Daniel R Scott
MilitaryAfter takeoff from Atcham on a sector reconnaisannce mission in Spitfire VB P7849, involved in a mid air collision with another plane from the same squadron. The other pilot was Edward D. Smith in Spitfire VB BL660. Planes went down near Wellington, Shropshire. Killed nonoperational.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Nicknames: Armagh
- Unit: 52nd Fighter Group 67th Observation Group 109th Observation Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Coleman County, Texas | 31 July 1919 | Coleman County, Texas , USA. |
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Died |
Wellington, Telford, Telford and Wrekin, UK | 29 March 1943 | After takeoff from Atcham on a sector reconnaissance mission in Spitfire VB P7849, involved in a mid air collision with another plane from the same squadron. The other pilot was Edward D. Smith in Spitfire VB BL660. Planes went down near Wellington, Shropshire. Killed nonoperational. |
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Buried |
US Houston National Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial Dr, Houston, TX 77038, USA | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio Bexar County, Texas, USA. | |
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Enlisted |
Texas, USA | Entered the Air Force in May 1941. | |
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Other Pilot Training |
Calgary, AB, Canada | Trained at Canadian Flying School, Calgary, Canada. | |
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Other Shipped overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Left for ETO in April, 1942. | |
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Other Assigned |
Membury, Axminster, Devon EX13, UK | Assigned to 109 Ob Sqn, 67th Obs Grp, 8th AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 94