390th Air Service Group
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The 390th Air Service Group was a United States Army Air Forces support unit in World War II that provided maintenance, supply, and service functions for the 509th Composite Group, the unit that carried out the atomic bomb missions over Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 390th Air Service Group canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army Air Forces unit
ⓘ
air service group ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States Army ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
atomic bombing of Hiroshima
ⓘ
surface form:
Hiroshima atomic bombing
atomic bombing of Nagasaki ⓘ
surface form:
Nagasaki atomic bombing
|
| branch | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| category |
United States Army Air Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Air Forces groups
World War II air service groups of the United States ⓘ |
| componentUnit |
1027th Materiel Squadron
ⓘ
surface form:
1027th Air Materiel Squadron
603d Air Engineering Squadron ⓘ Headquarters and Base Services Squadron ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| disbanded | post–World War II ⓘ |
| equipmentHandled |
B-29 spare parts
ⓘ
ground support equipment ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| function |
aircraft repair
ⓘ
base services ⓘ logistics ⓘ supply distribution ⓘ |
| garrison | North Field, Tinian ⓘ |
| location |
Tinian
ⓘ
surface form:
Tinian, Mariana Islands
|
| mission | provide maintenance, supply, and service functions ⓘ |
| notableAssociation | Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| notableFor | supporting the 509th Composite Group ⓘ |
| oversaw | aircraft maintenance schedules ⓘ |
| partOf | Twentieth Air Force ⓘ |
| primaryResponsibility | keep 509th Composite Group aircraft operational ⓘ |
| providedService |
fuel supply support
ⓘ
ordnance handling support ⓘ transport and logistics support ⓘ |
| role |
aircraft maintenance support
ⓘ
service support ⓘ supply support ⓘ |
| supportedAircraftType | B-29 Superfortress ⓘ |
| supportedMissionType |
special weapons delivery
ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ |
| supportedOperation | atomic bomb missions over Japan ⓘ |
| supportedUnit |
393d Bombardment Squadron
ⓘ
509th Composite Group ⓘ |
| supportedWeapon |
Fat Man
ⓘ
surface form:
Fat Man atomic bomb
Little Boy ⓘ
surface form:
Little Boy atomic bomb
|
| theater |
Pacific Theater of Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater
|
| type | support group ⓘ |
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