216th Army Air Forces Base Unit

216th Army Air Force Base Unit
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Wendover Army Air Field, Utah
Engagements	World War II

The 216th Army Air Forces Base Unit (AAF BU) (Special) provided base services at Wendover Army Airfield, where the 509th Composite Group was stationed during World War II. As such, it became involved in the Manhattan Project's program of testing bombs and aircraft under the codename Project W-47.