Editing The Odyssey of Flight 33 (section)

==Plot==
[[File:Boeing 707-138B Qantas Jett Clipper Ella N707JT.jpg|thumb|A [[Boeing 707]]]]
Global Airlines Flight 33 is en route from [[London]] to [[New York City]]. About 50 minutes from [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|Idlewild Airport]], Captain Farver and his crew notice that the [[ground speed]] of their [[Boeing 707]] is rapidly increasing beyond all reason. Their [[true airspeed]] remains constant, so there is no risk of the plane breaking up. They can no longer contact anyone [[LORAN|by radio]].

The plane travels through a flash of light and severe turbulence; the captain wonders if they have gone through the sound barrier. There is no apparent damage to the aircraft. Still unable to contact anyone on the ground, and at the risk of potential collision with other aircraft, Farver finally decides to descend below the clouds. The crew is able to identify the coastline of [[Manhattan Island]] and other geographic landmarks, but there is no city. The crew realizes that they have traveled far back in time when they see grazing [[dinosaur]]s.

Their only hope of returning to the present day is to increase altitude and speed in an attempt to catch the same 'jet stream'. After another flash of light and violent shaking, New York City is once again visible, and although they still cannot contact Idlewild, they are able to reach [[LaGuardia Airport]]. However, the [[air traffic controller]] on the radio does not understand their technological references. The controller eventually clears the aircraft to land at LaGuardia, but orders the captain to report to the [[United States government role in civil aviation|CAA]] office afterward; the captain remarks that they haven't called the [[Federal Aviation Agency]] by that name in years. The copilot spots the buildings and structures from the [[1939 New York World's Fair|New York World's Fair of 1939]] below, making the crew realize that they did come back, but "not far enough".

The captain attempts one more ascent before the fuel runs out, in an effort to return the plane to 1961. He addresses the passengers, explaining that they have traveled back in time. "All I ask of you is that you remain calm," he tells the passengers over the P.A. system, "...and pray."