United States Air Force Academy in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
509 Composite Bomb Group • 509th Bomb Wing
20th Air Force • 2nd Air Force • 8th Air Force
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020
1. 509 Composite Bomb Group • 509th Bomb Wing Marker
in the 509th as a memorial to those valiant
comrades who gave their lives to maintain
peace and freedom.
509th Composite Bomb Group
which became the
509th Bomb Wing
The 509th was activated for the sole purpose of
delivering the atomic bomb. The first A-bombs were
dropped in combat on Japan August 6, Hiroshima
and August 9, Nagasaki in 1945 from B-29 Superforts.
No organization has played a more dynamic role than
the 509th in bringing about a decisive victory
in World War II and maintaining world peace.
B-29 • B-50 • B-47 • KB-29 • KC-97
B[-]52 • FB-111 • KC-135
[Dedicated] 22 September 1988
Erected 1988.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, Cold • War, World II.
Location. 39° 0.926′ N, 104° 51.31′ W. Memorial is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. It can be reached from Parade Loop. Marker is in the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, on Parade Loop west of Stadium Boulevard, on the right when
this page online
Regionally, this memorial is in the Front Range and in Pikes Peak Region. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comanchería.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 20th Air Force (here, next to this marker); 18th Fighter Group • 318th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); Seventh Fighter Command (here, next to this marker); 499th Bombardment Group (VH) (here, next to this marker); 497th Bombardment Group (VH) (here, next to this marker); 414th Fighter Group • 506th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 15th Fighter Group • 21st Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); 500th Bombardment Group (VH) (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in United States Air Force Academy.
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 10, 2020
2. 509 Composite Bomb Group • 509th Bomb Wing Marker on Memorial Wall
Also see . . . 509th Composite Group. Atomic Heritage Foundation entry (Submitted on November 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
via AF.mil, unknown
3. 509 Composite Bomb Group's "Enola Gay"
Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 644 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on January 28, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
