Charles Sweeney

Charles W. Sweeney
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Karijera
Čin	General major
Važnije bitke	Drugi svkezski rat Atomsko bombardiranje Hiroshime Atomsko bombardiranje Nagasakija
Rod vojske	United States Air Force Zrakoplovni korpus Vojske SAD

General major Charles W. Sweeney (27. decembar 1919 – 16. jul 2004) bio je američki zrakoplovni oficir najpoznatiji po službi u vojnom zrakoplovstvu za vrijeme Drugom svjetskom ratu, odnosno zapovijedanju Bocksarom, bombarderom koji je 9. augusta 1945. bacio atomsku bombu Fat Man na japanski grad Nagasaki.

Vanjske veze

• Annotated bibliography for Charles Sweeney from the Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues Arhivirano 2006-08-28 na Wayback Machine-u
• Official USAF biography BG Charles W. Sweeney na Wayback Machine-u (archived February 8, 2004)
• Reflections from above: an American pilot's perspective on the mission which dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki
• Eyewitness account of atomic bombing over Nagasaki, by William Laurence, New York Times
• Sweeney explains to Reed Irvine how, incredibly, he and Paul Tibbetts became the first Americans into Japan after the bombing na YouTube.