Aircraft
44-8018 Magie / Margie
840thlost or wrecked with the 483rd, no report located, 9 February 1945
- Type
- B-17G-45-VE (Lockheed/Vega)
- Names
- Magie / Margie
- Assigned to the 483rd
- 4 August 1944
- Sources
- Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de
Flags. loss or accident during 483rd service known from the Master Log (no report cited); no Association sheet
Loss and incident records
- Association record · 13 September 1944 · mission 91, 13 September 1944
- Association record · 8 March 1945 · mission 175, 8 March 1945
Incidents
- 13 September 1944 · mission 91, 13 September 1944 · no Missing Air Crew Report located in the catalog for this aircraft; practice or non-combat incident known only from the Association aircraft page (sheets: .5 Formation Practice | .5 Practice Mission | .5a Formation Practice | .5a Practice Mission | .5aaa Formation Practice | .5aaaa Practice Mission | .5b Practice Mission | .5bb Formation Practice | .5bb Practice Mission | .5bbb Formation Practice | .5bbb Practice Mission | .5c Formation Practice | .5c Practice Mission | .5cc Formation Practice | .5cc Practice Mission | .5ccc Formation Practice | .5ccc Practice Mission | .5d Formation Practice | .5d Practice Mission | .5dd Formation Practice | .5ddd Formation Practice)
- 8 March 1945 · mission 175, 8 March 1945 · no Missing Air Crew Report located in the catalog for this aircraft; practice or non-combat incident known only from the Association aircraft page (sheets: .5 Formation Practice | .5 Practice Mission | .5a Formation Practice | .5a Practice Mission | .5aaa Formation Practice | .5aaaa Practice Mission | .5b Practice Mission | .5bb Formation Practice | .5bb Practice Mission | .5bbb Formation Practice | .5bbb Practice Mission | .5c Formation Practice | .5c Practice Mission | .5cc Formation Practice | .5cc Practice Mission | .5ccc Formation Practice | .5ccc Practice Mission | .5d Formation Practice | .5d Practice Mission | .5dd Formation Practice | .5ddd Formation Practice)
History
- 14 May 1944Delivered Dallas
- 26 June 1944Langley
- 15 July 1944Dow Fd
- 4 August 1944Assigned 840BS/483BG PFF Sterparone
- 9 February 1945crash landed base with Chas Schweigman
- MARGlE
Dates and events from Dave Osborne's B-17 Master Log, as published by b17flyingfortress.de; wording condensed to the facts.
Photographs and loss sheets
- B-17 44-8018 B-17 G 45 VE 'Magie - LAC' (3 scans) · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 175 .5 Formation Practice · 8 March 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 175 .5a Formation Practice · 8 March 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 175 .5aaa Formation Practice · 8 March 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 175 .5bb Formation Practice · 8 March 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 175 .5bbb Formation Practice · 8 March 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 175 .5c Formation Practice · 8 March 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 175 .5cc Formation Practice · 8 March 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 175 .5ccc Formation Practice · 8 March 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 175 .5d Formation Practice · 8 March 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 175 .5dd Formation Practice · 8 March 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 175 .5ddd Formation Practice · 8 March 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 91 .5 Practice Mission · 13 September 1944 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 91 .5a Practice Mission · 13 September 1944 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 91 .5aaaa Practice Mission · 13 September 1944 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 91 .5b Practice Mission · 13 September 1944 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 91 .5bb Practice Mission · 13 September 1944 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 91 .5bbb Practice Mission · 13 September 1944 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 91 .5c Practice Mission · 13 September 1944 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 91 .5cc Practice Mission · 13 September 1944 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 91 .5ccc Practice Mission · 13 September 1944 · view at 15thaf.org
- Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 44-8018, mission 91 .5d Practice Mission · 13 September 1944 · view at 15thaf.org
- Charles A. Schweigman flew a practice mission 9... · view at American Air Museum in Britain
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