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 09 SEPTEMBER 1944 - While on a patrol mission off the Eastern shore of
the Celebes, 1st James F. "Scotty" Scott, received a radio message from Longer
to proceed to 1°00'S, 127°45'E and search for a B-25 crew down in the sea off
Tifore Island, located between the
Celebes and the
Halmaheras. Lieutenant Scott sighted the crew of five at the
position given. One man's vest had been punctured by enemy fire and rendered
unserviceable. He was being supported by the other four members of the crew. Their life
raft and all emergency supplies went down with the ship. Lieutenant Scott landed on the
sea in four foot swells and took the survivors aboard, who were little the worse off for
their experience of four hours on the water. The pilot stated that while on a bombing and
strafing mission along the coast of the Celebes, one engine was shot out and their craft
otherwise damaged. They were forced to ditch in the sea of Tifore, a distance of about 100
miles from their bombing objective. The entire crew successfully escaped from the ship
which went down in 30 seconds. It is interesting to note that the pilot was a friend of
Lieutenant Scott's during their student pilot days.
RESCUED MEN:
5 members of B-25 crew:
499th Bomb Sq, 345th Group; 2nd E L Reel, 2nd Lt C
Yackico, 2nd Lt R E Driscoll, S/Sgt S J Singer, S/Sgt C M Johnson, S/Sgt R A Dubois
AIRCRAFT
TYPE:
OA-10A*
USAAF SERNO:
44-33879
(CV-330)**
CALLSIGN:
"Daylight
Two Eight"
CREW:
(Pilot) 1Lt James F. Scott,
(Co-Pilot) 2Lt Donald J. Dixon, (Navigator) 2Lt Richard W. Deane, (Engineer) S/Sgt Michael Spisak,
(Radio) Sgt Clyde Haferkamp, (Radar) S/Sgt John W. Crawford
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*
Aircraft produced at Canadian Vickers Ldt, Cartierville, Quebec, Canada
** Canadian Vickers contract number that was unique to each
aircraft produced by at Cartierville
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