Pratt in Pratt County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Pratt Army Air Field and the B-29 “Superfortress”
[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
(within shouting distance of this marker); Pratt Army Air Field (within shouting distance of this marker); B-29 All Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pratt.
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 •
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 373 times since then and 10 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.