RONNY SCOTT: Fighting fit at 103, the Argentine hero who flew Spitfires for Britain

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OCTOBER 2024: We're delighted to report that Ronny is alive and well, and on Sunday 20th October he'll be celebrating his 107th birthday! If you want to pass on a message to Ronny, please leave a comment below 👇👇👇

[@gerardocerutti199]

Happy birthday Ronny and thx for your service!

[@lewistaylor1965]

You are a Hero to many of us in Great Britain....Thank you and fellow Argentines for helping us in our hour of need...I salute you all...Ronny Scott

[@iaidagger8278]

Cheers Sir!!, Happy Birthday to this Argentine GENTLEMAN!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@Vj77_Win]

Happy birthday Ronny , they say you learn something every day, well I just have! Thank you Ronny and your compatriots who served.

[@ratfor19]

You're a true legend Ronny! My respects 🫡

[@andrewmacdonald4833]

What an extraordinary man...I'm so glad I stumbled upon this story...

[@edwardmangan9129]

Absolute gentleman, thank you for your service sir.

[@abestm8]

A living History lesson we should all listen to . I am 71 and feel it is sad that we leave behind such knowlege when we move on. Your a good Man Sir.

[@janoginski5557]

What a bloody brilliant bloke, God Bless them all. My Mum was a nurse during the War, she told me that all the boys in her year at school never came back, they were all fighter or bomber pilots.She also worked in the burns unit at Edinburgh Castle, the majority were pilots. At the cessation of hostilities she was posted to Germany. She made friends with a couple of the German nurses & they remained good friends for the rest of their Days. I think Edith emigrated to the U.S of A. Rolf her son visited us away back in the mid to late 1970s, Mum used to exchange letters every year with her old pal who remained in Germany & then the letters stopped, sadly she must have passed. There are some strange ironies, our ancestry is from the East Russo German, ( but also importantly Polish/Lithuanian). I’m 30% German, (DNA). And my Uncles brother, ( both Polish), was captured by the Germans & ended up fighting on the German side, he was captured at Monte Cassino by, ironically, the Polish. How strange is War how bloody horrendous. But how poignant is Life. Life is sweet, unfortunately we are governed by megalomaniacs, the World would be a far better place without them. A Peaceable Kingdom.

[@pilarlauria3092]

Happy Birthday to Ronny! Congratulations and proud as an argentinean of such a brave, extraordinary and gentle character!.

[@davidhodgson2233]

Happy birthday and thank you for your courageous support in the battle for democracy. You and your colleagues inspire faith that the values of freedom and justice will prevail.

[@mariofachinsky5639]

Beautiful documentary, thank you for sharing. As a pilot myself, I know the story of Ronny and the thousands of fellow Argentinians who fought for Britain. I am glad to see that you, the British, have not forgotten. Greetings from Argentina!

[@61nightfly]

Thank you to the filmmaker who brought this wonderful story to our hearts. BZ Ronny, you have served the people of the world with ho our and courage.

[@stephenbudd3771]

What an utterly inspirational man! God bless him

[@billw1487]

A hero to have stood against evil, what a wonderful character

[@azharabidi3100]

Beautiful.

[@saintesouline]

Happy Birthday Ronny, Thank you for you service and all the argentines who helped in our hour of need.

[@miguelpena9836]

Happy Birthday Ronny! And Thank you for your service and your story. God bless you!

[@pabloorqueraisa8898]

Gracias por todo, Ronny!

[@briannewton2966]

Steely determination, very unassuming, what a belting character, total respect

[@gabrielmartorell8070]

Amazing testimony of a man we can consider living history! It's incredible to see him so fit and lively at 103!

[@grammar-productions]

He’s now 107 and still going strong!

[@johnniethepom7545]

Rarely does one man impress me so much .

[@redtobertshateshandles]

My dads lived a healthy life at 95. Ronny is amazing. What's his secret ?? Argentinean food ??

[@davetaylor2736]

A huge Happy Birthday Ronnie, thank you for your bravery and service. I wasnt aware of the story of those Argentinians who volunteered, in their honour and yours I will endevour to rectify that. Once again a very happy birthday and all best wishes.

[@jude175]

I do love Ronny. I'd love to sit with him on a warm park bench, just listening to him.

[@markraatsart5049]

What a remarkable man and an inspiring story. With utmost respect and grateful thanks

[@paulcallicoat7597]

Happy Birthday Ronny. You are one of the last of the ww2 veterans.All my relatives are gone from that generation. I'm 74 and was born 5 years past the wars' end. There were many others since.

[@jan-ericheldt7754]

Absolutely great story a old school gentleman. Muy buena historia. Todo un caballero

[@ianmacdonald9635]

My father, Kenneth Macdonald, also trained in Canada, and Scotland. He piloted his Halifax crew safely through a full tour for Bomber Command. God bless you sir.

[@jerryoshea3116]

Respect to ur father..⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@argent0565]

My respects to Ronny, brave patriot who fought for freedom. Feliz cumpleaños!

[@Jigaboo123456]

What a brave, kind and wise man, George en Escotia.

[@josephmaxwell5033]

Happy Birthday from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Congratulations Sir on your special day, every respect and admiration. God Bless you!

[@yl9154]

Thank you for documenting this aspect of war and the existence of those allied service men from Argentine that have been overshadowed by the German post war "refugees".

[@gustavodiniz6156]

¿ No entiendo a qué te refieres ? refugiados

[@yl9154]

@@gustavodiniz6156 German war criminals pretending to be refugees.

[@juliancate7089]

A treasure for the entire World. A direct connection to the past and to a time and place that recedes into the fog of the past. Thank you, for....everything. Happy Birthday and may you have many, many more. Salute.

[@davidpartington4617]

Happy Birthday Ronny - your story is amazing and inspirational - thank you for your service in the cause of freedom !

[@quasymody7371]

Happy Birthday Ronny! What a remarkable life you've had, and what a thoughtful and inspiring person you are! Good on you! My dad (ex-RAAF) had about 10 or so non-operational hours up on Spit Vs and Spit VIIIs. He'd have loved to hear your story.

[@federicoarango4950]

Thank you for your service Sir, as an Argentinian myself, you make us feel honored and blessed. happy birthday Ronny!!

[@Atitlan1222]

What a warrior. A humble brave warrior. In the 90's I was working in Buenos Aires and met a lot of Anglo-Argentines and Irish-Argentines. Went to an estancia in Murphy, Argentina and met a old family and the matriarch had emigrated to Arg in the early part of the century as a child...her Irish brogue firmly intact. I read a few books on these groups but never heard mention of Mr.Scott. Glad I came upon this amazing story.

[@ducatiboy6668]

What an amazing man thank you so very much for what you did for our nation I wish I could sit down with you and thank you personally maybe over a beer or two.

[@64MDW]

A fine, true gentleman and a gallant hero.

[@jamestregler1584]

My father's generation ; thanks for your service 😇 !

[@tonyfranks9551]

Excellent....thank you..... I had no idea of these proud men.

[@wildcolonialman]

Fabulous man.

[@johnbewick6357]

Wishing you a very happy birthday Ronny. Thankyou for helping to save us from the evil enemy of the time.

[@dominicboyle1672]

wow...just wow..!

[@cavius8784]

Many from Argentina went to fight for opposite sides. My grandfather had two German immigrants working in his shop in Buenos Aires. When the war started, they went to Germany to fight and never came back. Someone should make a movie of the life of Ronny Scott- excellent human being.

[@PA28-181]

Beautiful story.

[@dermotrees9873]

Thank you for your service.

[@sailor67duilio27]

Congratulations and honour to this extraordinary person.

[@willardrevels6022]

Happy birthday and well done Ronny! The world is richer for your presence. Best wishes from an American.

[@EddieBeaumontThomas]

Thank you, Ronnie.

[@neilgrafton6549]

What a cracking film, best wishes to you all, keep going strong Ronny 👏🏻

[@mharg6408]

A true gentleman !! a hero. From an Argentine to another !! Feliz cumpleaños !! !

[@brucky1890]

Thank you for allowing me to live in a free society, happy birthday.

[@woooster17]

Wonderful. Some of the bravest men, were also true gentle..men

[@petersteel9331]

Happy Birthday Ronny my father went as well from Chile he flew Lancasters got DFC all the best 🎉🎉

[@surinderheer6007]

Wonderful person

[@richardpeychers4076]

Amazing, amazing.

[@kateelworthy6054]

Happy birthday Ronnie 🎂

[@philmulrooney7020]

“Something had to be done to stop the Bastards” as true today as it was then❤

[@jorgechichiri5792]

Like who?

[@philmulrooney7020]

@@jorgechichiri5792 if you don’t know who the stupid one in your friend group is it’s most likely it’s you.

[@sebastianalemanpino8588]

un hombre que lucho por lo que era justo y por sus valores humanos ,cuantos de ellos no regresaron a su casa por cumplir con su deber hombres de honor dios los tenga en su lecho

[@eegpas]

Feliz Cumple Sr. Ronny

[@presidentxijinpingspoxdoct9756]

What a Gentleman. They don't make them like that anymore.

[@Delfinmar]

Happy Birthday sir! Feliz navidad!

[@petefinnegan3873]

my uncle flew spits .....1920 2020 ...doing well Ronny.

[@jude175]

Perhaps this is not the right venue, but I would have liked to know what made him the thoughtful person he is. I'd like to know where he was born and his parents and where he was educated. I'd love to know about his wife and children, if those memories aren't too painful.

[@billw1487]

He has several ww2 medals missing

[@williamwallace4924]

His accent sounds english to my ears.

[@katewild2194]

I thought all the pilots from ww2 were dead.

[@MrMjolnir69]

Fine example. Biological Male represented. Pay attention girls and boys.

[@betterwithtime9395]

Why talk like a turncoat?

[@BIBIWCICC]

The same sort of people are now fighting against Netanyahu and his far right Genocide party.

[@fernanddurler4709]

Of course the polo club fraternity…no stress bound to keep you more energised and greater chance to longevity ….money buys best medical care too that’s a fact and has been proven over and over ….good life you had but dint think you truly struggled like the masses

[@seltaeb3302]

It would be Spitfires wouldn't it, never the lowly unregarded Hurricane that really won the Battle of Britain. It just aint sexy enough for WW2 documentaries.

[@johnniethepom7545]

Leave it out m8, next you'll be complaining there isn't a rainbow flag to be seen .

[@dermotrees9873]

If he flew Spitfires he flew Spitfires. That’s called being factually correct.

[@petersteel9331]

Happy Birthday Ronny my father went as well from Chile he flew Lancasters got DFC all the best 🎉🎉