This pictorial
album represents a photographic record of the 509th Composite Group from
its inception in late 1944 to the completion of its primary mission in
August 1945. This album is reproduced here with the permission of
Mid Coast Marketing and Paul W. Tibbets, BGen. USAF (Ret). For more
information, please visit their web site at
http://www.theenolagay.com
Note: There are two ways to view the photos in
this gallery. You may "click" on any of the small images below to go
to a full-page image along with an expanded caption. You may also
navigate forward and backward from each of the full-page images.
509th Album Page - State Line - Utah & Nevada Border -
1945
"Spikes" at the State Line Hotel -
Near Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Base Housing Project -
Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
State Line Hotel - Utah & Nevada Border -
Near Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Base Library -
Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
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509th Album Page - Scenes at the Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Headquarters Building - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Railroad Station - Wendover, Utah - 1945
Sign at the Headquarters Building - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Service Club Dance - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
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Base Bowling Alley - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Base Chapel - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Base Swimming Pool - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Scenes From Processing the Men of the 509th for
Deployment to Tinian Island - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
"Typing Thousands of Forms" - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
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Processing Men of the 509th CG for Deployment to Tinian - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Processing Men of the 509th CG for Deployment to Tinian - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Processing Men of the 509th CG for Deployment to Tinian - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Scenes From the Physical Exam Prior to Deployment to
Tinian Island - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Taking the Physical Exam Prior to Deployment to Tinian
Island - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
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Taking the Physical Exam Prior to Deployment to Tinian
Island - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Processing Men of the 509th CG for Deployment to Tinian - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Processing Men of the 509th CG for Deployment to Tinian - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Taking the Physical Exam Prior to Deployment to Tinian
Island - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Taking the Physical Exam Prior to Deployment to Tinian
Island - Wendover Army Air Field - 1945
Official Test Count Commenced 5/17/03 -
509th Composite Group History -
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