National Air and Space Museum Archives

509th Composite Group Images [Levy]

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.1994.0033
Creators:
Levy, Charles
Dates:
[ca. 1940s]
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.45 Cubic feet
(1 legal document box)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 524 b&w copy negatives and four color transparencies documenting Levy and the 509th Composite Group. The images cover the following: personnel at work and play; aircraft -- mostly B-29s; base buildings at Tinian; and native populations. Copy prints were also made of the 509th newspaper, Daily Mission, and the route maps which were used for practice and actual bombing missions. There are also four oversized prints of the bombing sites.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Charles Levy (509th Composite Group) was the bombardier for Bocks Car, the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Charles Levy, gift, 1994, 1994-0033, NASM

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
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

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Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
World War, 1939-1945 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics, Military Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Atomic bomb Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Boeing B-29 Superfortress Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kneival Rocket Car (Truax X-2 Sky-Cycle) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Color transparencies Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Black-and-white negatives Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Levy, Charles Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Army Air Forces. 509th Composite Group Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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