Gone to Meet His Co-Pilot

Brigadier General Robert L. Scott, Jr., world renowned World War II "ace" pilot and author of the 1943 book "God Is My Co-Pilot," has gone to see his co-pilot. The spirited adventurer who flew fighter missions with the "Flying Tigers" in China, passed away this morning at the age of 97.

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Double Damn. It's bad enough losing beloved TV personalities, but Scott shared his heroic adventures with us via his book, an inspiring work. Another member of the Greatest Generation gone.

H/t to the Prop Wash Gang