N.Z. Airman Escapes From Occupied France

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 196, 19 August 1941, Page 5

N.Z. Airman Escapes From Occupied France

NOW IN GIBRALTAR CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. IS. A prisoner of war in occupied France since last December, Sergeant-Pilot C. F. Scott, of Geraldine, has escaped from enemy hands and is now in Gibraltar. Only two weeks ago liis parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Scott, received a letter from their son in which he said that be was in hospital in Rouen with both his legs and one arm broken. .Sergeant Scott advised his parents that he was sale and well in a cable message which they received to-day and he sent also the following message from Gibraltar to his cousin, Mr. S. J. Moore, of Feu-dal-ton: “Escaped; feeling fine; certain to win war, keep smiling, had lots of fun, best love to yourselves, folks and friends. ’ ’ On Christmas Day last year Sergeant Scott was reported missing on air operations and throe weeks later his parents were advised that he was a prisoner of war in Occupied France and was wounded. Then news came from London in a letter Sergeant Scott had written to friends in London that he was still in hospital and feeling very lonely as all the New Zealand crew of his aircraft had been moved from I Occupied France presumably to a prison I camp in Germany. He indicated that ho hoped to reach England soon. Sergeant Scott, who is 23 years of age, was born in Geraldine and educated at the Geraldine District High School and the Tirnaru Boys’ High School, He attended the Canterbury University College and Christchurch Training College and was teaching in Dunedin before he joined the Royal New Zealand Air Fore® last year.