Neal P. Scott

 

Neal P. Scott

15-Feb-45 RUHLAND CITY, COTTBUS, CITY ( FLEW 42 MISSIONS)
2-Oct-44 KASSEL, AERO ENGINES
9-Sep-44 DUSSELDORF & RIEZHOLZ, CITIES
 27-Aug-44  BERLIN (RECALL)
2ND LT NEAL P SCOTT P CPT --
2ND LT JOHN S. NORTON CP CPT --
F/O FREDERICK J. KOURY NAV CPT --
2ND LT ARTHUR J. HOLTZ BOM CPT --
S/SGT ROBERT L MOCK ROG NOC --
S/SGT RUSSELL W. SMITH TTE NOC --
S/SGT PAUL L. CABALLERO BTG NOC TAPS: 15 JUL 1979
SGT JOHN J. MORRIS RWG NOC --
SGT RICHARD A. YORK LWG -- --
SGT JOHN GATELY TG NOC --

 

351ST SQDN.. CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH ON 12 APR 1944.

NEAL SCOTT "SCOTTY", COMMAND PILOT, FLEW 42 MISSIONS, THIRD OR FOURTH HIGHEST OF ANY 100TH PILOT  SCOTTY WAS ONE OF THE 100TH'S MOST RESPECTED PILOTS AND IS FAMOUS FOR REFERRING TO A WING COMMANDER ON VHF AS A "YELLOW  BELLIED SOB." WHEN THOUGHT HIS ACTIONS WERE ENDANGERING THE 100TH AND WHEN THE IRATE GENERAL ASKED WHO MADE THE REMARK, THE 100THS  BELOVED "SCOTTY" TOLD HIM . THIS WAS ON THE 30 NOV 1944 MISSION TO LEUNA,  AN OIL REFINERY AND ALWAYS A TOUGH TARGET.

CAPT FREDRICK  "FEARLESS FREDDY"  CHAPIN FLEW AS LEAD NAV ON 7 AUG 1944 (ST  SYLVAIN) ALWAYS A TOUGH TARGET AND THE 100TH LOST IT LEAD AND DEPUTY LEAD TO FLAK PRIOR TO THE TARGET..

There are references to Neal P. Scott as "Phil" amd "Scotty"