[Ads-l] cool your jets: OED, Green's and RHDAS 1973, ADS-L 1966

[iagopurse]

1939

Thrilling Wonder Stories

June, 13(3) 68 “Cool your jets, Kane,” his

great voice croaked thickly. “Susie told me you were turning.” White lightning

flashed from the unsteady omeganode gun in his hand, and the Clauson

detector exploded. ["Passage to Saturn", Jack Williamson]

https://archive.org/details/Thrilling_Wonder_Stories_v13n03_1939-06/page/n67/mode/1up?q=%22cool+your+jets%22

1941

Startling Stories

March, 5(2) 122 Cool your jets, son, but we've all got

different tastes. [Editorial reply to letter.]

https://archive.org/details/Startling_Stories_v05n02_1941-03/page/n120/mode/1up?q=%22cool+your+jets%22

See also the 02nov2018 ADS-L thread (B. Taylor-Blake):
https://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2018-November/153446.html

Note: "the first operational jet engine...powered the world’s first jet-aircraft flight on Aug. 27, 1939" ([Encyclopedia Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Frank-Whittle)).

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