The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-05-10
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CHAPTER 4: scott's early experiences
with gliders and airplanes. He goes. to
TT. Mcpherson and enlists In the regular
army as private.
CHAPTER II: Scott wins the West
Point competitive exam and gets q fur.
Tough before reporting. He Is graduated
as second lieutenant of infantry and
goes to Europe. which he tours on 0
motorcycle. He sells his motorcycle and
arrives at Randolph Field. Texas
CHAPTER III: Scott makes his first
solo flight. Drives 1900 miles to Georgia
over every weekend to see his girl. Scott
Is now graduated from Kelly Field and
has wings pinned on his chest Ordered
to report to Hawaii but wanting TO get
married he lays his plight before the
General and Is ordered to report at
s Mitchell Field. N Y. instead.
CHAPTER w: En- route TO New York
Scott Is stopped by police who mistake
him for bandit. He carries the mail
for Uncle Sam in order TO gain more
flying time. and gets married
CHAPTER V: The NaI edges closer
and he Is farther than ever from combat
duty. He has been told he is too old
for combat flying. and aftes December 2.
194i. he begins writing Generals all over
the country for a chance to fly fighter
plane.
CHAPTER vi: scott solos a Flying
Fortress for the first time and makes
twenty practice landings. He leaves for
India from q Florida point
CHAPTER VII: Easter Sunday In Az
rica. They fly along the Arabian coast
and land at Karachi. India, covering
1000 miles In eight days.
CHAPTER VIII: Col Haynes orders
the group 10 report at q base In Eastern
Assam. on the India Burma border.
CHAPTER TX: Burma Ii falling into
the hands Of the Japs. Flying over
bombed and burned Chinese towns they
land at schwebo. Scott meets General
Stilwen and his party.
CHAPTER x: SCOTS group carries
refugees out Of Burma. heavily overload
ing the planes He pays q visit to Gen.
Chennault and tells him he is fighter
pilot and not q ferry pilot and Is prom.
ised the next P-4o that arrives from
Africa.
CHAPTER xI: Open season on Japs-
the big adventure Is near. Scott gets
his first japan army bomber on the
ground. He burns up some Jap trucks
and q fuel dump.
CHAPTER XII: Scott goes on some
strafing missions with his 'Old Ex.
terminator," as he has now nicknamed
III fuha axx,k ~4rte Ia hat fnli
TO bits.
CHAPTER XIII: The AVG are told
they are to be inducted into the u. s.
army. Scott returns to India and con-
tinues his single ship raids on the Japs.
He Is now known back In the States as
"the one man air force"
CHAPTER XIV: Col Haynes is moved
to China to head the bomber command
under Gen. Chennault and Scott Is left
alone as commanding officer of the Ferry
Command Scott is ordered to report to
Gen. Chennault In Running. China, as
commanding officer of the 23rd Fighter
Group.
CHAPTER XIV: Col Scott Is ordered
TO proceed to the Kweilin area to take
charge Of fighter operations.
CHAPTER XVI: He intercepts fight
OF Jap planes and downs a bomber.
His tank is empty but he succeeds In
landing II dry.
CHAPTER XVII: In which Scott tells
about his friend, Major TEX" Hill. to
whom he owes his life. Maj. Alison Is
hit and tries to land his crippled bomber
at night
CHAPTER XVIII: Maj. Alison. who
had crashed N the river and had been
given up for lost. comes back In a sedan
chair carried by admiring Chinese. Chit
nese coolies and rivermen by means of a
method over three thousand years old
raise and salvage the sunken P-40.