509th Composite Group

The 509th Composite Group (509 CG) was a unit of the United States Army Air Forces created during World War II. They tasked with the operational deployment of nuclear weapons. It conducted the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in August 1945.
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Other websites

 Atomic Heritage Foundation
 509th Composite Group Page, Atomic Heritage Foundation
 National Museum of the USAF B-29 Superfortress fact sheet

Category:United States Air Force

Category:World War II
Category:1944 establishments
Category:1946 disestablishments