509th Composite Group Photography
2001
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Collection Overview ...... 1 Administrative Information ...... 1 Scope and Contents...... 1 Biographical / Historical...... 1 General...... 2 Names and Subjects ...... 2 509th Composite Group Photography NASM.2000.0026
Collection Overview
Repository: National Air and Space Museum Archives
Title: 509th Composite Group Photography
Identifier: NASM.2000.0026
Date: [ca. 1945]
Extent: 0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
Creator: Downey, John L.
Language: English .
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information John L. Downey, gift, 2000-0026, NASM
Restrictions No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Biographical / Historical
John L. Downey was a bombardier aboard the Boeing B-29 "Laggin' Dragon" bomber. Lt. Downey was assigned to the 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group, which was stationed at Wendover Field, Utah, for training and North Field, Tinian Island, in the Pacific Theater of Operations.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of thirty-four copy prints concerning the 509th Composite Group, 393rd Bomb Squadron, personnel and aircraft during their service at Tinian, 1945. The following crew members are featured: Robert Petrolli; John Downey; Thomas Brumagin; Harry Davis; Edward Costello; Paul Tibbets; Myron Farya; Stanley G. Steinke; John Canton; and Norman Ray. There are also images of Tinian Island, especially the North Field, and of Boeing B-29s - including nose art shots.
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General
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Names and Subject Terms
This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms:
Subjects: Aeronautics Aeronautics, Military Airplanes, Military -- Decoration Atomic bomb Boeing B-29 Superfortress World War, 1939-1945
Types of Materials: Photographs
Names: Downey, John L. Tibbets, Paul United States. Army Air Forces. 509th Composite Group
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