Richard Arlen , once British flying officer , takes small small son for first flight . Richard Arlen , the film actor who has been an airmen since he was 14 years of age , took his infant son , 2 1 / 2 years old , Richard Junior , for his first flight at Hollywood . Arlen senior , served as a lieutenant in the British Flying Corps during the war . Photo shows , Richard Arlen and his small son Richard Junior , after their first flight together . 27 December 1935