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Panel 1:
At the top of the panel above drawings of the heads of two smiling men in military-style, garrison caps is the question, “Who is the luckiest pilot?” Below the text reads, “D.K. Hooker’s memoir is called “The Second Luckiest Pilot,” which is a reference to his friend, Cliff Judkins, the luckiest pilot.
Panel 2:
At the top left of the panel and continuing to the bottom right are the words, “In June of 1963, Lt. Cliff Judkin’s F-8 fighter jet caught on fire over the Pacific during refueling. His ejection seat failed. He was forced to bail out manually, a difficult task from a jet like the F-8.” At the lower left of the panel is a jet fighter in flames diving toward the earth. The initials ‘WS’ are on the plane’s tail and the word ‘Marines’ is on the side.
Panel 3:
At the top of the panel on a light gray background the text reads, “Judkins leaped from the aircraft at about 15,000 feet, but his parachute did not open.” Across the middle of the panel is a drawing of water with fish looking to the right as Judkins crashes into the water with streaming parachute lines above him. The text below reads, “When he hit the water his life vest inflated. He remained conscious despite multiple injuries.”
Panel 4:
At the top of the panel on a light gray background the text reads, “Judkins spent more than two hours in the water before he was rescued.” Across the middle of the panel we see Judkins in the water with his arms holding onto the side of a life raft. Behind him, a fish looks up in surprise. To the right, on a dark background, is the text, “He returned to flying after six months in the hospital.”
This cartoon is part of a series called Falling. It is written and drawn by Jim Hamilton who can be found on Instagram at Green Harbor Publications (all one word, greenharborpublications).
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