Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Honey - V☐ 42
73rd Bomb Wing • 499th Bomb Group
— 879th Bomb Squadron —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2012
1. Honey - V☐42 M arker
Lloyd C Hume • David S Hatcher
James E Marshall • Charles W Brown
William L Winters • George W Schichtel
Loel N Vincent • Robert C Quail
Colin E Anderson - Sq Com
Walter E Chambers - Sq Com
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); Enola Gay (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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Great Bend.
Also see . . .
1. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas. (Submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
this page online
2. 73rd Bomb Wing Photos and Film. (Submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas
via World War Photos, unknown
3. Boeing B-29 bomber "HONEY" of the 499th Bomb Group on Saipan
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 571 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on November 14, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
