Christopher Falcon Scott

He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in World War 2. As part of his No. 75 (NZ) Squadron, on 22 Dec 1940 the Wellington bomber he was piloting was part of a bombing raid on Mannheim, Germany. They were on the way back when their aircraft was disabled by ground anti-aircraft fire near Therouldeville in Northern France. In the moonlight he tried to crash land the plane on the ground but it broke in half on landing. Five of them survived but the 6th, the rear gunner Sgt Ritchie was killed. His parents later got a letter from him stating he was in hospital in Rouen with both legs and one arm broken. For eight months he waited for a chance to escape before doing so and getting to unoccupied France, then Spain. He was back in NZ by September 1941. He was promoted to the rank of Pilot Officer, from Sergeant, on 15 Jun 1942. Service number: 391847. He was buried in Timaru Cemetery, Timaru.

• Escape From Germany, Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 67, 16 September 1941, Page 7: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19410916.2.43
• "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Birth Registration of Christopher Falcon Scott, child of John and Margaret Scott. Birth certificate 1914/23409.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166579788/christopher-falcon-scott: accessed 9 November 2023), memorial page for Christopher Falcon Scott (4 Aug 1914–1990), Find a Grave Memorial ID 166579788, citing Timaru Cemetery, Timaru, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand; Maintained by Cyndi (contributor 47314338).