LT. PAUL REPP
Student Pilot in George W. Bush's Class 70-04
Paul Repp (L) and a student pilot check the landing gear of a T-38 at Moody AFB.

REMEMBERING GEORGE W. BUSH:
From Adam Makos’ interview with Paul Repp at Moody AFB, August 27, 2004:
Makos: Can you share with us some memories about then-Lt. George W. Bush; about his character, what kind of person he was?
Paul Repp: George, who at the time--we had no idea who his dad was--he was very unpretentious, very intelligent, very athletic, very astute, very aware, and you knew when he said something that it was the truth and he would stand behind it. And it continued through his whole life. He is not one who goes back on his word. He doesn’t have to correct something that he said because it’s not the truth.

Makos: Do you ever remember any particular flights when you flew Bush’s wing, or any memories about his skill as an aviator?
Paul Repp: Oh, yeah, we flew formation together, we flew across country together, not in the same airplane obviously; we always had instructors or else we were both solo students flying together, and he was as good as everybody else in the class; a top-notch athlete and when you’re a good athlete, you’re generally a very good pilot, which he was. Very astute, very quick-minded; could relate to what’s happening now and could think far enough ahead to anticipate what was going to happen.

Makos: What were your thoughts when you learned that the President had flown into Baghdad on Thanksgiving Day to have dinner with the troops?
Paul Repp: I can relate very closely to it and it sounds like typical George, because he is there for someone else all the time. ‘It’s not about me, it’s about the other person,’ and he knew that these people were over there, giving their lives for us, and why shouldn’t you go over there and show your support? <READ MORE>
BIOGRAPHY
Following graduation from Clearwater High School, in Clearwater, Florida, Paul Repp attended the University of Florida where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Industrial Engineering degree and a commission from AF ROTC.

During the period of 1968 – 1969 Repp successfully completed T-38 pilot training at Moody Air Force Base with then Lt. George W. Bush.

Repp would remain at Moody as a T-38 flight instructor until retiring from the Air Force in 1973 to pursue an airline pilot career with Delta Airlines.

At Delta Airlines Repp flew the B-727, DC-8, L-1011, B-737(800) and MD-11. He retired from Delta Airlines in 2003.