Major Kong

Major T.J. “King” Kong is a supporting protagonist in the 1964 film Dr. Strangelove. He is the commander of a US Air Force bomber who receives an order to attack Russia from the crazed General Ripper.
He is played by Slim Pickens.
== History ==
His bomber is on standby when it receives the order to attack Russia. Kong at first thinks it’s a joke and carefully checks to be sure it’s legitimate. He thinks that a serious nuclear crisis has occurred as the order is only to be given if the Soviets had bombed Washington and a lot of other American targets. He then dons his cowboy hat and gives a rousing speech to his crew, telling them their country is counting on them and they’ll likely be promoted if they succeed. He then guides them through a checklist which includes blocking any transmission not preceded by a code prefix.
When the American president learns of Ripper’s actions, he calls the Soviets and agrees to help them shoot down the planes, as if they succeed in their mission it will set off the Doomsday Machine and end the world. Kong’s plane is targeted and struck by a missile explosion but he’s able to extinguish the fire and regains control of the plane. However its communication receiver was destroyed and the plane cannot be recalled. Due to a fuel leak the plane is unable to make it to its primary target, so Kong decides to head for the nearest available target.
When he prepares to bomb his target, the bomb doors won’t open so he goes down to open them manually. He gets onto one of the bombs to repair some faulty wiring, and the bomb is dropped with him on it. He then rides the bomb like a bronco down to its target, whooping until he’s killed in the explosion.
== Trivia ==
* Slim Pickens was unaware he was in a comedy, as he was only given the script for his scenes and was told to play it as straight as possible.
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