Properties (48)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Airport
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gptkbp:area |
Approximately 1,000 acres
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Army_Air_Forces
B-17 Flying Fortress B-24 Liberator |
gptkbp:attraction |
Historical site
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gptkbp:communityInvolvement |
Workshops
Educational programs Local volunteers |
gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
Restoration projects
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gptkbp:coordinates |
40.7361° N, 113.0833° W
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gptkbp:currentStatus |
Preserved as a historic site
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gptkbp:events |
Airshows
Educational tours Reenactments |
gptkbp:features |
Control tower
Hangars Runways |
gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Cultural heritage site
Preservation of military history Research opportunities for historians Venue for community events Educational resource for schools Economic impact on local community Attraction for aviation enthusiasts Base for strategic bombing missions Preservation of WWII artifacts Role in the development of aviation technology Site for film and media productions Connection_to_the_Manhattan_Project Legacy_of_air_power_in_the_U.S. Symbol_of_American_military_history Tourism_development_in_Wendover Training_pilots_during_WWII |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Historic Wendover Airfield
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Wendover,_Utah
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gptkbp:managedBy |
gptkb:Wendover_Airfield_Foundation
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
Memorials
Visitor center Exhibits on aviation history Historic aircraft displays |
gptkbp:opened |
1941
1960 |
gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Wendover_Airfield_Museum
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gptkbp:renovated |
Ongoing efforts
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gptkbp:significance |
Military history
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gptkbp:usedFor |
World_War_II_training
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gptkbp:visitors |
Tourists
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