KING of the WORLD! One Of My Favorite Photos!

[Jack Cook]

I just love this shot. Helmet, goggles, A-2 jacket, silk scarf and the fighter pilot pose in his P-40E Warhawk.
I swear you can hear the guy screaming "I'm the King of the World!!"

Major Larson CO 18th FS "Blue Foxes" 11th AF 1942

[retroaviation]

Awesome, Jack!

[oscardeuce]

No King is too low a rank.

He's shouting "I'm a fighter pilot!"

[Elwyn]

What do the intakes at the wing root of a P-40 supply air to?

[Robbo]

I imagine that the caption to this one is similar, Jack.



F/O Graham Skellam, 113 Squadron, Burma 1944

[mas]

Jack,
Do you have a similar shot of Gordon Austin of the 325th Checkertails sitting in his Lighthouse Louie? That's on of my favorites too. I also like the one you posted earlier of Twerp. Mike

[Jack Cook]

The only early 325th FG shot I have is on the USS Ranger.
I have a lot of late war 318th FS though

[Warhawk]

I just love this shot. Helmet, goggles, A-2 jacket, silk scarf and the fighter pilot pose in his P-40E Warhawk.
I swear you can hear the guy screaming "I'm the King of the World!!"

Major Larson CO 18th FS "Blue Foxes" 11th AF 1942

Well he's either saying that or he's saying "this is my good side".

[Randy Haskin]

I swear you can hear the guy screaming "I'm the King of the World!!"

I dunno...I see him gazing off into the distance and thinking, "someday I'll be a Mustang pilot!"

[Raven]

I dunno...I see him gazing off into the distance and thinking, "someday I'll be a Mustang pilot!"

"...but before then, I'll fly this real fighter."

[Dan K]

I dunno...I see him gazing off into the distance and thinking, "someday I'll be a Mustang pilot!"

"...but before then, I'll fly this real fighter."

"...and hopefully graduate to a P-47 one day."

[Jack Cook]

I dunno...I see him gazing off into the distance and thinking, "someday I'll be a Mustang pilot!"

Was anybody saying that in the aleutians in 1942???
If he was saying anything other than what I said it would be
"I hope this this thing warms up fast cause I'm freezing my ass off!"

[corsair166b]

"I'm the KING of the WORLD!!"

Later....tragically....his P-40 hit an unseen cloud at night and began losing coolant....two hours later, it was found firmly embedded in Terra Firma....the pilot barely having time to issue the 'CQD' distress call before bailing out....rumor is he is now dating Kate Winslet....

M

[Jack Cook]

I do believe Larson was later killed but doubt if he knew Kate Winslet

[Randy Haskin]

Jack, you're a little slow with the humor tonight....

Hint: Ever heard of an airplane losing coolant after "hitting" a cloud??