Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Original B-29 Pilots At Great Bend Army Air Field
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 13, 2012
1. Original B-29 Pilots At Great Bend Army Air Field Marker
for the B-29 program
the following were stationed
at Great Bend Army Air Field
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Marshall (Moe) Brown • Jack Doran
Archie Lewis • George (Mac) McCarthy
Patrick (Pat) Saunders • Leslie (Les) Sloan
R.A. (Buddy) Lewis - Co-pilot of the
Enola Gay
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.
this page online
Also see . . .
1. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas. (Submitted on July 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. "B-29s" in Victory in the Pacific, PBS American Experience program. (Submitted on July 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
2. B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend, Kansas
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 501 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 20, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on April 9, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
