Charles McKnight – 509th Composite Group – Autographed 7-Page Atomic Bomb Mission Report

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Charles McKnight autographed seven-page 8.5 x 11” declassified Xerox document titled 509th Composite Group Mission Reports. McKnight has signed six separate times across six different pages, including the cover page. The report details mission operations related to the atomic bomb strikes on Japan in 1945.

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Charles McKnight served as a member of the 509th Composite Group, the specialized unit responsible for carrying out the atomic bomb missions over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. His multiple signatures on this declassified mission report provide a unique and personal connection to the historic operations that helped bring World War II to a close.

A rare multi-signed artifact tied directly to atomic bomb history, the 509th Composite Group, and WWII aviation.

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Charles McKnight – 509th Composite Group – Autographed 7-Page Atomic Bomb Mission Report

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