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Aug 09
2011

Top Secret tour just scheduled! Limited availability

Posted by: kirk

Top Secret:  For Your Eyes Only

A Tour of Historic Wendover Airbase

Date:               August 27, 2011

Time:               10:00 am – 2pm (approximately 4 hours)

Location:        Wendover Airport, 345 Airport Apron, Wendover, Utah

Cost:                $25 per individual, lunch and beverages are included

The staff of the Wendover Airfield museum is excited to host an “all access” tour of the historic airfield!   This tour of the secret World War II base facilities has never been offered before and the tour will include rarely open buildings and areas such as:

Atomic bomb loading pit                Atomic bomb assembly buildings

Bomb Storage Bunkers                  Enlisted Mess hall

Aircraft hangars                          Fire station

Enlisted Barracks               Norden Bombsight building

Officers Mess hall               B-29 “Enola Gay” hangar

Museum hall                      Base hospital facilities

You will be guided by museum staff as you step into the past and truly, “Walk where they Walked”.  Be sure to bring your camera, sunglasses and good walking shoes!  Water and lunch from Subway sandwiches is included in cost for the tour.

Please be aware some areas are not handicap accessible, but some accommodations can be made – please let us know in advance if you feel you may need to make such arrangements.

Tour is limited to 20 individuals so please contact us to reserve your space at: 801-571-2907 or on the “Contact Us” page at www.wendoverairbase.com

Historic Wendover Airfield is a non-profit organization and additional museum information is available at:  www.wendoverairbase.com and on Facebook, “Historic Wendover Airfield

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