You have given him a great tribute here in the forum, Dudley.

He was definitely a part of history given the fact that he knocked around
with the likes of Chennault! Wow! I would read and see snippets about
Chennault and the American Volunteer Group and those P-40's on the History
Channel. It all intrigues me.


He will be missed! He must have been quite a guy.

Mad Mike

"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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With your kind permission I would like to take just a few lines here to
say goodbye to an old and dear friend.
This Monday, retired AF Brig Gen Robert L. Scott Jr. died. He was 97.
Scotty and I go way back together.
When I was a young boy dreaming about becoming a pilot, it was Bob's book
"God Is My Co-Pilot", an account of his exploits in China with Chennault
that was part of my inspiration.
Later on in life, as I became a bit known in aviation, we became friends,
and have remained so all through the fifty odd years I have been in
aviation.
When I founded the International Fighter Pilots Fellowship in 1971, Bob
Noel Bacon, and Anna Chennault for Gen Claire Lee Chennault, became out
first charter members.
Scotty's last job, at the Warner Robbins Aviation Museum in his beloved
Georgia, was the perfect setting for him to spend his last days. He loved
being there, and was always available to answer questions about aviation
and about his life and times.
I'll miss him. A wonderful guy.

"sic transit gloria mundi"

Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Dudley Henriques
For the International Fighter Pilots Fellowship