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Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

The Fickle Finger

58th BW • 444th BG • 676th BS

 
 
The Fickle Finger Marker image. Click for more information.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2012
1. The Fickle Finger Marker
Air Safety Network website entry: Occurrence # 98435
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Inscription.
Charles E. Hansen* • Harold H Heinbaugh*
Roy W Peerman Jr* • Stephen I Silverman*
Robert A Gidley* • Albert J Lobozzo*
Virgil E Belford • Denver P Edington*
Howard L Rishel* • Walter W Gilonake*
Harold D Lanham*

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & SpaceWar, 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); Enola Gay (here, next to this marker); Deacon's Disciples (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.
 
Regarding The Fickle Finger. Asterisk means died in service.
 
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1. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas. Website homepage (Submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 

2. Boeing B-29 Superfortress. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on November 22, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 

3. 444th Bombardment Group Association. Association website homepage (Submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.) 

4. 58th Bomb Wing Photos and Film. (Submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
 
B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas
b-29s of the 58th Bomb Wing, 444th Bomb Group image. Click for full size.
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3. b-29s of the 58th Bomb Wing, 444th Bomb Group
Boeing B-29 in World War II website entry
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 11 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. submitted on March 19, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.

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