From the Dec. 19, 2008, Salt Lake City (Utah) Tribune.
The hangar in Wendover used by the crew of the Enola Gay will be restored with a $450,000 grant.
The 509th Composite Group trained at the site in June 1945 for the August 6th mission to drop the atom bomb on Hiroshima.
The metal hangar, offices and shop at the historic Wendover Airfield are to be restored. This is part of the Federal "save America's Treasures" program, a public/private effort.
The Wendover Airfield began in 1940 when the Army needed additional bombing ranges. In 1943, there were 2,000 civilian employees; 17,500 military personnel; 8,100 feet of runways and 7 hangars.
It is a civil airport today.
Always Good to Hear Something Like This Happening. --Cooter
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