WARBIRDS IN THE DESERT

Thirty miles north of Salt Lake City lies Hill Air Force Base—home to the 388th and 419th Fighter wings, which fly the Lockheed Martin F-35. The Hill Aerospace Museum abuts the base, with more than 80 aircraft on display. Restoration of vintage aircraft is a major part of the museum’s work, and among the airplanes currently receiving attention are a Consolidated B-24 Liberator and Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Both aircraft were badly in need of repair and came to the museum via circuitous, and very different, routes.

The museum’s B-24D, serial