Personally, I prefer the weathered look of the old to the newly sided green. Enola Gay Hangar 345 S Airport Apron, Utah USA 1 Photo Independent Add to Trip While the Wendover Airport is still in use for general aviation and charter flights, a large portion of the grounds consist of the semi-abandoned remains of one of the most important Air Force bases from World War II. As seen in the photos, the 60-plus years since World War II had left the steel building rusted and worn.ĭespite its beautiful patina, the decision was made to restore this historic facility. The hangar itself had fallen into a state of disrepair. Before that historic flight, the Enola Gay was secretly housed in the hangar in these photos and flew practice missions from the Wendover airport. The Enola Gay hangar, however, is beginning to look like it did 75 years ago. Many of the barracks are gone, others are in disrepair. trans by Wegman-French, Lysamitter Documentation Compiled After. Wendover Air Force Base, Maintenance Field Hangar, South of Interstate 80, Wendover, Tooele County, UT. (From the 2008 archives.) Historical Photo Essays. The Enola Gay was the B-29 Superfortress bomber that famously delivered “Little Boy”, the first atomic bomb, to its target in Nagasaki, Japan in 1945. The Enola Gay hangar stands at Wendover Airbase before and after restoration. Historic American Buildings Survey, Creator, and Enola Gay. This hangar at the Wendover Air Field in Wendover, Utah was once home to the Enola Gay, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Bomber responsible for deploying the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. Located in Wendover, Utah, Wendover Airfield was a training base for the Army Air Corps with a major role in the Manhattan Project, the top-secret effort to develop the world’s first atomic bomb. The star of the show, in many ways, is the hangar in the background, which was once home to one of the most influential aircraft of all time, the Enola Gay. The hangar housed the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber that dropped the atomic bomb Little Boy on the city of Hiroshima. Dan Budnik’s work as a photographer covered more than a half-century. The Enola Gay was the B-29 Superfortress bomber that famously delivered Little Boy, the first atomic bomb, to its target in Nagasaki, Japan in 1945. Some of the nicest cars and airplanes from the surrounding area show up and show off. Enola Gay Hangar, Wendover, UT, 2010 Atomic Bomb Dome, Hiroshima, Japan, 2007. Each September, the city of West Wendover, Nevada hosts Wings and Wheels, a car show/air show.