Wendover Army Air Field
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Wendover Army Air Field was a remote World War II United States Army Air Forces base in Utah that served as the primary training site for the 509th Composite Group, which carried out the atomic bomb missions against Japan.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wendover Army Air Field canonical | 8 |
| Wendover Airport | 2 |
| Wendover Air Force Base | 1 |
| Wendover Army Air Field, Utah | 1 |
| Wendover bombing range | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3358138 — 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 Context triple: [509th Composite Group, garrison, Wendover Army Air Field]
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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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Davison Army Airfield
Davison Army Airfield is a U.S. Army aviation facility in Virginia that supports military helicopter and fixed-wing operations for the National Capital Region.
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Hood Army Airfield
Hood Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield located at Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood) in Texas, supporting military aviation training and operations.
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D.
Pope Army Airfield
Pope Army Airfield is a U.S. military airfield in North Carolina that supports airborne and special operations units and is closely associated with Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg).
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Libby Army Airfield
Libby Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield located at Fort Huachuca in southeastern Arizona, supporting military aviation operations, training, and testing activities.
- 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 Target entity description: Wendover Army Air Field was a remote World War II United States Army Air Forces base in Utah that served as the primary training site for the 509th Composite Group, which carried out the atomic bomb missions against 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.
Davison Army Airfield
Davison Army Airfield is a U.S. Army aviation facility in Virginia that supports military helicopter and fixed-wing operations for the National Capital Region.
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C.
Hood Army Airfield
Hood Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield located at Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood) in Texas, supporting military aviation training and operations.
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D.
Pope Army Airfield
Pope Army Airfield is a U.S. military airfield in North Carolina that supports airborne and special operations units and is closely associated with Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg).
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E.
Libby Army Airfield
Libby Army Airfield is a U.S. Army airfield located at Fort Huachuca in southeastern Arizona, supporting military aviation operations, training, and testing activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army Air Forces base
ⓘ
military airfield ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Manhattan Project
ⓘ
atomic bomb development ⓘ |
| climate | arid desert ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1940 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentNameOfCivilPortion |
Wendover Airfield
ⓘ
surface form:
Wendover Airport
|
| distanceFrom | approximately 120 miles west of Salt Lake City ⓘ |
| elevation | about 4,200 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| garrison |
216th Army Air Forces Base Unit
ⓘ
509th Composite Group ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive bombing and gunnery ranges
ⓘ
long runways suitable for heavy bombers ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| hasOrganization |
Wendover Airfield
ⓘ
surface form:
Wendover Airfield Museum
|
| heritageTourism | World War II historic site tours ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| laterPartiallyConvertedTo | civil airport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tooele County, Utah
ⓘ
Utah ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Wendover, Utah ⓘ |
| notableAircraftType | B-29 Superfortress ⓘ |
| notableFor | training crews for atomic bomb missions against Japan ⓘ |
| notableMissionAssociation |
atomic bombing of Hiroshima
ⓘ
surface form:
Hiroshima atomic bombing
atomic bombing of Nagasaki ⓘ
surface form:
Nagasaki atomic bombing
|
| notableUnit | 509th Composite Group ⓘ |
| opened | 1942 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Air Force ⓘ |
| peakPersonnel | over 17,000 ⓘ |
| postwarUse |
Air Force auxiliary field
ⓘ
weapons testing site ⓘ |
| preservedStructuresInclude |
Enola Gay hangar
ⓘ
bomb assembly buildings ⓘ control tower ⓘ |
| primaryTrainingSiteFor | 509th Composite Group ⓘ |
| reasonForLocation | remote desert setting for secrecy and safety ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| significance | key training base for first operational use of nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| status | former military airfield ⓘ |
| trainingIncluded |
bombing practice
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gunnery training ⓘ navigation training ⓘ special weapons handling ⓘ |
| usedFor |
World War II bomber crew training
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atomic bomb mission training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wendover Army Air Field Description of subject: Wendover Army Air Field was a remote World War II United States Army Air Forces base in Utah that served as the primary training site for the 509th Composite Group, which carried out the atomic bomb missions against Japan.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wendover Airport
this entity surface form:
Wendover Airport
this entity surface form:
Wendover Army Air Field, Utah
this entity surface form:
Wendover bombing range
this entity surface form:
Wendover Air Force Base