Short Final

Way back in 1957, when I was an air traffic control trainee at RNZAF station Ohakea, I heard a Bristol freighter report: “We have just passed the Comet.” … then, a few seconds later, add: “The Comet was going the other way.” … (The humor relates to the lumbering Bristol compared to the sleek inbound RAF Comet.) — Murray Clarkson

Editorial Staff

Updated Jun 13, 2019 8:59 PM EDT

Way back in 1957, when I was an air traffic control trainee at RNZAF station Ohakea, I heard a Bristol freighter report:
"We have just passed the Comet."

... then, a few seconds later, add:
"The Comet was going the other way."

(The humor relates to the lumbering Bristol compared to the sleek inbound RAF Comet.)

Murray Clarkson

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