509th Operations Group

The alliance, also called the “Manhattan Project,” tested an atomic device, and were able to make weapons based on two alternate designs. One was a uranium gun-type atomic bomb, and the other was a plutonium implosion-type atomic bomb. The 509th composite group of the U.S. Armed Air Forces stored the bombs. The 2 bombs that the U.S. dropped on two separate dates in August of 1945 are the only active deployments of nuclear weapons in war to date. The bomb order

The sole purpose of Colonel Tibbets’ 509th Composite Group was to carry out the mission mapped out by the U.S. government. The Manhattan Project, or as it was also known as codename Silverplate, was formed out of the United States’ fear that Germany may have created weapons of mass destruction (Bateman 2004, 109; Historic Wendover Airfield Foundation 16). It was imperative for the U.S. to harness atomic power before Hitler and the axis powers could use it against the allied forces (Posey 2011). It

On June 24th 1947, Kenneth Arnold while piloting his private aircraft over Mt Rainier in Washington state, sighted what he described as nine shiny saucer like objects flying at high speeds. He contacted a reporter who published his story in the East Oregonian and submitted his story to the Associated Press. The story was picked up and published in papers across the country. Along the way the phrase “flying saucers” was coined for what Kenneth Arnold had seen. As the story spread more people started

the West, Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, thought the plan too ambitious. Other commanders also objected to taking resources away from the Eastern Front for this operation, but Hitler overruled them all. Map by Petho Cartography. Click to enlarge. Map by Petho Cartography. Click to enlarge. Field Marshal Walther Model’s Army Group B would be responsible for the attack. His forces included Generaloberst Josef “Sepp” Dietrich’s Sixth Panzer Army, the largest and best equipped of the three striking

The Roswell incident is a well known topic around the world. Many have different opinions on the incident, some say it is a government cover-up, other say it was a hoax. The witnesses and the United States Military different opinions of the Roswell incident help mold the story. The famous Roswell incident has evolved into different theories such as a fallen weather balloon or a dummy drop, witness accounts, an "alien autopsy" and Project Mogul also mold these theories. After a Raging thunderstorm

The atomic bomb was a marvel of modern scientific discovery. It over exceeded all expectations. It started as an idea and grew to be one of the world’s biggest discoveries. Can you imagine what it was like seeing the testing of the bomb in person? The raw power and the shift of the ground. The blinding light and the mushroom cloud soaring into the atmosphere. It was truly a spectacle to behold. There is so much power in the splitting the particles of energy and harnessing its energy. From there on

interviews throughout his life Van Kirk expressed no regret regarding his part in the dropping of the atom bomb, saying it helped to end World War II (WWII).2 The 69th anniversary of that historic mission, Operation Centerboard 1, is on the 6th of August, 2014. This case study will give an overview of Operation Centerboard 1 so the reader can gain a basic knowledge of the mission and provide sources so the reader knows where to find more information. The case study

of the wreckage and went into Roswell to show the local sheriff. He met with George Wilcox, the local sheriff, who then contacted Roswell Army AirField (RAAF) to report the strange debris. Major Jesse Marcel, the intelligence officer of the 509th Bomber group, came to see the wreckage at the sheriff's office. Major Marcel reported his findings to his commanding officer, Colonel William Blanchard, who then ordered Marcel to go to the ranch and collect more of the wreckage. On July 6th Major Marcel

World War 2 was one of the worst wars of all time. In 1939, Adolf Hitler started a war because of his genocide of Jewish people. And, he was succeeding. No one could stop him. We needed something to change. If we didn’t stop something soon, Hitler would take over all of the Middle East and presume to take over the world. The US thankfully came up with a solution to this, they created an unstoppable force, the B-29 Superfortress Fighter Plane. The B-29 was the most destructive warplane ever to be