Charles Sherwood Coe
Military
Object Number - UPL 31646 - 1st Lt Charles S Coe 503FS, 339FG, 8AF.
Lt Charles S Coe of Westbrook, ME, was nicknamed “No Mags” Coe. He was the pilot of 44-13377 D7-G ‘Night Mare’ and got his nickname due to often claiming a ‘rough’ engine. The crew chief suspected that it was due to Coe deliberately switching off one of the magnetos in flight. The crew chief got fed up with the black mark against him, so he re-wired the magnetos so that they stayed ‘live’ when the pilot switched either one off once the engine was running.
Assigned to 503FS, 339FG. Transferred to 496FTG. Credited 2.5 kills.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
3 October 1922 | Son of Clyde Sydney and Hazel Marion [Ewen] Coe. | |
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Enlisted |
23 November 1942 | ||
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Based |
31 July 1944 - 20 January 1945 | Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
11 September 1944 | Fw190 destroyed Germany 11-Sep-44. | |
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Other E/A Destroyed [1/2] |
11 September 1944 | E/A Shared destroyed Germany 11-Sep-44. | |
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Other Crashed |
22 September 1944 | Landing Accident Fowlmere/Sta 378 Cat 5 damage Lt Charles S Coe, 22-Sep-44. P-51B 43-24800 - 503FS 339FG 8AF | |
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Other Promotion |
31 October 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
26 November 1944 | Fw190 destroyed Sth Dummer Lake 26-Nov-44. P-51D 44-13377. | |
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Based Transferred |
20 January 1945 | Transferred to 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Died |
26 July 1994 | Charles S. Coe, 71, died unexpectedly July 26, 1994, in Fort Kent. He was born in Portland, Oct. 3, 1922, the son of Clyde and Hazel Coe. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army Air Force as a fighter pilot. He was employed for 40 years by Folsom's Air Service of Greenville, where he worked as an outstanding bush pilot and helicopter pilot. He was a member of the Peoples United Methodist Church of Greenville Junction. Surviving are one Stepdaughter; one sister and his companion Phyllis. Friends may call at Harvey Funeral Home Greenville Chapel, 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Funeral services will be held a.m. Friday at the Peoples United Methodist Church with Rev. Mazbool R. Malik, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Maine Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, Augusta. | |
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Buried |
Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery Augusta Kennebec County, Maine |
Revisions
Nickname, and its backstory provided by Pyker from their personal notes relating to the 339th Fighter Group
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Coe%2C+Charles+S…
https://www.fold3.com/record/83449174-charles-s-coe
https://www.fold3.com/record/166279-charles-s-coe
http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/339-coe-26nov…
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_coe_c_s.php
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65665011/charles-sherwood-coe
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Coe%2C+Charles+S…
https://www.fold3.com/record/83449174-charles-s-coe
https://www.fold3.com/record/166279-charles-s-coe
http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/339-coe-26nov…
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_coe_c_s.php
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65665011/charles-sherwood-coe
