Sub-Lieutenant Ronald David Scott (born 17 October 1917) is an Argentine Naval aviator who flew for the

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in the

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. He was featured in the short film ''Buena Onda: The Tale of Ronny Scott'' in 2021.

Career

I was born in Villa Devoto, certainly, but what else could I do but go to war? When someone like Hitler kills the number of people he ended up massacring, I think something has to be done. That's what I felt. Beyond coming from a family of British origin, I felt it was my obligation as a human being.

Son of a veteran soldier from

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and a nurse from

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, in 1942 at the age of 25, Scott signed up to the Royal Navy at the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, where he fought as a volunteer until the end of the Second World War, where he was awarded the

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Later life

Scott later returned to Argentina where he flew as a commercial pilot for Aeroposta Argentina, flying Douglas DC-3 aircraft to

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. When Aeroposta merged with

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, he continued to fly, captaining a Douglas DC4, a Comet 4 before culminating his career flying the Boeing 747. He retired with over 23000 flight hours under his belt. He now lives in the Buenos Aires suburb of San Isidro, as the last surviving

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pilot in Latin America. In 2021 he was made a life member of the Fleet Air Arm Officer's Association by Vice-Admiral Sir Adrian Johns, the former

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Ronald Fleet Air Arm aviators Fleet Air Arm personnel of World War II Military personnel from Buenos Aires 1917 births Living people Argentine people of English descent Argentine people of Scottish descent Royal Navy officers es:Ronald Scott