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National Air and Space Museum Archives
509th Composite Group Images [Levy]
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1994.0033
- Creators:
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Levy, Charles
- Dates:
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[ca. 1940s]
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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
More Information
General
General
NASMrev
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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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