04 December 2010

Would you rather fly into battle or a goat?

Most people name their aiports after artists, generals, hamlets, mayors, and other nice stuff, like goats.

Chicagoans prefer to name their airports after killing fields. Two of the busiest airports in the world and both martial themes.

O'Hare is named after Butch O'Hare, who shots down more zeroes than anyone else. Would you name your airport after a mass murderer?

Midway is named after the Battle of Midway, the turning point in the Pacific war during World War II.

Incidentally, one of the Japanese admirals thought their battle plan doomed for failure and wrote in his diary: "He who pursues two hares catches neither."