500th Bombardment Group (VH)
73rd Bomb Wing (Saipan)
| | 20th Air Force | |
Recognizing with great esteem the
bold and brave airmen of the 500th,
and especially those lost in combat,
along with elements of an extraordinary
support team
881st Bomb Squadron (Z-Square 1 to 20)
882nd Bomb Squadron (Z-Square 21 to 40)
883rd Bomb Squadron (Z-Square 41 to 60)
303rd Service Group
From Walker Army Air Field
Victoria, Kansas April 1944
To the first B-29 strike against
Honshu, Japan, Thanksgiving Day,
24 Nov 44
To the last air battle in which the
73rd Bomb Wing struck alone. 62 B-29s
were met by 984 fighter attacks, Japans
most vigorous punch against B-29 forces.
Nine B-29s were lost. The well-defended target:
#357, Tokyo, 27 Jan 45
To the day when tactics changed, the first
low level incendiary attack against major
industrial cities of Japan -- 10 Mar 45
To the day in which the largest force
of B-29s were used: 853
1 Aug 45
To total surrender
14 Aug 45
To peace at last on Tokyo Bay,
VJ Day, 2 Sept 45
[Illustrations of changing tail identification markings]
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism
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Location. 39° 0.926′ N, 104° 51.31′ W. Memorial is in United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, in El Paso County. It can be reached from Parade Loop. Marker is in the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, on Parade Loop west of Stadium Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: USAF Academy CO 80840, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Colorado’s Front Range and in Pikes Peak Region. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comancherνa.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 20th Air Force (here, next to this marker); 18th Fighter Group 318th Fighter Group (here, next to this marker); Seventh Fighter Command (here, next to this marker); 499th Bombardment Group (VH) (here, next to this marker); 497th Bombardment Group (VH) (here,
More about this memorial. Must have a valid ID to enter the USAF Academy grounds.
Also see . . .
1. 500th Bombardment Group B-29 Memorial. (Submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. 500th Bombardment Group. (Submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 929 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
