Scott Tracy is a fictional character in Gerry Anderson's 1960s
Supermarionation television series Thunderbirds, the subsequent films
Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) and Thunderbird 6 (1968) and the TV remake
Thunderbirds Are Go!. He is the pilot of the primary vehicle of the
Thunderbird fleet, Thunderbird 1. His specialist training is as a
First Responder and Team Leader.The eldest son of Jeff Tracy (founder
and financier of International Rescue), Scott is named after American
astronaut Scott Carpenter. Sources vary in the canon of the
Thunderbirds series as to Scott's age and birth date. One written
source suggests that Scott was born on 4 April 2000 or 2039, making
him 26 years old.Educated at Yale and Oxford Universities, Scott was
decorated for valour during his service with the United States Air
Force before taking up his duties with International Rescue. As pilot
of the quick response craft Thunderbird 1, he is usually first at the
danger zone and typically serves as field commander on all rescue
operations. He also takes on secondary duties as co-pilot of the
spacecraft Thunderbird 3, is an occasional relief occupant of the
Thunderbird 5 space station, and leads the organisation from Tracy
Island when his father is absent.
Supermarionation television series Thunderbirds, the subsequent films
Thunderbirds Are Go (1966) and Thunderbird 6 (1968) and the TV remake
Thunderbirds Are Go!. He is the pilot of the primary vehicle of the
Thunderbird fleet, Thunderbird 1. His specialist training is as a
First Responder and Team Leader.The eldest son of Jeff Tracy (founder
and financier of International Rescue), Scott is named after American
astronaut Scott Carpenter. Sources vary in the canon of the
Thunderbirds series as to Scott's age and birth date. One written
source suggests that Scott was born on 4 April 2000 or 2039, making
him 26 years old.Educated at Yale and Oxford Universities, Scott was
decorated for valour during his service with the United States Air
Force before taking up his duties with International Rescue. As pilot
of the quick response craft Thunderbird 1, he is usually first at the
danger zone and typically serves as field commander on all rescue
operations. He also takes on secondary duties as co-pilot of the
spacecraft Thunderbird 3, is an occasional relief occupant of the
Thunderbird 5 space station, and leads the organisation from Tracy
Island when his father is absent.
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