Wendover Air Force Base
National Register of Historic Places

Wendover Air Force Base

Wendover, Tooele County, Utah
Listed
June 30, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75001827

About this property

Wendover Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base in Utah now known as Wendover Airport. During World War II, it was a training base for B-17 and B-24 bomber crews. It was the training site of the 509th Composite Group, the B-29 unit that carried out the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the war, Wendover was used for training exercises, gunnery range and as a research facility. It was closed by the Air Force in 1969, and the base was given to Wendover City in 1977. Tooele County, Utah, assumed ownership of the airport and base buildings in 1998, and the County continues to operate the airfield as a public airport. A portion of the original bombing range is now the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR) which is used extensively by the Air Force with live fire targets on the range.

Location

Wendover, Tooele County, Utah
40.72818, -114.02929

Categories

MILITARYPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Wendover Air Force Base listed on the National Register?

Wendover Air Force Base was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Wendover Air Force Base?

Wendover Air Force Base is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Wendover Air Force Base?

The period of significance for Wendover Air Force Base is recorded as the industrial era.

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