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by H8crilA 668 days ago
Next time a British RC-135 overflies Germany it should change its callsign to Obi Wan Kenobi, or something like that. People from flight tracking forums will take care of the rest.

Though it is not quite flashy enough, hmmm...

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Or cue:

>Speedbird 206: Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of active runway.

>ATC: Speedbird 206. Taxi to gate Alpha One-Seven.

>BA 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop.

>ATC: Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?

>Speedbird 206: Stand by, Ground, I’m looking up our gate location now.

>ATC (annoyed): Speedbird 206, have you not been to Frankfurt before?

>Speedbird 206 (nonchalantly): “Yes, twice in 1944, but it was dark ... and I didn't land.”.

https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=391043

Or perhaps this is more apt:

>Lufthansa (in German): "Ground, what is our start clearance time?"

>Ground (in English): "If you want an answer you must speak in English."

>Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German airplane, in Germany. Why must I speak English?"

>Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent): "Because you lost the bloody war."

There is the story about an old-boy RAF pilot who, in the late 1970's was towing a target for a German ships gunnery practice.

He joked over the radio, "the last time the Germans shot at me it was during the war".

The reply came back "And zis time I vill not miss".

In the 70's, James Earl Jones had a CB radio in his car, and did the Darth Vader voice on the road. "You have failed me for the last time."
Or play out the Faulty Tower's "We didn't start it" clip. "Yes you did, you invaded Poland!" Maybe too close to the bone just yet!