Wendover Army Air Field, Utah
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Wendover Army Air Field in Utah was a major World War II U.S. Army Air Forces base best known as the training site for the crews who carried out the atomic bomb missions over Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wendover Army Air Field, Utah canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army Air Forces base
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military airfield ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
509th Composite Group
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Bockscar ⓘ Enola Gay ⓘ Manhattan Project ⓘ Project Alberta ⓘ atomic bomb development ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentUse |
Wendover Airfield
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surface form:
Wendover Airport
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| decommissioned | 1960s ⓘ |
| environment | isolated desert location ⓘ |
| hasFacility | bombing ranges in surrounding desert ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Wendover Airfield
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surface form:
Wendover Airport
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| hasRunway | multiple long runways suitable for heavy bombers ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Enola Gay hangar ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
considered a significant World War II historic site
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many original World War II structures remain ⓘ |
| inService | 1942–1969 ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Salt Lake Desert
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Tooele County, Utah ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Wendover, Utah ⓘ |
| notableFor |
training crews for atomic bomb missions over Japan
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training the 509th Composite Group ⓘ |
| opened | 1942 ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Air Force ⓘ |
| peakPersonnel | approximately 20,000 ⓘ |
| postWarUse |
Air Force training base
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auxiliary airfield ⓘ weapons testing ⓘ |
| reasonForLocation | secrecy and safety for bombing and gunnery training ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| startDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force after 1947
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United States Army Air Corps ⓘ United States Army Air Forces during World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
B-17 Flying Fortress training
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B-24 Liberator training ⓘ B-29 Superfortress training ⓘ World War II training ⓘ atomic bomb mission training ⓘ bombing range operations ⓘ gunnery training ⓘ heavy bomber training ⓘ very heavy bombardment group training ⓘ |
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