An American pilot lands his first cross-Atlantic flight in Berlin... An American pilot lands his first cross-Atlantic flight in Berlin, Germany. After accidentally taking a wrong turn when exiting runway, an angry air traffic controller yells, ""Nincompoop! Have you never been here before?"" To which the pilot calmly replies, ""I've was here twice in 1942 ...but it was at night ...and I did not land."" Note: This is actually a true event.