Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Enola Gay
509th Composite Group
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2012
1. Enola Gay Marker
Thomas Ferebee • Theodore J. Van Kirk
Wyatt Duzenbury • Robert H. Shumard
Richard H. Nelson • Joseph Stiborik
Jacob Beser • Morris R. Jeppson
George R. Caron • William S. Parsons
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 38° 20.836′ N, 98° 50.99′ W. Marker is in Great Bend, Kansas, in Barton County. Memorial is on 6th Street west of Airport Road/SW 40th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Marker is at the B-29 Memorial Plaza at Great Bend Municipal Airport. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Great Bend KS 67530, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Kiley's Krew (here, next to this marker); Deacon's Disciples (here, next to this marker); The Fickle Finger (here, next to this marker); Wichita Witch (here, next to this marker); This Is It (here, next to this marker); City of Flatbush (here, next to this marker); W. M. "Bill" Colvin (here, next to this marker); Norman Barker (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Great Bend.
Also see . . .
1. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas. (Submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
this page online
2. Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 20, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. 509th Composite Group. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on December 20, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
4. Boeing B-29 "Enola Gay". Smithsonian Air and Space Museum website entry (Submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
5. The Enola Gay Controversy, 1994-1995. History on Trial website entry (Submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas
Photographed By Atomic Heritage Foundation, 1945
3. Enola Gay crew
Photographed By WW2 Today, 1945
4. Col. Paul Tibbetts
The mission begins.
via USAAF, 1945
5. "Enola Gay"
"Enola Gay, a Silverplate version of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, landing after delivering Little Boy over Hiroshima"
Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 720 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 20, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
