Spitfire
Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 6387, which records the loss of pilot Captain Steven A Scott in Spitfire PA851 on 23 December 1943.
Supermarine Spitfire PA851 PR Mk XI, construction #4986, Built at Chattis Hill Spitfire Factory.
1st Flew 29-10-43, delivered to RAF Benson 5-11-43, assigned to 22nd PRS, 7th PRG, 8th AF, USAAF 28-11-43. Lost 23 Dec 43 - Pilot Capt Steven A Scott made distress call at 10:20 hrs stating that his engine was dead and he was gliding at 15,000 feet. He made his last contact 8 minutes later stating he was at 5,000 feet. An Air-Sea Rescue Walrus aircraft was dispatched. Personnel on board reported seeing an oil slick 10 miles off the coast of Southwold but no sign of pilot. MIA MACR 6387.
Group
Based for the majority of their service at Mount Farm, Oxfordshire, the 7th Photographic Group (Reconnaissance) took over three million intelligence photos during the course of 4,251 sorties over occupied Europe. The Group was awarded a Distinguished...
Military | Captain | Pilot / Ops officer 22nd Sqn | 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
Steven Scott was born in Anselmo, Custer County, Nebraska on 8 November 1915. He was the fourth of five children born to Hughes W Scott and Grace E Alton.
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23 December 1943
3 Spitfires from 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group are despactched on photo recce sorties over NW Germany. 1 Spitfire aircraft Failed to Return (FTR) 1KIA and another crashlanded upon return, pilot OK, aircraft repaired.
Military site : airfield
Originally a grass airfield satellite for the RAF Photographic Reconnaissance Unit at nearby RAF Benson, Mount Farm was built in 1940-1941. It had three concrete runways, 49 dispersals (24 concrete pan type plus 25 PSP squares), and eight blister...
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| Manufactured | Chattis Hill, Spitfire Lane, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6JS, UK | October 1943 |
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Built at Chattis Hill Spitfire Factory. |
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| First flew | Spitfire Lane, Chattis Hill, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6JS, UK | 29 October 1943 |
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First flew Chattis Hill Spitfire Factory airfield pilot Leif Lundsten 29-10-43. |
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| Assigned | Mount Farm Cottage, Dorchester, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 7PG, UK | 28 November 1943 |
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Assigned to 22nd PRS, 7th PRG, 8th AF, USAAF 28-11-43. |
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| Crashed | 10 miles off Southwold, Suffolk, UK | 23 December 1943 |
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Lost 23 Dec 43 - Pilot Capt Steven A Scott made distress call at 10:20 hrs stating that his engine was dead and he was gliding at 15,000 feet. He made his last contact 8 minutes later stating he was at 5,000 feet. An ASR Walrus aircraft was dispatched. Personnel on board reported seeing an oil slick 10 miles off the coast of Southwold but no sign of pilot. MIA MACR 6387 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 12 August 2015 15:21:52 | Al_Skiff | Changes to mission associations |
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http://www.fold3.com/image/28988710/ MACR Details. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 August 2015 15:19:19 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, manufacturer, description and events |
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http://www.fold3.com/image/28988710/ MACR Details. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 March 2015 21:34:49 | Al_Skiff | Changes to description, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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AAM Database. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:42:07 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 6387 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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