I know where mine started: Out of the blue of the western sky, comes Sky King...........
http://www.skyking.com/
Then four years in the United States Navy as an Aviation Electricians Mate AE2. First squadron was VF-62 with F-8H Crusaders aboard the USS Shangri-la CVA-38 (and a med tour on it), then on to VAQ-33
http://www.reenactor.net/vaq-33/index.htm where I got my MOS for the F-4 Phantom II.
Me eighty pounds and 40 years ago in leaning on #206 F-8H Crusader that I was plane captain on: