The "Ark Angel" was a four engined bomber type B-24 J, serial # 44-40073.It crashed on November 26, 1944 after attacking Misburg Oil-plants near Oerie. All nine crew-members died during the crash.

At www.oerie.de i tried to "reconstruct" this day in November.

The crash of the "Ark Angel" on November 26, 1944

 

 

On www.thomas-pohl.com i want to tell more about the time before November 26. Under the pilot Linus J. Box the "Ark Angel" completed 30 missions. After that the Bennett crew took over.
Among the informations about the Box-crew you can also find pictures and additional informations about
the Misburg attack.

Informations about the crew from Linus J. Box, the "Ark Angel" and November,26 1944