Frederick J. Olivi

Co-Pilot on BockscarNagasaki Mission

Tinian IslandWendover, UT

509th Composite GroupHiroshima MissionManhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranNagasaki Mission

Listen to Frederick J. Olivi’s Oral History on Voices of the Manhattan Project

Frederick J. Olivi served as a member of the 393rd Bombardment Squadron of the 509th Composite Group. He was regularly assigned to the Great Artiste but was pre-empted from the Hiroshima Mission due to the number of scientific personnel required. Days later, he participated in the Nagasaki Mission as the co-pilot of Bockscar.

Lt. Fred Olivi

James Van Pelt, Charles Sweeney, and Fred Olivi

Fred Olivi in Bockscar. Courtesy of the Joseph Papalia Collection.

Fred Olivi in Great Artiste. Courtesy of the Joseph Papalia Collection.

Fred Olivi on Tinian. Courtesy of the Joseph Papalia Collection.