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.

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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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509th Composite Group component 390th Air Service Group