44-8018 Margie

media-32992.jpeg UPL 32992 Charles A. Schweigman flew a practice mission 9 February 1945 in B-17 44-8018 (nicknamed Margie) with Jack Leatherman as co-pilot. While they were landing, the right gear collapsed and the plane ground-looped. With the plane heading for an olive grove, Schweigman pulled up the left gear and th eplane came to a stop without fire or collision. There were 10 others on board, but no one was injured. The plane was salvaged.

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Object Number - UPL 32992 - Charles A. Schweigman flew a practice mission 9 February 1945 in B-17 44-8018 (nicknamed Margie) with Jack Leatherman as co-pilot. While they were...

Delivered Dallas 14/5/44; Langley 26/6/44; Dow Fd 15/7/44; Assigned 840BS/483BG PFF Sterparone 4/8/44; crash landed base with Chas Schweigman 9/2/45; MARGlE.

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Seen through a 433rd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress' strike camera, a 816th Bomb Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5786) nicknamed "Whizzer II" goes down over Nis in Yugoslavia on the 15th of April 1944 in a gout of flame after taking a direct flak hit. There were no survivors. Official caption on image: "(483BG:4M3:2VI) (4:15:1208) (24:21300) ([south-west arrow] 140 [degrees]) (Nis M/Y Yugo) (Ship 111 816 Sq)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '15/4/44. 483BG, 15AF. Nis, Yugoslavia. 42-5786

483rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Delivered

Dallas, TX 14 May 1944

Assigned

Sterparone Airfield, Italy 4 August 1944

Crashed

Sterparone Airfield, Italy 9 February 1945

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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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Object number: UPL 32992 - Charles A. Schweigman flew a practice mission 9...