Yesterday I flew a Boeing 767-300 from Cardiff to Rome (Ciampino) airport.
The captain had only ever flown one between Luton and East Mids airport (70
miles?) and that was 7 years ago. Me.....I'd never even SEEN one before.
Scary, Huh?
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From <conan at ralvm8.vnet.ibm.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: 07 April 2001 15:37
Subject: Re: I can't resist.........
> "Wrong Way" Corrigan was a famous "aviator" from the Lindbergh era.
> (Between the wars.) He got the name from a cross-country flight which
> he wasn't supposed to make. Something about he told his sponsors or the
> aviation authorities he was just making a practice flight and turned up
> next on the east coast after leaving the west coast. I think he may have
> used this excuse a couple of times. ;-)
> I have his autobiography(?) but it's been a while since I read it.
> Believe the title is, "That's My Story", or something like that.
> Ed in NC
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