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Old 13th Sep 2011, 10:37
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BOAC landed a Britannia at Cartierville, the GA airfield about 3 nm NE of Montreals' Dorval Int. Airport, with parallel runways in the same direction. The Capt. ( one of the 'nicer' North Atlantic Barons ) just taxied around and took off again and landed at Dorval, and when the stuff hit the fan he remarked " I thought least said, soonest mended " !! but ........... a student pilot flying solo in a Cessna decided that BOAC couldn't be wrong ......... so ........ he hung a left and landed at Dorval !!

The Flight Manager threatened the next 'wrong airport' landing Captain with the sack, then promptly landed at the nearby USAF Base near Manchester Ringway - he didn't sack himself.
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