Tooele County Chronicle | 1947-08-22 | Page 1 | "City" Bombed

city WT august 20 A mythi cal city near here is slated for ob livion thursday four B 29 Sup erfort groups ol 01 the air force winging from various parts of the nation will participate in a live bomb strike against a target on the wendover bombing range bombers from spokane wash grand junction colo merced cal rapid city S D and salma salina kan will rendezvous over grand june tion and then fly west over salt lake city they will make the at tack on the target range from 25 feet each of the 27 planes will carry 1000 pounds of bombs en route to home bases the ships will camera bomb designated targets over four states the group will attack reduction works at butte mon the wing from merced the marshaling yards at las vegas nev the wing from rapid city chicago and nor th western rail center in rapid city the mission will simulate war lime time conditions and maintain corn I 1 radio silence