Detailed history
Ailingen-Unterraderach is a small village in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Following a raid on 20 July 1944, Arthur Scott parachuted near to the village. After being held in custody, he was then taken to a nearby shooting range and murdered on the orders of the Sherriff.
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People
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 454th Bomb Group
KIA. Taken prisoner and jailed. Two days after capture he was led to a shooting range and killed. The Nazi party officials responsible were tried at Dachau in March 1947 and received death and life sentences which were however commuted. None of them...
Aircraft
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B-24 Liberator
Missing in Action 20/7/44, last seen near Friedrichshafen, Germany, Missing Air Crew Report 6971.
Missions
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20 July 1944
A rough one. Bombed an oil refinery near Leipzeig. Flak put several holes in the plane; ine in number 3 gas tank. Came back on 3 engines.