| Show Power for Peace ea el Jets Bombers Battle I At Wendover Range I WENDOVER Once WENDOVER-Once Once again reminding reminding re re- re- re minding Americans Americana th that t Ajr Power is Peace Power Powe 2 24 bomber bomb r rand and six jet fighter aircraft tt of of th the h air force over ver Wendover Wend Wend- Wendover Wendover over over bombI bombing bombing- g range rang Wednesday noon in ins ina a mass bombing attack The huge 29 B 29 b bombers reached their objective Uve exactly on n schedule after assembling earlier We Ve Wednes Wednesday nel- nel day over St St. George for the Ithe m mass maa s flight to the objective During their bombing runa in which each of the aircraft dropped I a full load of pound MO-pound general purpose purpose bombs the heavies were under aider continuous simulated attack by the jet fighters Both fighters and bombers were armed aimed with cam camera ra guns for a pictorial recording recording re re- cording g of the attack The bombers dropped their loa loads from an altitude of to 27 7 feet teet and early reports reports' indicated indi inch a successful mission Aft After r making their bomb runs the four groups of heavy bombers continued to fly in mass formation to to o Grand Junction Colo Cob where they were were t to break up and return w to their home bases at four widely scattered points in the western United States En route home to Salina Kan the wing was was scheduled to conduct a simulated bombing attack Attack at At- at attack tack tack against the Union Pacific depot in Denver Bombers of ot the wing whiG based at at Rap Rapid d City S S. S D D. were to tomake make maice a simulated attack on the Chicago N Northwestern North Norh rth- rth west western rn Railroad Cot o Or yards in that city when they returned from the Wendover mission t v i l Meanwhile the 2nd wing whig from Spokane V Wash h. h was to fly over the Anaconda Reduction Works Ana Anaconda onda Mont and the tho wing from Merced Cal was to bomb the Lea Las Vegas Nev Nov marshalling marshalling marshalling mar mar- yards on onus its w way home The rile attacking fighters speedy Shooting Star P SOs flew from Self Selfridge Field Mich to participate participate pate In the attack using Wendover I field as their home base for the mission F Following the attack Wednesday these speedy jets flew to Kearney Neb to to refuel before returning to their home base |
