Peanuts by Charles Schulz for October 19, 1968
Transcript:
The World War I Flying Ace walks in the house and thinks, "Here's The World War I Flying Ace leaving the officer's club . ."<BR><BR> The World War I Flying Ace looks out the door at the pouring rain.<BR><BR> The World War I Flying Ace walks by Charlie Brown and thinks, "I don't think I'll fly today . ."<BR><BR> Snoopy sits in a chair and thinks, "I hate to get my plane wet!"<BR><BR>
I don’t blame him. Most, if not all, aircraft of the 1910s were made of a frame covered in a fabric skin. I wouldn’t want to find out what happens to a Sopwith Camel when it gets wet whilst flying one in heavy rain.