44-40073 Ark Angel
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FRE 6866
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40073) nicknamed "Ark Angel" of the 491st Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Ark Angel, 440073, T8-B, Metfield, Summer 44.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-684255
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34505462
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial (Right Waist) Gunner/MOS611
Places
- Site type: Memorial
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
- Site type: Memorial
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 26 November 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorsueveh
Changes
Sources
Daughter of nose gunner, Louis C. Szaflarski, recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
ContributorTimothy McKeown
Changes
Sources
Ringmasters: The 491st Bombardment Group (H). Dallas: Taylor Publishing Co. (1992).
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 10764 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database