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

40th Bomb Group

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2012

1. 40th Bomb Group Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Activated April 1, 1941
Deactivated October 22, 1946

Served with Distinction From Bases In
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Puerto Rico • Panama • Guatamala • Ecuador • Pratt, Kansas • Chakulia, India • Hsinching, China • Tinian, The Marianas

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. Leslie J. Campbell Jr. (here, next to this marker); Crew 52 (here, next to this marker); Duke's Lead Crew (here, next to this marker); Great Bend AAF Ground Training Unit (here, next to this marker); Honey - V☐ 42 (here, next to

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this marker); Pacific Queen Z-35 (here, next to this marker); Rover Boys Express (here, next to this marker); Welch's Wolves (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 KS. (Submitted on July 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 40th Bomb Group. (Submitted on July 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. 58th Bomb Wing in Film and Photos. (Submitted on July 20, 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

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 436 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.