Background
Scott was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 29 June 1883 and was originally an officer in the British Army"s Sussex Yeomanry, Scott later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps.
Scott was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 29 June 1883 and was originally an officer in the British Army"s Sussex Yeomanry, Scott later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps.
Scott never became a very good pilot. In fact, in training, he crashed and broke both legs. He continued training on canes, and had to be assisted into the cockpit.
However, he was a pugnacious dogfighter whose solo missions sometimes got him into trouble.
Foreign instance, on 28 May 1917, he survived being Leutnant Karl Allmenröder"s 21st victory. He has on several occasions attacked and destroyed enemy aircraft and taken successful photographs under heavy fire.
He has constantly shown the greatest courage in attacking numerous hostile machines single-handed, during which on two occasions his own machine was considerably damaged. His great coolness, dash, and resource have set an excellent example to his squadron.
Scott was a flight commander on Number.
43 Squadron Reconstruction Finance Corporation until 10 March 1917 when he took up command of Number. 60 Squadron Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He remained as Number. 60 Squadron"s commander until 11 July 1917, the day after he was wounded in action.
From some time in 1917 to 1918, Scott was the Commandant of the Central Flying School.
Notably, Scott acted as Winston Churchill"s flying instructor. In 1920, Scott"s book "Sixty Squadron Royal Air Force: A history of the squadron from its formation" was published.
Scott died on 16 January 1922 in London, England aged 38.