Alan Eugene Magee (January 13, 1919 – December 20, 2003) was a United States airman during World War II who survived a 22,000-foot (6,700 m) fall from his damaged B-17 Flying Fortress. [1] He was featured in the 1981 Smithsonian Magazine as one of the 10 most amazing survival stories of World War II.

Apr 10, 2015 · Ranked among the luckiest people in the world, Alan E. Magee survived a free fall of almost four miles from a B-17 bomber during a raid in WWII. When his bomber came under fire from German anti-aircraft guns, he ran out of options. His bomber was spinning mid-air and spiralling towards the ground.

Sep 15, 2023 · The story told about Alan Eugene Magee, born Jan. 13, 1919 in Plainfield, N. J. Magee joined the Army Air Corps in 1941, after Pearl Harbor, and, because he was short and thin and could fit into small, cramped spaces, he became the ball …

Mar 21, 2020 · Mission #3, SSGT Alan E. Magee, w/B-17F 41-24602, 303BG/360BS 22 November 1942 Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24602 "Yardbird II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France.

On the 23rd of September 1995 Alan E. Magee, accompanied by his wife Helen, returned to St Nazaire to take part in a ceremony sponsored by French citizens, dedicating a memorial to his seven fellow crewmen killed in the crash of Snap! Crackle!

Sep 27, 2024 · Desperate to escape, Magee knew the ball turret had no parachute, so he wrestled it into position and pushed open the hatch. Climbing out into the chaos of battle, he found the aircraft’s waist gunners still firing as enemy planes roared past.

Sep 22, 2020 · In the confusion, Sgt. Alan Magee, an American turret-gunner, found himself suddenly outside the stricken plane and tumbling downward—without a parachute. He quickly lost consciousness and fell more than 20,000 feet at speeds up to 120 miles/hr. (193 km/hr.) before crashing into the roof of the Nazaire railroad station.

Artist Alan Magee's official website featuring realist paintings, prints, monotypes, digital photomontages, sculpture, illustration and tapestries

Alan Magee was born in 1947 in Newtown, Pennsylvania, attended Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and, in 1968, began working as an editorial and book illustrator in New York. Among his regular clients were Time Magazine, The Atlantic, Playboy, New York Magazine, The New York Times, McCall’s, and Avon, Ballantine, and Simon and Schuster Books.

Best known for his captivating realist paintings, Alan Magee also creates works that delve into the darkest aspects of human nature. This biography explores the inspirations for the realist work, but also Alan's lesser known, and often less understood imagery and sculptures.