Dale E Scott

Military
media-33918.jpeg UPL 33918 From the original picture, annotated on the back by my father

From the original picture, annotated by my father.

Object Number - UPL 33918 - From the original picture, annotated on the back by my father

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Brockhoefe on 8/24/44 in B-17 Down N' Go #42102394



POW

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-817187
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Down N Go
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 24 August 1944

Revisions

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Contributorcfinney
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Sources

Name appears in Parker Finney's POW Diary 1944 - 1945 Stalag III Sagan Germany and Stamlager VIIA Moosberg Germany

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Contributorcfinney
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From son of Parker Finney who was the pilot on the last flight. Flight Officer Dale Scott, a bombardier, was at the navigator's table due to a shortage of men in that trade.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8202 / MACR 8202, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2369 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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