Wendover Airfield Tours
We are in full swing running tours in Wendover daily. One of our tours visits the Wendover Airfield. This historic Army airfield that was used during World War II to train over 1,000 aircrews, including the crew of the Enola Gay, a B-29 bomber that deployed the world’s first atomic weapon. Anyone interested in history will enjoy this tour. Come visit our countries most original remaining World War II Army Air Corps base. The Salt Lake Tribune just wrote a great article about the challenges of maintaining this important historical landmark.
“We have a good record,” said Moe. “We work with local partners and try to find remedies to remove the threat.”
The hangar is part of the Historic Wendover Airfield, which includes a museum, flight tower, barracks and officer’s club, and was a training site for crews that dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan. The airfield is the most intact remaining Army Air Corps base in the United States and is owned and operated by Tooele County.
“It’s important to preserve that site as an important piece of the atomic story in America, which had huge consequences for us and the world,” said Moe.