Savvy ?
Deep in darkest Africa where the Allies have built airports in recent years as emergency landing fields on the route from South America to the Middle East, an army lieutenant newly arrived from overseas made quick friends with an aged native. Trying to give the Negro a lesson in basic English, the airman pointed to another native and said, “Man.” The African repeated after him, “Man.” . Pleased, the American pointed to a tree and said, “Tree.” “Tree,” the native echoed. Then a plane flew overhead and the aviator said, “What?” The native looked into the sky and said, “I’m not sure. It looks like a B-24, but it might be a. B-29.”
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 19, 6 February 1948, Page 2
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113Savvy ? Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 19, 6 February 1948, Page 2
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