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Major Charles W. Sweeney (Lowell, 27 de dezembro de 1919 — Boston, 16 de julho de 2004) foi um oficial do Exército dos Estados Unidos durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Tornou-se célebre ao pilotar o avião que lançou a bomba atômica Fat Man sobre Nagasaki, em 9 de agosto de 1945.
Charles Sweeney was a US Army Air Forces officer and pilot who flew the B-29 Bockscar carrying the Fat Man atomic bomb to Nagasaki in 1945. Learn about his military career, the mission details, and the aftermath of the bombing.
7 de ago. de 2015 · Charles Sweeney foi o piloto do avião que lançou a bomba que destruiu Nagasaki. Uma curiosidade: apenas um militar, o tenente Jacob Beser, esteve nos dois aviões que detonaram as bombas atômicas.
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He was born in San Francisco to Charles and Emeline Sweeny. Charles Sr. was the son of poor Irish immigrants, but made his fortune in mining in the region around Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (see Bunker Hill Mine and Smelting Complex). The family settled in nearby Spokane, Washington. A 1920 Associated Pressarticle called Charles Jr. a "multimillionaire's ...
Sweeny enrolled in the United States Military Academyat West Point in 1900, but was expelled not once but twice, in 1901 and, after being reinstated, in 1903. He fought in several conflicts in Central and South America, including for Francisco I. Madero in Mexico and against José Santos Zelaya in Nicaragua and Cipriano Castro in Venezuela, accordin...
He eventually retired and lived in Salt Lake City, Utah. He died there on February 27, 1963, and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Roberts, Charley; Hess, Charles P. (October 6, 2017). Charles Sweeny, the Man Who Inspired Hemingway. McFarland. ISBN 9781476669946.
McCormick, Donald (1972). One Man's Wars: The Story of Charles Sweeny, Soldier of Fortune. Barker. ISBN 9780213994327.Sweeny, Charles (1943). Moment of Truth: A Realistic Examination of Our War Situation. C. Scribner's Sons.Charles Sweeny at Find a GravePhotographic portrait of Sweeny in the collection of the Imperial War MuseumLearn about Charles Sweeny, who fought in various conflicts in the 20th century, including World War I, the Polish–Soviet War, and the Rif War. He was a friend of Ernest Hemingway, a French Legion officer, and a Polish general.
18 de jul. de 2004 · Charles Sweeney, o piloto do B-29 que jogou a bomba atômica sobre a cidade japonesa de Nagasaki, no final da Segunda Guerra Mundial, morreu aos 84 anos de idade, informou um hospital de Massachusetts este domingo.
19 de jul. de 2004 · Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney, who flew the B-29 Superfortress that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, the second atomic strike on Japan in the final days of World War II, died Friday at...
15 de jul. de 2014 · Watch the unedited footage of Major Charles Sweeney, who flew the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki in 1945. He describes their mission, difficulties and recovery at Okinawa.
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