Summary James Doohan had a brief but notable military career before becoming the beloved Scotty in Star Trek. Doohan transitioned from the Royal Canadian Artillery to pilot training during WWII. His wartime experiences influenced the creation of his iconic Star Trek character, including Scotty's accent and resilience.
"I'm giving her al! she's got, Keptin [Captain]!" "I dannae is she can take any more, Keptin!" " It will be blown ta bits with as many of you as we can take with us." "And they'll be no tribble at all! "I know what time it is, I don't need a bloomin' cuckoo clock!" "Laddie, don't you think you should..
. rephrase that??" "You mind your place, or you'll be wearin' concrete galoshes." Old-school science fiction buffs will almost certainly recognize at least some of the above quotes as belonging to dear ol' Lieutenant Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, Chief Engineer of the starship USS Enterprise in the enduringly popular Star Trek television and movie franchise.
The late great James Doohan played Scotty in the original TV and film series, and Simon Pegg in the reboot. What is not as well known is that long before he embarked on ambitious outer space adventures "boldly go[ing] where no man has gone before," the original Scotty, James Doohan, had a somewhat brief but nonetheless noteworthy real-life military aerospace career during the Second World War. Simple Flying now examines Mr Doohan's military career in general and his flying career in particular.
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