The Atomic Bomb Group

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Atomic_Bomb_Group
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:baseOfOperations gptkb:Wendover_Army_Air_Field
gptkb:Tinian
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Paul_W._Tibbets
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:formed 1944
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Atomic Bomb Group
gptkbp:mission deliver atomic bombs
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:Bockscar
gptkb:Enola_Gay
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:509th_Composite_Group
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Twentieth_Air_Force
gptkbp:size about 1,800 personnel
gptkbp:usedInAircraft gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:509th_Composite_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5