After an exhausting session with Victoria's Secret Police,  WalterM140 
confessed the following: 
 
Heard a thing like this a few years ago; they thought they were landing in 
Amsterdam, turned out to be Frankfort, as I recall. 
 
Kinda...sorta. DC-10 enroute to Frankfurt, ATC over the UK started 
them down early...landed in Brussels (same ILS freq as Frankfurt and 
similar runway alignment). 
 
New Captain (WRT to international flying) on his first flight after 
IOE with a piece of **** First Officer (uniformly hated). CA kept 
saying, "this doesn't look right, this is too early..." and the FO 
kept saying "No, this is right...that's the airport." The SO was kinda 
tumbleweed. CA knew prior to touchdown they were not in Frankfurt (but 
not sure where he was), but landed anyway, admitted his mistake to the 
passengers immediately after landing. 
 
CA retired in short order...FO finally got fired after years of second 
chances...SO retrained. 
 
 
 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
		 
		
	
	
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