509th Composite Group Photography 2001 National Air and Space Museum Archives 14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway Chantilly, VA 20151 [email protected] https://airandspace.si.edu/archives Table of Contents 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. Page 1 of 2 509th Composite Group Photography NASM.2000.0026 General NASMrev 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 Page 2 of 2.