350-38 3,400 shp (2,540 kW) R-3350-41 Fuel injected Silverplate variant R-3350-53 2,700 shp (2,010 kW) R-3350-57 2,200 shp (1,640 kW)
Wright_R-3350_Duplex-Cyclone
US heavy bomber aircraft
were used as the aircraft for the atomic bomb missions, modified to Silverplate specifications. Some 2,513 B-29s were manufactured by Boeing-Wichita
Boeing B-29 Superfortress variants
Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants
American actor (1921–2009)
(1952) as Maj. William 'Bill' M. Uanna – Security Officer, Operation Silverplate The Girl Who Had Everything (1953) as Charles 'Chico' Menlow Kiss Me
James_Whitmore
Coral atoll in the Marshall Islands
December 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025. Campbell, Richard H. (2005). The Silverplate Bombers: A History and Registry of the Enola Gay and Other B-29s Configured
Bikini_Atoll
1908 collaborative novel
features a middle-class family of New England who are active in the silverplate industry. Their college-educated daughter returns home with an unsuitable
The_Whole_Family
Military unit
nature of the group, carried all supplies and equipment for Project Silverplate Atomic Bomb activities. It also functioned as a special air transport
320th_Troop_Carrier_Squadron
Silversmithing company in Massachusetts, US
William F. Hanna, A History of Taunton, Massachusetts, 2007 American Silverplate Marks Winokoor, Charles (July 9, 2009). "F.B. Rogers demolition finally
F._B._Rogers_Silver_Co.
American singer and pornographic actress (1943–2011)
engineer, and he died when True was 16 years old. Her mother Anne owned a silverplating business and was a professional singer, specializing in polka, who recorded
Andrea_True
U.S. Air Force base near Roswell, New Mexico
then being sent to Carswell Air Force Base, Texas for modification to Silverplate (Atomic Bomb-Capable) specifications. The balance of the aircraft were
Walker_Air_Force_Base
Former United States Air Force base in Utah
required substantial modification. The modification project was codenamed Silverplate, but this codename eventually came to identify the training and operational
Wendover_Air_Force_Base
Military unit
huge cost of belonging to the unit (the cuirasses, for example, were silverplated at a time when the precious metal was exceptionally expensive). Unlike
Life_Guards_(Prussia)
American atomic bomber plane
Assigned to the 393d Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group, it was one of 15 Silverplate B-29s used by the 509th. Next Objective was built at the Glenn L. Martin
Next_Objective
City in Massachusetts, United States
Reed & Barton, F.B. Rogers, the Poole Silver Company, and the Taunton Silverplate Company. In the 19th century, Taunton was also the center of an important
Taunton,_Massachusetts
American political activist (1931–2023)
atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but not the nuclear-capable Silverplate version, to bases in Britain and Germany to deter the Soviet Union from
Daniel_Ellsberg
Historic building in Manhattan, New York
the Gorham Manufacturing Company, a major manufacturer of sterling and silverplate, until 1905. The stories above the second floor were originally rented
889_Broadway
Secret laboratory established by the Manhattan Project
in August 1944 precluded wholescale destructive testing. Testing of Silverplate Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft with Thin Man bomb shapes was carried
Project_Y
Political division of the Northern Mariana Islands
Field was the departure point of the 509th Composite Group specialized Silverplate nuclear weapons delivery B-29 bombers Enola Gay and Bockscar, which respectively
Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands
Tinian,_Northern_Mariana_Islands
Aerial bombing of Japan during World War II
conducted on 16 July. Four days later the 509th Composite Group's modified "Silverplate" B-29s began flying practice raids against Japanese cities, each armed
Air_raids_on_Japan
B-29 bomber that observed the bombing of Nagasaki
original on 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2007-08-06. Campbell, Richard H., The Silverplate Bombers: A History and Registry of the Enola Gay and Other B-29s Configured
Big_Stink_(aircraft)
This was merely a test; the bombers were not nuclear-capable. Only the Silverplate B-29s of the 509th Bombardment Group could do so. Their first deployment
Nuclear weapons of the United Kingdom
Nuclear_weapons_of_the_United_Kingdom
City in Illinois, United States
manufacturers, past and present include Lyon Workspace Products, The Aurora Silverplate Manufacturing Company, Barber-Greene Company, the Chicago Corset Company
Aurora,_Illinois
1946 nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll
Chicago. February 15, 1946. p. 1. Campbell, Richard H. (2005), The Silverplate Bombers: A History and Registry of the Enola Gay and Other B-29s Configured
Operation_Crossroads
Public university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2020. "University Silver, Silverplate and Metalware". The University Library. The University of Sheffield.
University_of_Sheffield
County in New York, United States
Oneida Silver Company was founded here to manufacture sterling silver, silverplate holloware and, later, stainless steel flatware. According to the U.S
Oneida_County,_New_York
United States Air Force general (1919–2004)
Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, the combat element of the 509th, in charge of 15 Silverplate B-29s and their flight and ground crews, 535 men in all. In June and
Charles_Sweeney
B-29 Superfortress
Jima when the B-29 Bockscar was able to complete the mission. One of 15 Silverplate B-29s used by the 509th, Full House was built at the Glenn L. Martin
Full_House_(aircraft)
Aircraft used during the raid on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945
on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014. Campbell, Richard H., The Silverplate Bombers: A History and Registry of the Enola Gay and Other B-29s Configured
Necessary_Evil_(aircraft)
Historic building in Manhattan, New York
the Gorham Manufacturing Company, a major manufacturer of sterling and silverplate, and was a successor to the former Gorham Manufacturing Company Building
390_Fifth_Avenue
American aerospace company (1917–1961)
Omaha at Offutt Field. Among the B-29s manufactured there were all the Silverplate aircraft, including Enola Gay and Bockscar, which dropped the two war-ending
Glenn_L._Martin_Company
Aspect of Asian history
implosion atomic bomb, Fat Man, was dropped on Nagasaki from a different Silverplate B-29 named Bockscar, flown by Major General Charles Sweeney. The original
End_of_World_War_II_in_Asia
US Navy funding and policy dispute (1949)
specially trained Armed Forces Special Weapons Project assembly teams. Only Silverplate Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers were capable of delivering nuclear
Revolt_of_the_Admirals
Aviation incident in California, United States
outbreak of the Korean War, the Joint Chiefs of Staff resolved to send ten Silverplate (nuclear-capable) Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers to Guam as a deterrent
1950 Fairfield-Suisun Boeing B-29 crash
1950_Fairfield-Suisun_Boeing_B-29_crash
a Russian-owned factory set up in the 1850s as for making galvanized silverplate wares. It was repurposed after World War I due to the economic crisis
List_of_military_headstamps
US Air Force unit
December, it became the group's only bombardment squadron. The first three Silverplate B-29s, modified to carry atomic bombs arrived in October, with the squadron
393rd_Bomb_Squadron
French actress (1692–1730)
The letter read: "We, Steward and Controller General of the King's silverplate, pleasures, and business of the King's Chamber, order His Majesty's Players
Adrienne_Lecouvreur
Drinking cup with a semicircular ledge inside
English-made ceramics. Therefore, with the exception of the quadruple silverplate moustache cups made in the U.S., it is nowadays extremely difficult to
Moustache_cup
United States Air Force general
Silverplate B-29 Straight Flush. B-29 bombers required special modifications to carry nuclear weapons.
Roscoe_Charles_Wilson
World War II US aircraft markings
groups and wings as a security measure. Richard H. Campbell, in The Silverplate Bombers, reports that XXI Bomber Command feared that Japanese survivors
USAAF unit identification aircraft markings
USAAF_unit_identification_aircraft_markings
Military unit
Silverplate B-29 in the initial drop tests at Muroc Army Air Field in February and March 1944. The Flight Test Section received five new Silverplate B-29s
216th Army Air Forces Base Unit
216th_Army_Air_Forces_Base_Unit
Former aerospace facility in Nebraska, US
cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan). Both were built and modified (Silverplate) at the base. Paul Tibbets personally selected the Enola Gay from the
Glenn_L._Martin_Bomber_Plant
Force Static display Built at Martin Omaha as B-29 and modified to a Silverplate during production. Delivered to USAAF on 19 March 1945 and assigned to
List of surviving Boeing B-29 Superfortresses
List_of_surviving_Boeing_B-29_Superfortresses
American manufacturer and seller of tableware and cutlery
in 1990. The line focuses on premium stainless steel or traditional silverplate flatware. Oneida, through its Italian subsidiary, Sant'Andrea, S.r.l
Oneida_Limited
Specialized fork for eating oysters
it is lifted from the shell. Materials vary from sterling silver and silverplate in antique or high-end sets to stainless steel in modern flatware. The
Oyster_fork
Topics referred to by the same term
Hazen Rogers (1801–?), American master silversmith and pioneer in the silverplate industry William Peleg Rogers (1819–1862), Texan lawyer, political activist
William_Rogers
History of two-piece swimwear
ISBN 978-84-7908-517-9. Retrieved March 9, 2013. Campbell, Richard H. (2005). The Silverplate Bombers: A History and Registry of the Enola Gay and Other B-29s Configured
History_of_the_bikini
1961–2003 US nuclear strategy document
States was the only nation with the atomic bomb, in 1946 it had only 17 Silverplate B-29 bombers and 11 atomic bombs. Many early American war plans were
Single Integrated Operational Plan
Single_Integrated_Operational_Plan
United States Air Force base in Albuquerque, New Mexico
facilities used to load Los Alamos–assembled ordnance and test shapes on Silverplate aircraft. The loading pit constructed at Kirtland Field, although primitive
Kirtland_Air_Force_Base
B-29 aircraft that supported the bombing of Hiroshima
went insane after the bombings. Straight Flush was one of the fifteen Silverplate B-29's used by the 509th in its deployment to North Field, Tinian. It
Straight_Flush
American naval officer (1901–1953)
November, the Army Air Forces Materiel Command at Wright Field, Ohio, began Silverplate, the codename for the modification of B-29s to carry the bombs. Parsons
William_Sterling_Parsons
Military unit
was changed to "Light Artillery Corps, Washington Grays." Based on a silverplate "Soldier's Gratitude" presentation trophy dated February 1832 and crafted
Washington Grays (Philadelphia)
Washington_Grays_(Philadelphia)
Atomic History and Science museum in Albuquerque, NM
Army Airfield, NM. Modified to carry nuclear weapons as part of the Silverplate Project. Boeing B-47E-111-BW 53-2280 1953–1970 Formerly of the 4950th
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
National_Museum_of_Nuclear_Science_&_History
Decorative painting or design on the fuselage of an aircraft
Wesemann, Terri (2019). Metal Storytellers: Reflections of War Culture in Silverplate B-29 Nose Art from the 509th Composite Group (Thesis). Utah State University
Nose_art
Caltech work supporting the WW II Manhattan Project
ISBN 9780945274568. OCLC 186348197. Campbell, Richard H. (2005). The Silverplate Bombers: A History and Registry of the Enola Gay and Other B-29s Configured
Project_Camel
Cathedral in Pamplona, Spain
Tournai [es] (1419), and the image of Royal Saint Mary, a Romanesque woodcarved silverplated sculpture. The choir, with its Renaissance choir stalls (1541), is separated
Pamplona_Cathedral
the atomic bomb in World War II. Luke the Spook was one of the fifteen Silverplate B-29s delivered to the 509th Composite Group for use in the atomic bomb
Luke_the_Spook
Air raids on Nagoya, Japan (1942–45)
on 2023-09-19. Retrieved 2023-09-19. Campbell, Richard H. (2005). The Silverplate Bombers: A History and Registry of the Enola Gay and Other B-29's Configured
Bombing_of_Nagoya
1973 American TV series or program
Group prepared for their atomic bomb missions in World War II with their Silverplate Boeing B-29 Superfortresses. Parts of the film were also shot in Canyonlands
Birds_of_Prey_(1973_film)
City in Connecticut, United States
Meriden Britannia electro-gold and silverplating factory, 1881
Meriden,_Connecticut
Military unit
refueling mission with the assignment of Boeing KB-29s. Its 27 operational Silverplate B-29s (the 309th had ultimately received 53 of the 65 produced) were
509th_Operations_Group
American Emancipated slave and Black Loyalist commander
towns of Monmouth County, Tye and his men seized cattle, forage, and silverplate, and returned the resources to the weakened British forces. The Black
Colonel_Tye
Box made to house wax matches
made by the celebrated maker Gorham. Early American silversmiths and silverplate manufacturers often stamped match safes with pseudo marks, i.e. fictitious
Vesta_case
Type of explosive arms
could only be carried, during the era of their creation, by the special Silverplate limited production (65 airframes by 1947) version of the B-29 Superfortress
Nuclear_weapons_delivery
American silversmith company (1835–)
acquired Syratech's assets. The company continues to design sterling, silverplate, and stainless steel flatware.[citation needed] D.H. Hurd & Co. (1893)
R._Wallace_&_Sons
English pedlar and benefactor
shop stock of silk stockings, silk gloves and raw silk for £123.45, her silverplate for £16 and other household goods for £70. Dant had also left behind
Joan_Dant
US military deployments (1948–1992)
1948, two B-29 groups deployed to the UK, but neither was equipped with Silverplate bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons. Nuclear-capable Boeing B-50
Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom
Strategic_Air_Command_in_the_United_Kingdom
Danish designer company with a focus on silverware
Pedersen established a metalware factory (PLATA), which could produce silverplated and steel products, something which Georg Jensen opposed, but was probably
Georg_Jensen_A/S
Plans for a conflict with the Soviet Union
with the Air Force. Only Silverplate B-29 bombers were capable of delivering Fat Man nuclear weapons, and of the 65 Silverplate B-29s that had been made
United States war plans (1945–1950)
United_States_war_plans_(1945–1950)
Squadron Inactivated in June 1946 509th Composite Group, (B-29, 1944; Silverplate B-29, 1945–1947) Activated, December 1944 XXI BC; 315th Bombardment Wing
List of Boeing B-29 Superfortress operators
List_of_Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_operators
Seneca chief (d. 1830)
Washington presented him with a special "peace medal", a large oval of silverplate engraved with an image of Washington on the right-hand side shaking Red
Red_Jacket
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