Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
73rd Bomb Wing
20th Air Force
General Emmett "Rosie" O'Donnell
497th Bomb Group - A
869th Bomb Squadron
870th Bomb Squadron
871st Bomb Squadron
498th Bomb Group - T
873th Bomb Squadron
874th Bomb Squadron
875th Bomb Squadron
499th Bomb Group - V
877th Bomb Squadron
878th Bomb Squadron
879th Bomb Squadron
500th Bomb Group - Z
881th Bomb Squadron
882th Bomb Squadron
883th Bomb Squadron
Service Groups and Wing Headquarters
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. Memorial website homepage (Submitted on June 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. 73rd Bomb Wing Photos and Film. Memorial website homepage (Submitted on June 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 689 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 28, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on February 4, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.