About 6 - 10 years back some moron landed at Holloman AFB when he meant to land at the town airport in Alamogordo. I think the conversation about his license went about like the one in this story. (He’s probably still waiting for that “express mail” to come.)
The next day, same flight, another Delta captain did it again!
Years ago a Frontier pilot headed for Post Army Airfield at Ft. Sill landed at Lawton, OK, 10 miles south out of habit. Took off, flew to Ft Sill, never got busted.
I got into an argument with Kennedy Tower a few years ago. Was descending VFR for 24 Left, but it was nothing but a big black hole. Local controller insisted runway lights were on. Finally I asked her to bump the lights. Lights on 24 R flared. After I confirmed I was assigned 24 L and described problem, he supervisor took over.
She was on TV all the time as VP of PATCO!
Jimmy Carter frequently wants impress potential consulting clients that he is “arriving by private jet.” He drives past ATL to Peachtree, hops on a chartered Citation, flies 6 minutes to ATL, has the meeting at the FBO, then departs, saying that “really can’t tell anyone where he is going, very backdoor diplomacy, you know.” Flies 6 minutes back to Peachtree, drives home. What a phony.