Chuck, you beat me to the punch line.
The photo reminded me of an incident when I was three years old. My Dad, uncle, and I went to the local Van Nuys Airshow. The shows were held on the Air National Guard Base on the west side of the airport. We were walking on a ramp when group of bathing beauties started to pose on a wing of a T-33. The crowd surged towards the action. My Dad and uncle quickly forget I was with them, let go of my hand and quickly disappeared into the crowd. I became lost among a forest of legs and started to cry.
An Air Force Captain wearing Khakis came up to me and asked if I as lost. I said, "My Daddy and uncle ran into that crowd." He picked me up and said, "Let's see if we can find them." While holding me, I then noticed the nice silver wings on this chest and said, "You have wings like my Daddy." He said, "Your daddy a pilot too?" I then replied, "Oh no, he had a very important job. He was a Bombardier!"
The Captain took me to a near by T-28 and put me on the left wing, then he climbed up and put me into the cockpit. Standing on the seat I had a great view and quickly "found" my Dad and uncle at the very front of the crowd. At the end of the "bathing beauty show" the crowd started to disburse and that's when my Dad and uncle realized I was not with them. Both of them started yelling out my name. From the T-28 cockpit, I yell back, they then see where I am and quickly scrambled towards to the plane.
My Dad and uncle thanked the Captain for "taking care of me." My Dad then pulled out a ten dollar bill (a lot of money way back then) and gave it to the Captain saying thank you and "Enjoy yourself at the O-Club." My Dad and uncle both tell me several times during the rest of the day not to tell my Mom about "getting lost."
Of course as soon as I get home, I excitedly tell my Mom that I was in the cockpit of a big airplane. She asks how was I able to be in the cockpit whereas I tell her because Daddy and uncle went to look at ladies in bathing suits. BOOM! Anyone with a wife knows what happened next.
Wayne