FYI The final 73rd Bomb Wing B-29 reunion is scheduled for 28 May in Wichita, Kansas. They have an open invitation to anyone interested in the 58th, 73 rd , 313th, 314th and 315th Bomb Wings. Thursday they have a bus trip (80 miles) to Pratt to visit our Pratt Army Air Field B-29 All Veteran Memorial and Museum. Saturday they have a tour of Wichita including the restored B-29 DOC, located in a former Boeing hanger. It will be one of the last opportunities for a visit with some of the members of the most successful air offensive in military history. On December 7, 1941 when they declared war on the United States, Japanese aggression had amassed a 20 million genocide record with their invasion and military defense of modern day Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Palau, Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and parts of China, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, and Kiribati. Our last Japanese land invasion of seventy mile Okinawa took 14,000 American, 77,000 Japanese and 40,000 civilian lives. The B-29 air invasion forced surrender of the Japanese troops in all of these countries in 442 days with bombing missions over Japan between June 1944 and August 1945. Again everyone interested in B-29’s, history, family, the 73rd Bomb Wing and any other Bomb Wing Groups are cordially invited to attend this reunion. It is being held in the Double Tree Hotel at 2098 S Airport Rd, Wichita, KS. They provide a complimentary 24 hour airport shuttle service. Call 316-945-5272 for reservations or shuttle. Those with the reunion get a $95 a night rate. The Saipan Superfort has the registration form and Hotel information. Page 6 of the Saipan Superfort has interesting history of our Pratt Army Air Field. If you haven’t received the Saipan Superfort, e-mail prattb29armyairfield@gmailand we will send an attachment with all the information.
Posted on: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 03:42:50 +0000
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