07-24-2017, 11:05 PM
(07-24-2017, 09:15 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: John Belushi's character in "1941" (which was directed by Steven Spielberg, BTW)?
Ha ha, no. That's Earthquake McGoon. Maybe that's not the best picture of him. I know you know who he was. He was an ex-US Airman who died ferrying supplies to the French at Dien Bien Phu. He was a colorful character who flew for the US during WWII then remained in Asia to ferry supplies to Chiang Kai Chek during the Chinese civil war.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/honors-war-pilot-lost-bureaucracy-article-1.249071
Here is painting of his final flight by Jeffrey Bass.
![[Image: Earthquake%27sFinalFlight.bmp]](http://www.check-six.com/images/EarthquakeMcGoon/Earthquake%27sFinalFlight.bmp)
![[Image: 4CV0TeR.png]](https://i.imgur.com/4CV0TeR.png)