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Charles Sweeney autographed commemorative cover honoring the 45th anniversary reunion of the 509th Composite Group. Postmarked at Wendover, Utah, on August 25, 1990, the cover features a special cachet reading “A Celebration for World Peace” and “First Atomic Bombardment,” commemorating the unit that carried out the atomic bombing missions during World War II. Sweeney has signed the cover in black ink across the upper left.

Fine condition.

Charles W. Sweeney (1919-2004) served as a major in the U.S. Army Air Forces and commanded the Boeing B-29 Bockscar on August 9, 1945, during the atomic mission against Nagasaki, Japan. Originally assigned to the primary target of Kokura, cloud cover forced the mission to divert to Nagasaki, where the “Fat Man” atomic bomb was successfully released. Sweeney later authored War’s End: An Eyewitness Account of America’s Last Atomic Mission and remained active in preserving the history of the 509th Composite Group throughout his life

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