A good Second War ‘Immediate’ D.F.M. awarded to Wellington and Halifax Flight Engineer, Sergeant S. Scott, Royal Air Force, who flew in at least 27 operational sorties with 425 (Alouette) Squadron, including 3 April 1943, when detailed to bomb the Krups Factory at Essen - ‘the aircraft was riddled with flak and five members of the crew were wounded... Sergeant Scott despite a wound which kept him in hospital for eight months’ stayed at his post and helped to guide the stricken aircraft home

Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (612885. Sgt. S. Scott. R.A.F.) good very fine £1600-1800

D.F.M. London Gazette 9 January 1945:

‘A Flight Engineer in a Halifax bomber, Sergeant Scott has taken part in a large number of raids on heavily defended targets, such as Essen, Hamburg, Kiel, Cologne, Nuremburg, Sterkrade, Stuttgart and Duisburg.

Sergeant Scott has exhibited, at all times, a great devotion to duty and a thorough knowledge of his trade. Especially was this in evidence when, in April 1943, the crew of which Sergeant Scott was Flight Engineer, were detailed to bomb the Krups Works at Essen, Germany. On the run in to the target, the aircraft was riddled with flak and five members of the crew were wounded. Despite this, the target was reached and bombed successfully. Sergeant Scott despite a wound which kept him in hospital for eight months, persisted in attending to the fuel supply in the tanks as well as checking the gauges, thus enabling the crippled aircraft to make a landing at an English aerodrome.

His indomitable courage and tenacity of purpose in the face of suffering and stress were largely responsible for the safety of the remainder of his crew. His courageous actions are highly commendable. It is for this reason that I recommend Sergeant Scott for the ‘Immediate’ award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.

Remarks by Base Commander:

Sgt. Scott’s strong sense of duty and courage in adverse circumstances have set him out as possessing the finest qualities of operational aircrew.’

Sydney Scott served during the Second War as a Sergeant in the Royal Air Force. He was posted as a Flight Engineer to 425 (Alouette) Squadron, R.C.A.F., (Wellingtons and Halifaxes), Dishforth in February 1943. He flew in at least 27 operational sorties with the squadron (with a period of eight months hospitalisation splitting his 10th and 11th sorties), including: Lorient; Mine Laying; Wilhelmshaven; Cologne; St. Nazaire; Hamburg; Essen (3), including 3 April 1943, ‘Shot up by Ju. 88 and Crash Landed at Cottishall (5 wounded)’ (Operation Sorties Record refers); Nuremburg; Stuttgart; Ferme-du-Forestel; Bois de Cassan (2); St.-Leu d’Eseren; Caen; Kiel; Connantre; Ille de Cezembre; Volkel; Le Havre; Boulogne; Calais; Cap Griz Nez; Sterkrade; Duisburg and Bochum.