Stuka the Scottie

Jim Verinis and his Scottie: Stuka Stuka was given to Jim by his crew of the “Connecticut Yankee”. He piloted this plane after flying his first five missions with the Memphis Belle. On rejoining the Memphis Belle for the return to the United States, Jim naturally brought Stuka along with him. The original crew members of the Memphis Belle were: Pilot: Capt. Robert K. Morgan; Co-Pilot: Capt. Jim Verinis; Bombardier: Capt. Vincent B. Evans; Navigator: Capt. Charles B. Leighton; Top Turret Gunners: T/Sgt. Leviticus Dillon T/Sgt. Eugene Adkins T/Sgt. Harold P. Loch; Radio Operator: T/Sgt. Robert J. Hanson; Left Waist Gunners: S/Sgt. Clarence E. Winchell; Right Waist Gunners: S/Sgt. E. Scott Miller S/Sgt. Casimer A….

Scotties owned by Famous People

This page is still under construction. My research so far has revealed the following having owned, or still own a Scottie. If any of you have further names to add, please let us know. Charles Lindburgh Eva Braun Memphis Belle crew had a Scottie as their mascot: See Stuka the Scottie Dwight D Eisenhower, Telek Jackie Kennedy, as a child, with Hootchie Former premier of Poland, with Titus Rudyard Kipling Beatrix Potter, Sandy E B White, author of Charlotte’s Web Shirley Temple, with Corky Dorothy Parker Bette Davis Joan Crawford Lynn Regis, Barron Humphrey Bogart : had two scotties Dorothy Lamour with Coco Julie Andrews, Duffy Liza Minnelli, Lilly Sally Struthers with Bob Ida Lupion,…

Fala & FDR

For us at Scottie Dog News, the most famous Scottie of all has to be Fala. Owned by President Roosevelt, this must be the first Scottie I read about after deciding that Scotties were going to own me. Here, briefly is the story of Fala, though no doubt you all know it by now, so forgive me if I’m about to bore you! Fala was born in early April 1940 and came to be the beloved companion of President Roosevelt through the machinations of a cousin of his. Fala had two earlier names: Big Boy before joining the White House, and Murray the Outlaw of Falahill, given to him by the President, but shorten to…