Pratt in Pratt County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Pratt Army Air Field and the B-29 “Superfortress”
By Unknown, 1943
1. 1943 Pratt Army Air Field Blueprint Marker
[Panel 1]
Pratt Army Air Field 1943 [Blueprint]
[Panel 2]
B-29 Units, Production Summary,
Dimensions, and Performance Characteristics
[Panel 3]
B-29 Cutaway View and Unit Tail Designators
Erected 2003.
Location. 37° 42.263′ N, 98° 44.441′ W. Marker is in Pratt, Kansas, in Pratt County. Marker is on Baker Avenue south of Chandler Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. The B-29 All Veterans Memorial is located west of US Hwy 281 at NE 40th Street, on the grounds of the Pratt Municipal Airport (former Pratt Army Air Field). Marker is in this post office area: Pratt KS 67124, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Heroic Efforts of B-26 Aircrew (within shouting distance of this marker); 40th Bomb Group VH (within shouting distance of this marker); Training Fatalities - Pratt Army Air Field (within shouting distance of this marker); 58th Bomb Wing (within shouting distance of this marker); 29th Bomb Group (within shouting distance of this marker); 45th Bombardment Squadron (VH) Honored Dead
By William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2012
2. B-29 Units, Production Summary, Dimensions, and Performance Characteristics Marker
Also see . . .
1. Veterans Memorial Complex, Pratt, Kansas. (Submitted on May 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Boeing B-29 "Superfortress" Fact Sheet. (Submitted on May 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Categories. • Air & Space • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II •
By William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2012
3. B-29 "Superfortress" Cutaway Marker
By William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2012
4. B-29 "Superfortress" Markers at B-29 All Veterans Memorial
By William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2012
5. B-29 "Superfortress" Production Statistics on Marker
By William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2012
6. B-29 "Superfortress" Units on Marker
By William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2012
7. B-29 "Superfortress" Units on Marker
By Unknown, 2003
8. Pratt Army Air Field Blueprint Detail on Marker
By Unknown, 2003
9. Pratt Army Air Field Blueprint Detail on Marker
By William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2012
10. Former WWII Pratt Army Air Field Airplane Hangar
By William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2012
11. Former WWII Pratt Army Air Field Parachute Shed
By William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2012
12. Former WWII Pratt Army Air Field Warehouses
By William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2012
13. Former WWII Pratt Army Air Field Warehouse Foundation
By William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2012
14. Former WWII Pratt Army Air Field Water Tower
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on May 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 383 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. submitted on May 5, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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