Charles Sweeney Autograph

Charles William 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. More about Charles Sweeney

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Current items with a signature of Charles Sweeney

These are the most current items with a signature of Charles Sweeney that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	CHARLES SWEENEY SIGNED INDEX CARD PSA DNA 84071463 (D) ATOMIC BOMB BOCKSCAR C-15	$99.95
	Enola Gay & Bockscar Pilots Tibbets & Charles Sweeney Signed Commemorative	$225.00

Sweeney became an instructor in the atomic missions training project, Project Alberta, at Wendover Army Airfield, Utah. Selected to be part of the 509th Composite Group commanded by Colonel Paul Tibbets, he was named commander of the 320th Troop Carrier Squadron on 6 January 1945. Initially his squadron used C-47 Skytrain and C-46 Commando transports on hand to conduct the top secret operations to supply the 509th, but in April 1945 it acquired five C-54 Skymasters, which had the range to deliver personnel and materiel to the western Pacific area.

On May 4, 1945, Sweeney became commander of the 393d Bombardment Squadron, Heavy, the combat element of the 509th, in charge of 15 Silverplate B-29s and their flight and ground crews, 535 men in all. In June and July Sweeney moved his unit to North Field on the island of Tinian in the Marianas. Read even more about Charles Sweeney at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Charles Sweeney

In total, we tracked 64 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Charles Sweeney (Enola Gay & Bockscar B-29 Pilots Paul Tibbets & Charles Sweeney Signed Cover) was sold in July 2021 for $295.00 while the cheapest item (Charles Sweeney d.2004 Signed Cachet AUTOGRAPHED envelope U.S Air Force WWII) found a new owner for $6.99 in November 2012. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2017 with an average selling price of $50.00 for an autographed item of Charles Sweeney. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2018 with $250.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $9.00 was January 2016. In average, an autographed item from Charles Sweeney is worth $41.00.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Charles Sweeney were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	1985 FDC Signed by Charles Sweeney and Jacob Beser Bockscar/Nagasaki Bombing	$79.95
	AUTOGRAPHED Fred Olivi & Charles Sweeney Bockscar B29 & Olivi Co Pilot Auto	$38.95
	BocksCar (Nagasaki) Ultimate Charles Sweeney Autographed Quote re Atomic Bombing	$75.00
	Charles Sweeney & Paul Tibbets Original Signed Photo & Letter w/ COA	$289.00
	Charles Sweeney d 2004 signed autograph 1x4 cut Pilot of Bockscar WWII PSA Slab	$60.00
	CHARLES SWEENEY SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO PSA DNA AC03827 (D) ATOMIC BOMB BOCKSCAR C-15	$199.95
	CHARLES SWEENEY SIGNED INDEX CARD PSA DNA 84071464 (D) WWII PILOT BOCKSCAR C-15	$18.27
	Enola Gay & Bockscar B-29 Pilots Paul Tibbets & Charles Sweeney Signed Cover	$295.00
	Fat Man Atomic Bomb Charles Sweeney Signed 8X10 B&W Photo Todd Mueller COA	$199.99
	JSA CERT ATOM BOMB PILOTS GEN PAUL TIBBETS & CHARLES SWEENEY SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO	$157.50