On March 26th, 1944, Sgt Paul Raymond Scott went with his crew to Holland for an a maximum effort raid on Ijmuiden, Holland to hit the boat pens with 344 bombers over the target. Despite heavy flak defenses, only one bomber was lost in the attack (this was the Toid Boid).



























They took a direct hit in the bomb bay and went down near IJmuiden

The crew of the Toid Boid was a new crew because the actual crew (Foster crew) had a day off. The crew on this day was called the "Reese crew", concerning the following crew-members:



* 2nd Lt Halmyth C. Reese (Pilot),

* William C. Berryman (Co Pilot),

* Sgt Paul R. Scott (Radio operator/ Waist gunner,

* Sgt Ralph R. Brown (Bombardier),

* S/Sgt Alex E. Sundberg (Armorer/Turret gunner,

* Sgt Donald L. Jacobs (Engineer/Tail gunner)

The German report indicates that "Toid Boid" was shot down by heavy flack at 14.44 hrs local time and crashed 2 km south of IJmuiden in the Dunes.



Picture’s of the orginal crew from the “Toid Boid” the Foster Crew. This lucky crew had a day off.

Cpt.Foster is passed away you can find information on this link:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=6024246







Investigation at the crash site learned that the wreckage was destroyed for 95%. Only a part of the tail was recognizable, filed with number 134 on the left side and 853 on the right side. The body of Sgt Paul R Scott was found among the back dome at that time he could not be identified. The crew was buried on March 29, 1944 in IJmuiden on the cemetery at the Havenkade and transferred after the war to Margraten (Sgt Paul R. Scott was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Margraten Block PPP, Row 2, Grave 47), and in 3 cases repatriated to the USA. At 1948 1949 many soldiers were repatriated to the USA. In this time Sgt Scott reburied in to his final resting place at American Military Cemetery Magraten Plot J, Row 16, Grave 1. For his sacrifice/service and and has contributed to our freedom, he got a purple heart .



Picture’s from parts who has found at the crash site of the toid boid.



Statement from Sgt Robert C. Malarkey, Tail Gunner, A/C 787:

"While we were on the bomb run, I saw Lt. Reese's airplane on fire. The fire was coming from the roots of the wings and was streaming back to the tail. We turned and I lost sight of it momentarily. The next time I saw it, it was spiraling steeply down. I saw it strike on the coast and explode. I did not see any chutes from the airplane.