“During his air test, a young pilot flew through a rainbow. He passed with flying colors”

A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

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Entry from May 13, 2018

“During his air test, a young pilot flew through a rainbow. He passed with flying colors”

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Charles White
@cewtwo
Replying to @MistyMontano
@MistyMontano During his air test a young pilot flew through a rainbow. He passed with flying colors.
7:37 PM - 23 Jun 2009

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Tog1989
@tog1989
As part of my pilots license I had to fly through a rainbow, passed with flying colours.
#YourBestPunJokes
3:07 AM - 14 May 2018

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