Charles Sweeney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Sweeney

United States general

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1919

Place of Birth: Lowell, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 16-Jul-2004

Profession: military officer, aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Charles W.
Sweeney (December 27, 1919 – July 16, 2004) was an officer in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and the pilot who flew Bockscar carrying the Fat Man atomic bomb to the Japanese city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945.
Separating from active duty at the end of World War II, he later became an officer in the Massachusetts Air National Guard as the Army Air Forces transitioned to an independent United States Air Force, eventually rising to the rank of major general.