Mark Holtom (aka Kingbeard)82 years ago today, June 6, 1944, James M. Doohan of Vancouver, led D Company of Royal Winnipeg Rifles ashore at Juno beach. He would be shot 6 times, survive and go on to become Scotty on Star Trek.
Kierkethumbs up convincingly@MarkHoltom shot 6 times by his own people after sneaking off for a smoke and surprising them when he came back
Boggin@Kierkegaanks @MarkHoltom "The bullet to his chest was stopped by a silver cigarette case given to him by his brother."
Well, you've *got* to go into showbiz after a cliché like that!
Barry Schwartz 🫖@boggin @Kierkegaanks @MarkHoltom
They were Canadian sentry bullets. Just as effective as German bullets. :)
Marcos Dione@Kierkegaanks still, "He first saw combat on D-Day, landing in the second wave in a reconnaissance party at Juno Beach. The 13th Field Regiment was interspersed with the Regina Rifle Regiment landing at Nan Sector of Juno Beach. Doohan positioned his battery on high ground, leading them through a field of anti-tank mines, and they took defensive positions for the night". Quite impressive all the same.
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He left a finger on Juno Beach, the tough bastard.
He left a finger on Juno Beach, the tough bastard.
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Wilfried KlaebeBe like Scotty. Fight fascism.
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Among his many other accomplishments, he was a hot pilot.
From Wikipedia:
Doohan graduated from Air Observation Pilot Course 40 with eleven other Canadian artillery officers[ and flew Taylorcraft Auster Mark V aircraft for 666 (AOP) Squadron, RCAF as a Royal Canadian Artillery officer in support of 1st Army Group Royal Canadian Artillery. (1)
Among his many other accomplishments, he was a hot pilot.
From Wikipedia:
Doohan graduated from Air Observation Pilot Course 40 with eleven other Canadian artillery officers[ and flew Taylorcraft Auster Mark V aircraft for 666 (AOP) Squadron, RCAF as a Royal Canadian Artillery officer in support of 1st Army Group Royal Canadian Artillery. (1)
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(2)
All three Canadian (AOP) RCAF squadrons were crewed by artillery officer-pilots and accompanied by non-commissioned RCA and RCAF personnel serving as observers. Although he was never actually a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Doohan was once labelled the "craziest pilot in the Canadian Air Force"
(2)
All three Canadian (AOP) RCAF squadrons were crewed by artillery officer-pilots and accompanied by non-commissioned RCA and RCAF personnel serving as observers. Although he was never actually a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Doohan was once labelled the "craziest pilot in the Canadian Air Force"
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(3)
In the late spring of 1945, on Salisbury Plain north of RAF Andover, he slalomed a plane between telegraph poles "to prove it could be done", earning himself a serious reprimand. (Various accounts cite the plane as a Hurricane or a jet trainer; however, it was an Auster Mark IV.)
(3)
In the late spring of 1945, on Salisbury Plain north of RAF Andover, he slalomed a plane between telegraph poles "to prove it could be done", earning himself a serious reprimand. (Various accounts cite the plane as a Hurricane or a jet trainer; however, it was an Auster Mark IV.)
Chris@MarkHoltom I did wonder about his accent - must be Winnipeg Scots
WesDym@ASprinkleofSage He did accents. I met him once, and he did a few different ones he'd learned.
Sister Lucy Fur@MarkHoltom Scotty was ANTIFA!! YAY!
Nonya Bidniss@MarkHoltom When ordered to disembark his vessel for the beach, he yelled "Cap'n, I've got ta have five minutes!"
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Stoneface Vimes@Nonya_Bidniss @MarkHoltom "ma engines cap'n, they willn nae take it"
Bytebro 🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇬🇱I had no idea; thanks for that!
Morgan Fletcher
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Maybe that explains the line: "The only good diplomacy is a fully charged phaser." 😆
Still, thanks for this!
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Robert Petersen 
@MarkHoltom @kbsez lost a finger in the war, which he mostly successfully hid on Trek by having hands behind his back or shot from angles where it wasn’t obvious.
bobocubedFucking legend.
Thomas- They battled my grandparents generation and thank god they won!
- They conquered my parent's generation with swing and later on Rock'n Roll!
- The freed my generation and gave us peace till now!
Thank you, James M. Doohan
Chris Van BuskirkHello Nazis!
Come On Giant Asteroid!And he had a missing finger or two to show for it. Once you know Mr Scott is trying to hide it from the camera, you can't unsee it.
RIP, Scotty. There was a great disturbance in the force when he died 20 or so years ago.
@MarkHoltom Movie trivia that involves this man:
The 1980 ZAZ comedy 'Airplane!' is a nearly shot-for-shot remake of the thriller 'Zero Hour!' (1957). But 'Zero Hour!' itself is a remake:
The year before, James Doohan starred as George Spencer (the Ted Stryker character in later versions) in the ORIGINAL original, 'Flight into Danger' -- a CBC teleplay that they've confirmed they still have in their vault, but no plans to release.