Historic Wendover Airfield

Preserving the past, protecting the future.

[National Museum USAF @AFmuseum]

The B-29 on display, Bockscar, dropped the Fat Man atomic bomb on Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the atomic attack against Hiroshima. #Oppenheimer

Learn more here: https://t.co/K4sU9nt5zu

[Ron Eisele @ron_eisele]

Camera attached to ball-turret .50 BMG on a B24 Liberator.

[Historic Wendover Airfield @wendoverwings]

We have had the privilege to be guests of 467th Bomb Group / 93rd Bomb Group for their reunion in Colorado Springs and to present the story of Wendover Airfield, our history, and our progress. Wonderful time, wonderful experiences and wonderful people!

[Historic Wendover Airfield @wendoverwings]

@Av8Suzie @ron_eisele It is our dream!

[Historic Wendover Airfield @wendoverwings]

We have had the pleasure of being guests today at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. What an amazing facility. We felt bad the iconic chapel is undergoing a major renovation and were unable to see it.

[Historic Wendover Airfield @wendoverwings]

The interior restoration of our C-54 is coming along nicely. Come visit the airfield and check it out! #HWA

[Historic Wendover Airfield @wendoverwings]

Last All-Access tour of the year. We hope to announce our 2025 dates soon. Check the website and join us for a base tour!

[Historic Wendover Airfield @wendoverwings]

It's National Fire Prevention Week! We appreciate what our firefighters have done throughout our history. They have been essential to base safety. This a photo of an Air Force fire crew taken in our fire station with a O-10 Crash Truck, O-11A Crash Truck, and a 530B Fire Engine.

[Historic Wendover Airfield @wendoverwings]

Here's a great aerial shot looking West over Wendover and the airfield. This was taken in May 1946. #WWII #silverplate

[Historic Wendover Airfield @wendoverwings]

Foundation president, Jim Petersen, was invited to present at a meeting of the 8th Air Force Historical Society in New Orleans last week. Thanks to the @8th_afhs for including us in their program and allowing us to spread the word about our efforts to preserve our Airfield.

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

Andy Rooney landed on the beach of Normandy days after D-Day, 80 years ago today. In 2004, he shared a firsthand account of “a day unlike any other.”

“It’s hard for anyone who has been in a war to describe the terror of it to anyone who hasn’t,” he said. https://t.co/xknrIeLymT.

[World War II History @WW2Facts]

This Day in #WWII History: Men of the 16th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 1st Infantry Division wade ashore on Omaha Beach on the morning of June 6, 1944 (colorization by @marinamaral2).

#DDay #DDay80

[Historic Wendover Airfield @wendoverwings]

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@WarbirdsNews Glamorous Glennis?

[Historic Wendover Airfield @wendoverwings]

Join us during the month of March for Women's History Tours. Visit: https://t.co/fFGQnhInAR for more details.

[Historic Wendover Airfield @wendoverwings]

Please join us for one of our 2024 All-Access Tours. learn more about the Historic Wendover Airfield and its unique roll in WWII. Visit https://t.co/Qs7ULjKWIk for tickets and more details.

[Historic Wendover Airfield @wendoverwings]

@PeterDeGiglio Nice! So glad you were able to visit! We hope to see you out here again in the future.

[Alex Cabrero @KSL_AlexCabrero]

The SuperBowl of air racing is looking for a new home after being in Reno since the 1964. Tonight in our @KSL5TV 6:00 newscast, we'll tell you the Utah town that is 1 of 6 in the western US being considered. It would be big money for the town. Can you guess where from this photo?