Crew Roster · Personal File
Thomas W. Scott
Nose Gunner · 328th Squadron
Arrived in England (likely October 1944); flew 35 missions over Germany as nose gunner with 93rd Bomb Group. Memorable experience: flew at low level (300 feet) dropping supplies to paratrooper and glider troops crossing the Rhine River in Spring 1945.
Completed Tour
Sortie Log
9 CATALOGUED SORTIES
30 DEC 1944 — 09 APR 1945
30 DEC 1944 — 09 APR 1945
The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 770
30 DEC 1944
MechernichM/Y
Duchess, The / Evelyn41-24147
№ 783
06 JAN 1945
Bonn Rhine H/BH/B
Lead aircraft (circle-dot symbol)
XX-XX254
№ 809
28 JAN 1945
KaiserstuhlO/I
Letter suffix reads 'H'. Serial partially illegible; digit after '2' unclear.
Ma's Worry41-29437
№ 817
03 FEB 1945
Magdeburg/RothenseeO/I
Sleepy Time Gal42-95095
№ 839
21 FEB 1945
Target unrecorded
Lucky Lass44-40157
№ 841
22 FEB 1945
Target unrecorded
12 GP
Lucky Lass44-40157
№ 894
18 MAR 1945
Target unrecorded
44-4015
№ 911
24 MAR 1945
American Assault Area??
Lucky Lass44-40157
№ 935
09 APR 1945
Target unrecorded
Lucky Lass44-40157
§ Personal Record
Before the War
Born April 23, 1923 in Clearfield, IA. Entered USAAC cadets in 1943; too many cadets so transferred to Gunnery School in Laredo, TX. Joined Emil Kengle's crew in 1944; crew training at Charleston, SC.