The first unit to arrive there was the 306th Bombardment Group,with four squadrons of B-17 aircraft.Īll told,there were 21 bomber groups and over 1,000 aircrews that completed training at Wendover airfield.The crews participated in the strategic bombing of Germany,flew in support of D-Day,and conducted combat missions around the world.Three of the groups had Medal of Honor reciepients. Wendover Field was concieved during the late 1930`s,and Congress appropriated funds in 1940 for the acquisition of land for bombing and gunnery ranges.Wendover was selected because of the Great Salt Lake desert and it`s vast uninhabited terrain. Wendover is home not only to the Bonneville International Speedway,but also to the controversial Enola Gay hanger and all it brought with it in the 1940`s.