Pilot Officer Prune (RAF, WWII) said it earlier — and no doubt a lot of pilots have said it before and since. I think Yeager might have said it with more feeling!
It’s just ‘rabbits’ where I come from. The lapine theme seems to be very common around the English-speaking world; it’s just the details that vary from place to place.
Pilot Officer Prune (RAF, WWII) said it earlier — and no doubt a lot of pilots have said it before and since. I think Yeager might have said it with more feeling!