Fire Station, Guard House & Headquarters
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brwhiz
N 40° 43.761 W 114° 02.379
11T E 750002 N 4512929
This is Stop "N" on the self-guided walking/driving tour of the Wendover Air Force Base from which the mission to drop the first atomic bomb originated. A brochure detailing the complete tour is available at the Base Museum, 345 S Airport Apron.
Waymark Code: WMFDK9
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 10/02/2012
Views: 8
Fire Station, Guard House & Headquarters
One of the first base buildings, the fire Station and Guard House (#216) was used as the security headquarters for the base. Just south of the building is the small block building #215. This was the original storage building for the heavy bomber aircraft's top-secret Norden bombsights.
Building #211, just north of #216 served as headquarters for the base commander. Later, Col. Paul W. Tibbets Jr. used this building as the command center for the 509th Composite Group.
Marker Name: Fire Station, Guard House & Headquarters
Marker Type: Roadside
County: Tooele
City: Wendover
Group Responsible for Placement: Historic Wendover Airfield (HWAF)
Marker Number: N
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://www.wendoverairbase.com/about
Addtional Information: Not listed
Date Dedicated: Not listed
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