Hill Field, Engine Test No. 2, 5822 Engine Lane, Layton, Davis County, UT

Significance: Aircraft engines were completely overhauled at Ogden Air Depot/Ogden Air Materiel Command (OOAMA) Hill Field/Air Force Base, and then tested for safety and effectiveness in the Engine Test Cells, Buildings 267 and 268. These two buildings provide particularly vivid images of the processes involved in the repair and maintenance of aircraft, a crucial component of Hill Field's overall mission to support Pacific and European theaters of military operation during World War II. In addition, they contribute to a deeper understanding of the early development of the U.S. Army Air Corps, a branch of the Army which eventually became the U.S. Air Force. Hill Field was one of only two air depots established in the United States during the tumultuous years immediately preceding World War II.
Survey number: HAER UT-85-T
Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction