Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Wichita Witch
73rd BW • 498th BG • 874th BS
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2012
1. Wichita Witch Marker
Stanley Rabicki (POW) • Kenneth E Beyer*
John W Ray* • Clarence B. Hewlett*
Morris R Tyler* • Edward M Sieniewicz*
Richard E Sandlin (POW) • Kenneth A Seely*
Gerald J Westerman*
Aircraft No. 42-246654
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); 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 Wichita Witch. Asterisk means died in service.
Also see . . .
this page online
1. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas. (Submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. B-29 Superfortress. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 4, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
3. 20th Air Force Organizational Structure. (Submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
4. 73rd Bomb Wing Photos and Film. (Submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas
via 40th Bomb Group, unknown
3. Wichita Witch
"T Square 30, SN 42-42654., otherwise nicknamed 'WICHITA WITCH' flew with the 20th Air Force, 498th BG, 874th BS out of Saipan in the Pacific campaign of World War Two. The aircraft flew over forty missions but was destroyed on the ground during a Japanese air raid on the island of Saipan on Christmas day of 1944."
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 613 times since then and 31 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 January 4, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
