Wendover Army Air Field, Utah
E351031
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 |
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| Wendover Army Air Field, Utah canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3358159 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wendover Army Air Field, Utah Context triple: [509th Composite Group, trainingLocation, Wendover Army Air Field, Utah]
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Wheeler Army Airfield
Wheeler Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, historically significant for its role in the defense of Pearl Harbor and ongoing military aviation operations.
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B.
Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation near Las Vegas known for advanced combat training exercises such as Red Flag and for hosting the USAF Warfare Center.
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C.
Peterson Air Force Base
Peterson Air Force Base was a major U.S. Air Force installation in Colorado that served as a key hub for space operations and air defense before being redesignated as Peterson Space Force Base.
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D.
Reno Army Air Base
Reno Army Air Base was a World War II-era United States Army Air Forces training and operations facility that later evolved into what is now Reno–Tahoe International Airport.
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E.
Buckley Air Force Base
Buckley Air Force Base was a U.S. Air Force installation in Aurora, Colorado, that served primarily as a hub for missile warning, space surveillance, and intelligence operations before its redesignation as Buckley Space Force Base.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wendover Army Air Field, Utah Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Wheeler Army Airfield
Wheeler Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, historically significant for its role in the defense of Pearl Harbor and ongoing military aviation operations.
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B.
Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation near Las Vegas known for advanced combat training exercises such as Red Flag and for hosting the USAF Warfare Center.
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C.
Peterson Air Force Base
Peterson Air Force Base was a major U.S. Air Force installation in Colorado that served as a key hub for space operations and air defense before being redesignated as Peterson Space Force Base.
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D.
Reno Army Air Base
Reno Army Air Base was a World War II-era United States Army Air Forces training and operations facility that later evolved into what is now Reno–Tahoe International Airport.
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E.
Buckley Air Force Base
Buckley Air Force Base was a U.S. Air Force installation in Aurora, Colorado, that served primarily as a hub for missile warning, space surveillance, and intelligence operations before its redesignation as Buckley Space Force Base.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
|
| currentUse |
Wendover Airfield
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surface form:
Wendover Airport
|
| decommissioned | 1960s ⓘ |
| environment | isolated desert location ⓘ |
| hasFacility | bombing ranges in surrounding desert ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Wendover Airfield
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surface form:
Wendover Airport
|
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wendover Army Air Field, Utah Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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