Translation and subtitles by PEPPER & LALASPAIN *** SONG LIVES FOR EVER ***
Falcon 2, this is Lead. Unidentified aircraft
approaching from north-west.
Keep in formation, stick in tight til I find out what they're up to.
Got them spotted, Colonel. Bandits at 10 o'clock.
Looks like MIG-23
Sir, they're coming hard. Climb to 23,000 feet.
I wanna keep it in, Colonel.
Attention American invaders.
You are violating our territorial air space.
What the hell are they talking about?
This is Colonel Ted Masters of the United States Air Force, we're on routine exer...
Pitch out! They're firing on us. This is no drill!
Fire when you have a lock on them.
Roger Colonel!
Two MIGs, 4 o'clock. Watch your tail, Lieutenant.
I'm coming around.
- I'll pick out the leader. - Got you covered, Colonel. Angle's looking good.
Watch that bandit at 2 o'clock, Lieutenant.
OK, palsy.
Bandit turning in tight.
Closing in on bandit. 10 o'clock.
On your tail, Lieutenant. Pull it up.
Lieutenant, pull it up! Pull it up!
I've been hit! I'm dropping fuel fast!
Get the hell out of there now, Lieutenant!
But Colonel...
- Move it, Lieutenant. - Affirmative, heading back to base.
Good luck, Colonel.
Check it behind you, sucker.
That's it. Come on, come on
There you go. Good boy.
Thank you.
Four to one. These guys aren't taking any chances.
Matt?
Come on Matt, let's go.
Matt, hey, come on, let's go.
Hey, will you get off that phone?
We were supposed to meet Tony and Reggie twenty minutes ago.
Quit bugging me, alright? I'm talking to Sheila Talucci.
She's a junior. What do you think you are doing messing with her?
Hold on.
She thinks I am, too.
Get out of here, will you? You're blowing it for me.
Take the Honda, I'll meet you guys down there later.
Dad told you not to ride the Honda off base.
How is going to know if he's not around?
Now disappear before I have to pound you!
It's my little brother.
You know how kids are.
I'm leaving, mum.
- You're picking my tux up, aren’t you? -A-ha, at 12 o'clock.
Doug, could you tell your sister how nice she looks?
- Yeah, she does look nice. - I look gross.
Amy, you don't have to wear this after tomorrow. Now, come on, your brother only graduates once.
- It's a miracle he's graduating at all. - Thanks a lot, runt!
- I'll see you later, Mum. - Be home by 6, OK? Your Dad's gonna call in.
He wants to say hi to you and Katie, before you go to the prom tonight.
Alright! Bye!
Aren't you going to wait for the mail? Today could be the day.
I can't, I'm late!
Are you out of your mind, Masters? Ten miles an hour!
Here you go!
Doug!
Hey, Doug, how are you doing?
How do you like the moves? I'm practicing for the prom tonight.
You look great. Sorry I'm late, but ...
Enjoy it, fool.
Pretty soon, if you don't show up on time, Nigger, I'll shoot your behind.
At the Academy, the word "tardy" is not in the vocabulary.
What were they doing to you?
I was just coming over the bridge and they all came up behind me.
What is it with you, Knotcher?
Can't you get through one day, without proving what an asshole you are?
I was just having fun with your girlfriend, fly baby?
I figured maybe she might realize she deserves better from life than
some pussy Air Force brat.
Chill, Doug, D, D, D!
Just forget about this big, nasty, moose-lipped grease-ball.
They're just trying to get you in trouble.
If Sheriff Pingle finds out you've been fighting,
you'll be put in jail til you Dad comes back.
D... Just chill.
I'm losing my patience with you, Knotcher.
I'm losing my patience with you, Masters.
You know, like I always tell you, it’d be easy to settle this, if you had any balls.
Just run "The Snake" with me.
You know you sound like a broken record? You got "Snake" on the brain!
Didn't you learn nothing from last time with Branson?
We love your jackets, boys.
Have a nice day.
He's the biggest creep.
No kidding. This guy's bullshit hasn't changed in four years.
Neither has his breath. He'd kill you with it.
Doug!
- It came right after you left. - What is it?
Does US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs give you a clue?
Katie, drum roll!
The best new applicant for the pilot training program is ...
Not Doug Masters.
What did it say?
It said all that "we regret to inform you" crap.
It said that I didn't qualify.
Wow.
- I guess you had to kind of expect it. - Maybe I didn't.
Face it, Doug. The grade point average? We're talking subterranean range here.
Because of one lousy F.
I never would gotten it if I didn't have to cut through class all the time
to sneak into the simulator.
Good morning, boys and girls. I have an announcement.
One of special interest to all you military personnel out there.
Little Dougie Masters has regretfully been denied admission to the Air Force Academy.
Too bad.
He would have looked so cute in his uniform and hair cut
marching with the other fairies.
What's the matter, fly baby?
You're dead, Knotcher.
I'll wait here till you come out, and then you're mine.
If we fight, you'll have to deal with the sheriff.
If we race me, all you gotta do is deal with the mountains and me.
You've got it. Be at Mclntyre's in an hour.
OK.
Call Raymond and tell him to gas up my plane for "The Snake".
Doug, you'll get killed! Just like Jimmy Branson did.
Excuse me.
Excuse me!
Will you hand me that Phillips head?
What are you working on my plane?
The Phillips head, boy, the Phillips head
What are you working on my plane?
Raymond was supposed to gas ...
- You're flying "The Snake", ain't you? - How did you know?
Why are you making my mixture so rich?
How low do you have to keep it to the ground?
Fifty feet, why?
As lean as you were running, and it went into a stall,
you would've lost your engine and never would've been able to pull it out.
That must have been what happened to Jimmy.
That's what happened to the Branson kid, alright.
He didn't know that either.
You sure couldn't tell him after he was peeled off that cliff.
What do I owe you?
We'll talk about that later.
If you come back.
According to the rules of "The Snake",
Doug can take any route through the mountains he wants to
as long as he sticks under the fifty foot height limit you guys agreed to.
Knotcher, you have to stick to the main road.
The you guys do a loop through Dragon Canyon
and end up back here to airfield.
You got that?
Who's gonna make sure Masters he doesn't pull up
if it gets too scary for him?
If he pulls up, he's disqualified.
Packer and Brillo can ride monitor with me and Reggie.
Let's do it.
Good luck, buddy. I'm climbing.
Oh, man!
That music is jamming, D! Dance to those rocks.
How's he doing, Reg?
Let's put it this way,
my stomach hurts from watching this guy fly.
What's happening with Knotch-head?
Well, he almost started a career as a hood ornament.
Hey D, why don't you just land on the fool and get it over with?
What's the matter, Reg, don't you feel like flying today?
Flying, yes. Dying, no.
Hey! Hey!
- That's not the main road. - A road's a road, man.
That'll take ten minutes off his time.
Hey Doug, Knotch just cut through on the fire road.
There's no way you can beat him now.
It's not over yet.
Doug, you're coming up on Devil's Face.
That's where Jimmy Branson bought it.
You did it, Buddy!
Come on, Reggie, give me a break!
Pull up, D!
Man, you're toying with death, you know that, right?
Keep jamming to the tunes, cos he's zooming.
Doug, white smoke's pouring out of your manifold!
I'm losing oil pressure.
Set her down, you're gonna sip your engine!
I wonder what a crashed Cessna looks like splattered all over those rocks.
- What did you do to his engine, you prick? - Knotcher made me do it.
He made me adjust his oil cap.
Doug, Knotcher had Packer loosen your pressure cap! Land the plane, man!
- Land the plane. - Just stop acting crazy! You could get killed!
Easy.
I'm coming up on Knotcher.
- I can beat him. - Don't be a fool, Doug! Just land!
Land the plane, man.
Don't stall on me now.
Go! Go! Go!
You've got him ! Now take it home now, Doug!
Shit!
Rough landing, fly baby?
It was just a joke, man
It's pretty funny.
You could've killed me.
What?
I said, you could have killed me.
Couldn't hear you.
Can you hear me now?
Shit!
Doug, you gotta come with me now. It's your Dad.
You gotta get back to the base.
He's been shot down.
Jesus...
Is he...?
I don't know, they just found out about it, come on.
- But we gotta get Matt. - I'll get Matt, you just go.
Did they tell you when they're gonna release him?
They don't know.
Didn't they even tell you what they were doing
flying so near to the coast line?
The General said,
they couldn't go into it with me.
I'll be back in a minute.
Is Colonel Blackburn in there?
You can't go in there!
You can't go through here!
Hey, buddy! Buddy, who the hell do you think you are?
Lighten up, man, I just wanna talk to Colonel Blackburn.
Davis, hey, it's OK.
I suppose you want some answers.
Nobody's telling us what's going on.
And I figured since you and Dad have been friends so long,
you'd tell me the truth.
What did they tell you so far?
Just that Dad and another plane
were flying over the Med when they got jumped.
And then something crazy about a trial.
Well, it's kind of a complicated situation.
Hell, it's a bunch of nonsense, really.
Some countries play the ball game a little different we do.
Come on,
stick on my heels for a minute.
I'm gonna get my tip in the wringer
if the General catches me showing you this stuff.
So keep your mouth shut.
So we fly what's known as freedom and navigation exercises to establish ...
International air space. I know, my Dad's told me about it.
But he wasn't even in their territory. So why did they fire on him?
Cos they claim a 200 mile limit.
Right about up to here.
We only recognize 12.
They usually don't mess with us,
but this time they caught us with our pants down.
Your Dad didn't have much of a chance.
At least he waxed three of the bastards before he bailed.
- So, what's all this about a trial? - Sir?
Excuse me a second, Doug.
You're full of shit!
We asked for a carrier!
They said they couldn't cooperate with us at this time, Colonel.
It's nonsense!
You get Admiral what's-his-nuts on the horn right now.
You tell him the General wants to talk to him pronto!
I'm sorry, Doug.
I'll tell you one thing.
I don't like the way the State Department's playing this.
Plus, we're holding all the aces and they act like all we got is a pair of two's waiting on a face card.
The General felt putting a carrier off their coast might put a fire up their butt.
They denied our request.
They tell us the name of the game is negotiation.
Colonel, will you please just tell me what's going on?
Alright.
He's being put on trial for violating their territorial sovereignty.
Now, we know it's bullshit.
Washington knows it's bullshit. State Department thinks it's a bluff.
They think they're using him as a kind of bargaining chip.
For what?
They're what's called a pariah nation in their part of the world.
We've been embargoing their trade to them for years. They're probably using this to get us to lift it.
- What's going to happen, Colonel? - I don't know yet, Doug.
We hope to hear what they really want from us in the morning.
Until then, there's not much any of us can do.
Specially since the suits up at the White House got our hands tied like this.
You're gonna have to be patient.
We don't even have diplomatic relations with the bastards
so it takes a whole heap of time just to make a phone call.
Colonel? I've got the Admiral on the horn.
Hang in there, son.
Yes, Sir?
Yeah, it came a minute ago.
Sir, there's something I'd like to talk to you about,
I think the General will want to pursue this further.
I don't know how you can stay so calm.
That's cos I've been through it before.
You don't remember. You were only four years old but...
that time your Dad had to bail out over the Pacific ...
The whole time he was missing I didn't know if he was alive.
I gotta call Katie and tell her I'm not going tonight.
And you'd better call the Winslows and tell them not
to drive all the way down for the graduation.
Doug, that is not going to help him.
He's stuck over there, but all he is thinking about is us.
He's thinking about you and Katie
getting all dressed up tonight.
He's thinking about you getting your
diploma tomorrow.
That's all he's got right now and somehow,
If you don't go ...
it takes all away from him.
Look, I'm very scared.
I'll admit that to you.
But if you start thinking the worst is gonna happen,
somehow it always does.
What did you find out?
I'll tell you all about in the car.
Now we should go and pick up Amy, OK?
Dad's gonna be alright, isn't he?
Yeah, Dad's gonna be fine. You go with Mum.
I'll be home in a little while.
What did Blackburn tell you?
He said they think they're holding him for ransom or something like that.
You think you can you nose around your Dad's office and see what they're asking to trade for?
I just came from there. Everybody in Intelligence is scrambling.
My Dad ordered everyone to keep a lid on this thing. Nobody's talking.
Come on.
Alright, I'll hang around, I'll see what else I can find out.
Thanks a lot.
Is there anything we can do?
No, nothing, right.
Guess you won't feel like going tonight, huh?
I didn't at first but I guess it's
better than sitting at home going crazy all over this.
Now, you listen, Doug,
everything is gonna work out.
Those dudes won't mess with us.
The Air Force will kick ass if they do.
Yeah, like in lran, right?
No, that was different! Mr Peanut was in charge back then.
Now we got this guy in the Oval Office
who don't take shit from no gimpy little countries.
Why do you think they call him Ronnie Ray Gun.
I almost forgot! I have some boutonnieres for us.
Oh, man, this smells so good. Take a whiff.
Go ahead!
You are allowed a statement on your behalf.
This court is a fraud.
At no time did I violate your territorial air space.
At no time did we engage in any type of intelligence gathering operation.
This trial is a blatant violation of international law.
Colonel ... the American naivety never ceases to amaze me.
We make the laws in this country.
We are not subject to your
ridiculous Western alliances.
I am a pilot myself.
And when in flight, I am always aware
of my exact position.
I have no doubt you were quite clear about yours.
Your country has been warned time and time again!
Yet your leaders choose to make light of our demands.
Reparation is our due, and we shall have our due.
What do you mean they didn't ask for anything?
They just didn't. I was sitting right outside my Dad's office when they had the briefing.
- None of them could believe it! - I don't understand.
Doug, they've already held the trial, and they found your Dad guilty.
What does that mean?
Nobody knows for sure. They haven't sentenced him yet.
It could mean prison or ...
Why are those bastards playing so tough?
The State Department thinks they're making a big issue of it
because they don't want any other nations thinking they're chicken of the US.
They're trying to set an example.
So when are they going in?
The Marines, fool!
They're not going to sit down and take this crap, are they?
Nothing's being planned as far as I know,
but my Dad thinks they can work something out cos they might...
What are they going to work out?
How many years is he gonna stay in that shithole?
What are they doing about it?
Dad says they're still negotiating.
They won't do shit, and you know it.
Doug's here.
Doug, I'm sorry about not being able to return your calls last night
but since things heated up, the General's kind of had me hopping.
Colonel, don't lie to me.
Are you guys planning something or not?
We're doing all we can.
Which is nothing, isn't it?
They're trying to talk to him, Doug.
Trying to make him listen to reason.
Other than that, we have nothing on the boards.
I'm sorry.
Yeah, so am l.
Doug?
Hi, buddy.
Listen, I heard what happened to your Dad, and I ...
Yeah, yeah...
Marty, I was wondering if you could slip me in?
I'll tell you what,
there's someone due in here now, but he's running late,
so why don't I load it up for you and you can take it until he gets here.
Thanks a lot.
Doug, just keep cool about this.
It isn't the same as sneaking you in at night, OK?
OK buddy, I'm gonna set you up with some MIGs.
Great.
Enemy squadron sighted.
Roger.
Alright, you bastards.
Climbing to flight level 2-7-0.
Have radar. Locking on to engage.
What else you got, Marty?
This is Flight Leader' do you read?
This is Bluebird, over.
Enemy approaching at flight level 2-2-0. Confirm.
Roger.
Shit!
Excellent move, Bluebird.
That's four.
I don't believe it.
Your dive's too extreme, pull it up!
Pull it up! Check your radar!
Hold on.
Oh, man.
Marty, I don't believe those guys could've ...
All that fancy maneuvering will do you no good,
if you don't watch what those two guys flying up behind you will do to you.
I didn't see them.
I couldn't.
You just watch the HUD. That's what it's there for.
And try cutting off that music.
Sorry, Colonel, I'm afraid we used up all your time.
- OK, I'll catch up next week. - You got it.
You keep your chin up, buddy.
Thanks a lot!
Something you want to ask me?
I just didn't know you were still in the Air Force.
I'm not.
- So are you in the Reserve now? - That's right.
So how come you're working as a mechanic?
Because fixing airplanes is something I like to do.
Anything else you wanna ask me?
Look, I wasn't trying to write a book,
I was just curious, that's all.
Your Dad's a strong man.
He'll be OK.
You know him?
No, but let's say I know the type. That's the most important thing, you know?
Yeah?
If more people were like him, he wouldn't be stuck over there.
What do you mean by that?
Nobody's doing anything is what I mean.
I mean, they don't have the balls to stand up to those bastards
and force them to release him.
Oh, I see.
What do you think we ought to do about it? Launch some missiles? Go to war over it?
No, of course not.
But how tough could it be? They're a shitty little country.
It's not a matter of being tough. It's the way they do things.
Too many people get to make the decisions. I've seen them, they just take too long.
You've seen them plan one of these things?
A bunch of times.
But they usually lose more lives than they save.
Your Dad is a whole better off probably if they just negotiate.
But with the right plan, would it be simple to go in and get him?
It's not that simple, but it's possible.
Could you plan it?
Why?
Cos I wanna know.
Probably.
What do you think it would take?
It'll take hell of a lot more than you've got here.
Wait a minute. Dad's got a lot of people on the base that love him.
Being friends with someone is a lot different than
risking your life for them.
- Alright, let me ask you this. - Yeah?
Do you think an F-16, fully armed,
with all the fire power it can carry, could fly in there and pull it off?
Look, will you stop wasting your time thinking about this?
The Air Force is not going to do anything.
They'll do a hell of a lot more than you think.
They just won't know they're doing it.
What?
Look, I'm telling you, right now, I bet you can get a plane,
all the firepower it can carry,
aerial recon, intelligence.
I've got the whole God damned base wired.
Anything you need ... I can get you.
Are you wired enough to get me pilots too?
I can get you one.
Look, I know this is probably the toughest thing you've ever had to go through in your life.
But hanging on to those crazy ideas
is not going to make it any easier on you.
Take it easy, huh?
- You don't think I can fly, do you? - Come on! Don't talk stupid.
You think flying in an F-16 in aerial combat is the same as "The Snake" you flew yesterday?
- Will you listen to me for one minute? - I'm listening!
I got three times as many hours on that simulator
as most pilots fly on the base right now.
As for combat, you know that's a bunch of bullshit.
How many guys around here have been in dogfights? Four ... Five tops?
The simulator is good enough to train them,
and they're out there defending the whole God damned country.
What? You think because they're 3 or 4 years older than me, it makes any difference?
Look, look, look, I've already missed my simulator time,
I'm not going to miss my flight time.
I gotta go.
Let me go with you.
I've been up a bunch of times with Dad.
- Come on! At least let me show you what I can do. - I'm tired of talking about it. I'm gone!
You know he ain't got a chance, but you don't give a shit enough to help him!
You're no different than anyone else.
You really believe that nonsense you're saying?
Look at me, when I talk to you!
Let me clue you into something right now.
I've given this country 22 damn fucking years of my life.
22 years.
I've seen young guys blown out of the air over the Pacific.
I've seen their guts sprawled all over the rice paddies in Vietnam,
So every time somebody dies for this country, believe me, boy, I give a shit!
God damn it, nobody talks to me like this, I'm not going to start now.
You want to help your father, huh?
You be strong for your family and stay here!
I am pleased to present this year's valedictorian,
Edward Thatcher.
Students, faculty and parents.
Each year, we students have the luxury of our dreams
without the responsibilities of our sustenance.
Therefore, our gratitude must be with those who give us that freedom
without which we could not grow.
To our parents, then, I dedicate this ceremony.
What were all those loops and rolls, Colonel?
I thought we were supposed to keep in strict formation to each rim.
Yeah, I had a malfunction in my throttle sensor, Major, I was trying to sort out the problem.
For a moment there I thought you were going to do a little sky-writing.
Oh, Colonel, I think I may have a problem with my receiver.
I heard some music up there.
I guess I must have picked up a radio station or something.
I'll have it checked out, Major.
Yes, Sir.
These are training maneuvers, Doug, not auditions for the Thunderbirds.
It's not a rock concert.
Get over there.
I don't know what the hell you were you thinking up there.
Do you realize what could happen to me if you got caught in that plane?
Huh?
- Do you? - OK, I'm sorry. It won't happen again.
You bet your ass it won't happen again. That's the last time you go up with me! I've had it!
- Come on, Dad. - Don't "Come on" me, Doug. I don't want to hear it, look...
Doug, you're graduating next month.
When are you going to show me some responsibility?
You know when I'm gone,
just once in a while, I'd like to have a little confidence
that I know you can handle things.
At some point, you have to grow up, son.
Is that an order, Sir?
Yeah, that's an order.
Understood, Sir. May I ask the Colonel a question, Sir?
Go ahead.
Did he like the reverse spirals I executed at 22,000 feet?
They'd been rehearsed a week long in the simulator, Sir.
Yeah, I did.
Get out of here, will you? The Colonel's wife thinks you're at school.
Yes, Sir!
Today is an important day for all of us. It's a turning point.
A time to realize that it's time to stop being children.
A time to take charge of our lives and destinies.
This is the time to believe in ourselves or leave our dreams behind. Thank you.
Mum?
Mum, what's the matter?
I didn't want to tell you before.
They heard from Washington today.
Your Dad's been sentenced.
Three days.
Three days?
What do you mean, three days?
They're gonna hang him.
In three days, they'll hang him.
Hey,
I need to talk to you.
About what?
About Dad,
I think we can help him.
How?
I think I know a way
to go in and get him out.
God ...
When are we going?
Come on, I need you to do something for me.
What do you want me to do?
Start calling all the Eagles
Tell them to meet me at the club house tomorrow at 7 o'clock in the morning.
I have a bunch of things to work out.
Come on! Go on, are you gonna call?
They're not really gonna kill him, are they?
I'm not waiting to find out. Now go on.
Welcome, Minister. We will take you the prison at once.
I have been informed you will not sign the confession we require.
I came to ask you to reconsider.
You see?
I am a compassionate man.
I understand your courage and your sense of duty.
But there are those in power above me,
who do not share my sentiments.
If you're referring to your beloved leader,
why don't you have him come down here and see me personally?
I'll give him a confession.
I'll shove it up his ass.
OK.
First, I wanna thank you all for coming over so early.
I know you're all aware of what's happened to my father.
I know you'd do anything for him.
Most of us have been together for a long time.
Together we've gotten everything we've needed
for our classes and our air shows.
Now I need you to come up with some stuff that' ll help my Dad.
If we don't come up with it, I don't think he's got much of a chance.
I got a list here of everything we need to get.
Starting off with ...
Dad, I'll take these to Hazel myself, I want to say hi anyway.
OK, thanks.
Entrez!
Hey, Hazel, I got some more updates from my Dad for you.
Oh, thanks, Milo. That's great, erm...
Oh, my God, look how many of them there are.
So?
- Getting pretty heavy duty around here. - Oh, I know ...
Stop!
- I thought you said last week you got this thing fixed! - I did!
Why don't you go input on the mainframe, I'll call a guy to get down?
Yeah!
Then we won't get behind. It is urgent that we get this out
and not lose time. It's wonderful. You'll go get them then?
- Oh, sure, I promise. - Great.
Now, I'll work on these.
Oh, you are an angel, Milo.
This is wonderful.
I'll be at the mainframe, I should be back in an hour.
- What are you guys doing down here? - Sweeney, I just brought my friend down to see those new Packer 32s that they got in.
- You know I can't sneak you guys in during the daytime. - Come on, Sweeney.
My sister said to ask you to do it for her.
Was she talking about me?
I heard her tell Mum that she was upset that you don't call her more often.
Alright, I can sneak you in for five minutes until Dover gets back, but only one of you.
Go ahead, I've seen them.
- Hi, Dad. - Hi! - What are you guys up to?
Oh, nothing, we just came to get that picture you promised us for our room.
You remember that big satellite photo of the Earth with all the weather and all that stuff?
That was months ago. What made you come for that now?
You forgot to bring it home the last four times we asked you.
- I guess you're right. - OK, I'll go get it. - Oh, no! We can get it!
Don't be silly, I got time ...
- Joanie! - I didn't mean to.
I gotta go in the latrine and wash this out.
You go on the back and get the picture.
Put it in one of these sleeves. I'll leave you a clearance with Connie to get it out.
I'm glad you brought these down. Mum's trying to starve me on that new diet.
Shit!
- What have we got? - Delta 662.
OK, get the Falcon maintenance file.
F-16's BR4.
Bingo! We're in.
Who is it?
It's Doug Masters.
I know what you said before,
and I'm sorry for what I said.
But I came to ask you one last time, if you'd help me.
I got the aerial recon of everything those bastards got over there.
Coastal defenses, surface to air missile emplacements and troop locations.
I know where their fighter base is and their fighter capacity.
And I know where they're holding my Dad.
I have a picture of the building and everything around it.
I got intelligence, tons of it, right here.
I know every move they make and when they make it.
When they fly their maneuvers, every move they make in and out of their airports.
If you need to know, I can tell you when somebody goes to the can.
I can get you an F-16 with anything you want on it.
Sidewinders, Mark 82 Snake eyes
cluster bombs, Durandals, Paveway smart bombs
and all the 30 mm rounds the G-Pod can carry.
- Jesus, Chap! He's only got ... - Three days!
Three days.
And if you keep talking, you're gonna waste one of them.
Bring that stuff with you, will you?
When did you work this up?
Last night,
when I heard about that trial.
You think you can figure something out?
Come up with a plan?
I'm a long way from answering that question, son.
But I sure would like to try.
Something about maniacs messing with good men always pisses me off.
I'm gonna need to find a place for aerial recon, fighter bases,
the place where they're keeping him,
scheduling info. And you read me the intelligence when I ask you, OK?
How can you think with that music on?
Aw come on, let's see what you got.
Let's see what you got! Quick!
What's wrong?
Got your tennis shoes on?
Yeah, why?
Bring all the intelligence readouts and follow me.
Give me that coastal defense info yet?
Ah...
Two trawlers ...
50 mm guns.
But they're currently in the Gulf.
This would be easier if I had my shorts on.
How many times do I have to tell you to stop interrupting me
when I'm thinking?
Read me that fighter status again.
Find it?
Yeah,
there's only five choppers stationed there.
Give me the anti-aircraft locations.
- Which ones? - All of them.
That's gonna take some time. They're listed all over the place.
Like Italian?
- Italian? - A-ha.
You can eat while you read.
Hey, Slappy, I'd like you to meet delicate Doug.
This is Slappy, the owner of the place.
He's the one you got to sue for the food poisoning.
Good to meet you, Sir.
Good to see you to come around, and contribute to my retirement.
Even brings white folk in here, I like that.
You better leave me alone, Hey, look,
We have some high-level confidence talk to do here.
- Will you excuse us? - Excuse me! - Excuse you!
OK, find it?
Yeah, right here.
Alright.
Let's see.
Move it like this ...
See, the plane comes through here
and knocks out this pepperoni here.
But you gotta be careful with this olive.
The cheese here is gonna nail your butt.
Rough it up!
Through this lettuce here, tight around this carrot, a second plane is going to sneak in.
A second plane? What do you mean? Who's flying the second plane?
That's the thing! I'm gonna take out these pepperonis here.
I don't believe it!
Are you prejudiced or something?
Come on, Chappy, don't play with me. Why are you flying?
Well, let's just say, when I met your Dad, he earned my respect
and I do a lot for people I respect.
- When did you first meet him? - About two years ago.
I'd booked some simulator module time.
And I was really late, I still had my coveralls on full, my hands were covered in grease.
I even forgot my ID card.
And wouldn't you know it? The guy on the module was new.
He looked at me, he said "get your black butt out of here before I call bay security".
A couple of hotshot pilots thought it was really funny.
Didn't you wanna kick their ass?
Yeah, as a matter of fact, I did.
But at that time, your Daddy walks out of the simulator module.
I'd never seen him before.
He asked me what's happening,
when they told him the story,
he walks over and looks at me for a fast second.
He steps back and snaps me a salute.
He said: "Sorry about this, Sir, we'll get things up for you right away ... Colonel."
Your Dad understands a lot about people's dignity.
That's the last kind of person in the world I'd like to see locked up in a stinking cage.
He won't have to be anymore. We are gonna bust him out like a bat out of hell.
Hey, hey, hey, all we have got so far is a plan.
The only thing you've proven me is that you can steal computer printouts and pictures.
Chappy?
After tomorrow, he's only got one day left. Now, are we going forward or not?
We are going when I say we are going.
You still have a lot left to prove to me.
Now keep your mouth shut and listen to what I have to ask you.
I still wanna test you on some thins and I want to make sure you can deliver
what you say you can deliver.
Name it.
Alright.
I want a couple of F-16s with full, approved flight plans.
Armed with the stuff that I'm gonna give you, under two phony names and I'll let you have it.
And... I want a trainer at the same time on the tarmac tomorrow.
Put your money where your mouth is.
You still don't believe I can fly, do you?
Maybe and maybe not.
I want to test you on some live targets.
Great ... you won't be disappointed.
I hope not.
Or else, we ain't going nowhere, boy. Understand?
Enough!
You are a very stubborn man, Colonel.
It would be easier on you if you had accommodated us with a signed admission of your guilt but
but no matter, we can proceed without it.
I must say I admire the way you can handle pain.
I'm looking forward to seeing you handle death.
Good thing Milo's on our side.
Good morning, my name is Colonel Sinclair.
I believe you have me down for that trainer over there.
Your name's not on the list, let me check with flight control.
That's not necessary...
Just got orders to take these two in.
Sorry about the screw-up, Sir, yours came in a special last night.
- She's all ready to go. - What's this about taking us in?
Not you, Sir, I mean these two Falcons.
See, these are all set up to go to Torrejón in Spain.
The crews worked all night to load them up.
The computer just canceled it out. It's a pain in the ass.
- She's all ready to go. - Thank you.
Better get off the ground quick, Colonel, before this one gets canceled.
The computer's been acting strange today.
Falcon 6 you're clear for take-off. Runway 3-0 over.
Reel it it!
Think you can get us over to runway 3-0?
Yeah, if you come up here and show me where the throttle is in this thing.
I'm starting not to like you.
Tower, this is Falcon 6 ready for take-off.
OK for take-off.
OK, where do you wanna go?
You're driving.
Let's see what you got.
Sure you're up to it?
You're not a hot dog are you?
- How's that? - I thought you was a pilot, not an astronaut!
I guess you're right.
By the way ... I forgot to ask you when you ate last.
You'd know if I had breakfast.
Want to see me
turn?
You know ...
now I'm really starting not to like you.
- Head over to the range. - Yes, Sir, Colonel, Sir.
Coming up to it. I want you to circle around low.
Lower, take out those two vertical targets up ahead.
Remember what I told you, the simulator's a little different.
Just gotta feel your way.
I want you to concentrate.
And cut off that stuff!
- It'll screw up my rhythm. - If you don't cut it off, I'll screw up something else! - OK!
- Shit! - Told you it was different.
Now this time I want you to drop one of those Mark 82's
in that horizontal up ahead.
Shit!
This, Saint God.. .God! We can't go in there with you shooting like this.
Alright, turn this thing around, let's ...
Let's head back to base.
Damn it, Chappy, I'm doing it my way.
Yeah!
Nice piece of work!
So, we're going for it, Chappy?
Alright, there's still some things we ...
Alright, alright! We're going!
Yahoo!
Get your Eagles of yours together, there's still some details we gotta work out.
Yes, Sir, Colonel, Sir.
They way I figure it, you can do your first 500 miles at Mach 0.6
and the last 180 at Mach 0.9 after your last refuel.
- You count with wind current? - Yeah, that one, it's here.
Milo, when we get back, you and I are gonna have to go on business together.
In a dogfight, always remember to keep an angle on them.
Attack them either from the side, the top or the back.
- If they come at you straight like this... - You eject and do some backstroking!
And the most important is to watch your airspeed as they talk you in.
Now, be careful to use a deep voice otherwise they're gonna get wise that you're a kid. Now, let me hear you talk.
This is Bluebird.
Wrong! No, it gotta be deeper, bass, put some bass in your voice, kind of like Slappy, do it again.
Come on!
This is the Bluebird. I be ready to refuel.
OK now, Doug ...could you move that control tower about ten degrees to the north?
This one?
No, that's the refinery, that's oil refinery.
- This one? - No, that's the detention center where they're holding him.
That's what's left of my lunch, get it out of there.
You must be in love, the control tower is over here.
Stop laughing!
- Say cheese! - Cheeese!
Alright, gentlemen ... and ladies.
Time for the final check up for tomorrow's operation,
and I hope everybody is ready.
- Latimer? - Yes, Sir?
- Give me status on the Falcons. - Two F-16Bs standing by on the northern runway, as requested, Sir.
Fuel?
Fully fueled. Interior tanks and two exterior drop tanks.
- Armaments? - As requested and visually verified, Sir.
Thank you.
- Mister Bazen? - Yes, Sir?
- Flight plans cleared? - Yes. Sir, both fully authorized.
Refuel?
As requested, I have a list here of times and coordinates all verified.
A-ha.
- Place of detention? - As of 15:00 hours today, Colonel Masters is still being held at Bilyad at the same location.
- No change on the enemy plans reported, Sir. - Thank you.
I wanna congratulate you all on some very fine work. You have come a long way in a short while.
Always said that a person should not be judged by their experience,
but by their performance, and yours has been exemplary.
I would like to shake everybody's hand. I've never had a finer planning staff ever, ever!
You go home to Mum, just tell her I'm out with Reggie and Tony.
- After tomorrow, you're in charge. - OK, but only for a couple of days.
It's a promise.
Go on, get lost.
Look, without you guys, there's no way ...
We know that.
Eagles.
Yeah.
Show me the armaments availability list.
I think I've come up with an idea that's gonna give us some added insurance.
I'm too loaded down ... so you'll have to carry it.
Carry what?
The "Hades Bomb".
Hmm?
How fast can Milo work?
He can rearm in three hours. What do you want me to do with the Hades?
OK, before you land, I want you to lay one in right ... here.
See that?
- Now, it's got good points and bad points. - Tell me.
The good point is that they won't be able see you or touch you for five minutes.
But the bad point is you won't be able to see them either.
Now listen to me ... Once this... Look!
Once this fire goes out, if you're not in the air,
you are a dead man.
OK?
Yeah.
OK, now I want you to get your butt in my trailer, get some sleep.
I've got some work to do here and I need my prints.
Chappy, I gotta see my Mum and I have to call Katie.
- What are you going to tell them? - I don't know.
I don't know either! You sure can't tell them the truth!
Look, look, I'll tell you what ...
I'll have Slappy talk to both of them after we have gone.
OK? Now you get in my trailer, now.
I said get your butt in my trailer, now.
Yes, Sir.
Yes, Minister, we are standing by.
Give the American his final meal.
After tomorrow, he will not have much of an appetite.
I thought I told you to get some sleep.
I'm just relaxing a bit.
Watching a little TV.
I don't need much sleep for this, anyway.
How the hell do you know, what you need for this?
I just meant, I'm ready.
You're ready for this, aren't you, Chap?
You just think it's going to be soooo easy, don't you?
No I don't think it's gonna be all easy, I'm just ready for it, that's all.
You ain't ready for shit, boy!
Here.
Open it!
Go ahead, open it!
Who are these guys?
A bunch of kids who thought they were ready, too.
- Pilots? - All of them.
- They look about 22 or 23. - That's right, all of them.
So, I don't see what you're getting so worried about, Chap. What makes them any different than me?
Because they're dead!
All of them!
I had laid awake at night ...
thinking about how fast and brutal they died.
Parts of them falling on the land, parts of them falling in the sea.
Some parts of them burning just into nothing in the middle of the air.
And all of them thought that they were ready for it.
When it was all over,
I promised myself I'd never be part of killing kids again.
That's why it took so long to come round to helping you.
Now ... looks like I've got us both trapped into something that ...
That could kill us?
I know that, Chappy.
And those kids?
I don't know what you think anymore but
they knew it, too.
Maybe they weren't ready for it,
but who in the hell is ever ready for it?
You didn't get me into this.
I went to you, remember?
I know what we're risking,
and I'm proud to be able to fly with you.
Maybe I'm not all that ready,
but I'm damn proud.
Enough of this nonsense. I got some work to do. Where did you put that tape recorder?
That's in my bag next to the sink.
Wait a minute. Just where do you think you are you going?
I wanted to see what you were doing.
Why don't you to see what my pillow in bed is doing?
I want you asleep in five minutes, OK?
Oh, oh, wait a minute. I almost forgot.
It's my first pair. I wanna loan them to you.
- I'll bring them back. - You better. Now you get to bed.
Yes, Sir, Colonel, Sir.
It sure is strange making you this tape.
I just got finished talking to you.
You had that look on your face.
The look you had the first time you asked me to help you get your father.
I never told you how I felt about you.
I always had a problem talking about my feelings.
But I wanna tell you now
that you have more courage than anybody I ever met
and you're gonna have to use every bit of it to get through this thing.
I want you to know,
I'm proud to have been by your side.
And whatever happens just remember you tried.
And no one can take that away from us.
OK for take-off.
Switch over to frequency 8, over.
I switched frequencies, over.
- Quit tempting with that fancy flying , it'll eat up your fuel. - Sorry, Sir, I was just getting used to the throttle.
- It's a little touchy. - Yeah.
You're lucky I'm not in that cockpit with you, I'd show you touchy!
Keep off other channels unless you're communicating with checkpoints.
- They can monitor everything we say unless we use this frequency. - Roger, Colonel, Sir.
Climb up to 35,000 feet and relax until we hit the first refuel.
Make sure you get your air speed perfect. Come in real steady.
Congratulations. Couldn't have done it better myself.
Do they pump this for you? Or is this self-service?
Smart ass kids!
- Chappy, are you sleeping? - Everything OK?
Yeah, everything's fine.
I just felt all alone all of a sudden.
Try not to think about it.
Best think about your Dad
and how alone he must feel sitting over there.
Do you think he knows how much I really love him?
I mean, sometimes he'd be really tough with me like you are.
I know it's only for my own good, but
I never told him I understood all that.
He knows ... believe me.
He's just trying to make a man out of you.
Is that why you treat me the same way?
You trying to make a man out of me too?
No, your Dad already took care of that.
I'm just trying to get us out of this alive.
Chap, what if I screw up?
What if everything goes wrong?
Then I'm gonna get real mad!
Have you ever seen me really mad, have you?
- No, and I wouldn't want to either. - Then you'd better not screw up!
Just keep thinking about the plan.
Go over it in your head, every step of it in your head until you have it automatic.
Yes, Sir.
I'm still showing a seven minute delay for my first refuel.
We gotta make up some time.
We're breaking our flight plan in about five minutes so do your last minute verification.
It'll heat up from here on out! How do you feel?
My stomach is a little tight. Must be that cereal I ate this morning.
It's funny, it tastes good going down
then 13 hours later, it makes you scared shitless.
It'll pass. Do a check-out list like I told you.
They're gonna know something's up anytime now.
If checkpoint contacts us, just ignore it.
By the time they figure out what's going on,
we'll be over the coast.
Now, bring up the stores list.
Watch that carefully.
Always keep it in your head. It's all you've got.
Look at your fuel gauge. That's all you got too.
Run out of either one of them, you are dead meat.
I got that, Chappy.
We're running at about Mach 0.6.
Drop down to 3000 feet and hold your air speed.
Watch out for naval vessels.
Falcon 1, this is intercom center, you have deviated from your flight plan.
Please advise.
OK, it's just you and me, kid.
- Drop down to 3000 feet like I told you. - You got it.
When we're 100 miles off the coast, drop down to 400 feet.
- Keep under that or they'll pick you up on the radar. - I know that, Chappy.
I bet you thought you knew that didn't you?
You know that their surface-to-air missiles have French radar?
That way you can fool them with foil packs.
- I didn't know that. - Bet you didn't know that, did you?
- No. - I didn't think so.
At the coast, punch it to Mach 0.9, but don't go supersonic.
It'll be too easy to know that we're coming.
When we reach them mountains, stay real low and hold it tight.
And if we "snake" them right, their fighter base never know what hit them.
You go right for the runway, and I'll take out the tower and knock out communications.
That'll give you cover.
Don't miss.
Remember you only have four clusters. Make each one of them count.
Make sure you light them up right in the spot this time. And play the right music.
These guys ain't no rookies. They're the ones that shot down your Dad.
- You ain't gonna freeze up on me, are you? - Anybody ever tell you you talk too much?
Yeah, my ex-wife.
OK, there's the enemy coast. Start up your jamming, let's get down to business.
We're coming up to the Kadar mountains. Radar hasn't caught us so far but we're still
seven minutes behind schedule from the refuel relay.
Remember that. They run their wandering maneuvers at 07:30. We gotta pick up some time
or we'll be flying in a MIG soup.
Stay below 300 feet to beat the radar.
Hey Chap, I got something that'll help us make up some time, so keep the channel clear, alright?
This is no game, I'm telling you.
I could get used to that.
Alright! We made up three minutes. Radar hasn't picked us up yet.
- It's 07:30, I hope they're running late. - I don't even wanna think about it.
Let's get ready, Il Kharem is coming up.
Chappy, they've picked us up on radar.
Too late for them now. Just cluster that runway. I'll do the rest.
- Chap, three MIGs have taken off. - We'll handle them in the air.
Just, take out that runway!
Chappy I hit it! I got the runway and the plane.
Tap yourself on the back later. Now worry about those three MIGs that got up.
Climb! Climb!
They're running away, Chap!
They weren't running.
They're just getting out of the way. Now, move your butt,
get out of range of those guns!
Damn!
Chappy! I got them! I got all three of the guns!
Yeah, but one of them got me.
- How bad? - It didn't get me head on, but it got me close enough.
What kind of damage?
All kinds of electrical problems.
Two MIGs, Chappy, coming up fast.
Alright, follow me, listen carefully.
I want you to grab that tape I made you this morning and load it in.
Why? What's on it?
Don't argue with me!
- Is it loaded yet? - It's loaded.
Now, don't interrupt me. I'm only going to say this once!
If anything happens to me, you fly as high as you can
out of range of those weapons and play that tape.
It may be the only thing that's gonna save your ass.
Chappy, nothing's gonna happen to you.
Listen to me, when the MIGs get in range,
I want you to split off from me and proceed to the next target.
One will follow you and one will follow me.
You'd better head back to the Mediterranean.
Don't let them get to drop on you!
I want to stay with you. How can you handle them the way you are?
Don't worry about me. Just do what I told you and concentrate.
Your Dad is depending on you. Split off from me now!
Alright, you bastard!
Yeah!
Chappy, give me your position, I just waxed a bandit and I'm coming to you.
I told you, damn it. Put in that tape and don't worry about me.
Damn it!
Just hold together for two more seconds.
Mayday! Mayday!
Chappy? Chappy, where are you?
Just put in that tape, that's an order. Nothing you can do about me.
- Chappy! I want to help you, where are you? - Climb high like I told you.
Doug, I ain't gonna make it.
Chappy!
A bunch of things must have gone wrong if you’re listening to this.
Whatever happened, I know you must be real scared.
I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to head for home
Maybe if I was you I'd wanna make a flat out run
for Helicon Air Base in Greece.
Right now, you're probably filled with all the doubts in the world.
But I'm gonna tell you something, Doug.
God doesn't give people things He doesn't want them to use.
And He gave you the touch.
It's a power you have inside of you,
down where you keep your guts, boy.
It's all you need to blast your way in and get back what they took from you.
Your Dad's just sitting there for a miracle.
If you fly your heart out,
you can give him one, it's up to you.
Don't bother putting on this tape if you’re turning back.
Good! You decided, didn't you? Alright!
First thing you gotta do is convince yourself that nothing can stop you.
You gotta believe that plane you're in, is like a suit of Armour.
Like an iron eagle that nothing can penetrate.
Now, listen close, kid,
I recorded some stuff to help you through each part of the mission.
Remember to talk into your flight recorder so there's a record of everything.
Don't waste your time worrying about me.
You start thinking that way and you'll mess up.
Just pretend I'm in that cockpit with you
and we're still going in to knock the shit out of them together.
How long to repair your runways?
They can be repaired in less than an hour.
Put every man you have on it.
I want these pigs blown out of the sky.
Yes, Sir!
They're coming for the American.
Inform the prison to be prepared to move him. We may need him as a decoy.
I want all anti-aircraft mobilized and I want defense command to find them planes.
Now!
Alright Chap, 80 miles to Bilyad.
Remember to keep a close eye on the stores list.
By the way, I thought of something,
if they didn't pick us up on radar through the mountains,
there's something they may not know.
How many planes?
They won't know how many fighters there are.
They're never gonna think it's just you.
When you contact them at the tower, tell them there's more of you.
They ain't got no MIGs there, but you better remember those choppers.
Any of them rockets hit you, you'll be living permanently in them clouds.
Recon showed a couple of surface-to-air units. Watch out for them.
They'll probably expect you. You know what to do from here on then.
Good luck, Doug.
This one's for you, Chappy.
This is lron Eagle.
I am the flight leader of an American assault force
sent to recover Colonel Ted Masters whom you are unlawfully holding prisoner.
I want Colonel Masters dressed in his flight suit,
removed from his present location to the airport.
When he gets here, I want him put in a Jeep by himself
and sent to the end of the northernmost runway.
I want to see an escort leave the detention center in 2 minutes with Colonel Masters
or I'll have my squad to destroy the first of five strategic targets
beginning with your biggest oil refinery.
Do you understand?
Pigs ...
I want an armed escort at the detention center
standing by for my orders.
And prepare my car.
I am going to the airport.
I want these people
destroyed.
You were right, Chap. They're not moving him.
Looks like they're trying to stall.
- Bilyad Tower. This is lron Eagle. - Yes, we hear you.
He's not being moved. What's the problem?
They're having trouble finding a jeep suitable for your purposes.
Bullshit! You got a whole town full of them.
You just lost a refinery.
Alright, Chap, let's see how they feel about losing 100 million in oil.
I'm just about to the refinery.
I'm going for the tanks.
Chap, I wish you could see this.
Looks like they'll be importing oil this year.
That pilot is a dead man.
- How much longer to repair the runway? - At least ten minutes.
Tell them to move faster, or they'll hang!
And tell them to move the American now.
I want them to be together when they die.
Chappy, they're moving him!
Hey!
See you soon, Dad.
- How long now? - Any minute, Sir.
Get the mobile units into position but keep them out of sight.
No one fires until I give permission.
I'm assuming they're moving him.
I can't tell you what to do anymore.
Just remember what I told you about the "Hades Bomb".
Land, pick up your Dad and get your butt out of there.
Keep track of your ammo.
I'm right there with you. Don't forget that.
Everybody get out! Out! Out! Out! Out!
You! Too! Come here! Sit!
Drive out to the runway.
Drive to the runway!
Make him move!
Drive to the runway!
Move!
Come on! Come on!
Can you confirm any other planes?
Nothing, Sir.
Let him land.
Then cut him to pieces.
Tell him to get ready on my command.
Hey!
God damn it!
I'm coming down, Dad. Here I come.
Kill him now.
Hey!!!
Noooooooo!
You son of a bitch!
Everyone out!
Move your troops down the runway immediately.
- Finish off the American! - Sir!
Holy shit!
Attack them through the flames!
The Americans must die
or none of you will live to regret your mistakes.
Dad!
Doug? Doug? ls that you? What the hell...?
- Are you alright? - Yeah, I'm alright.
Can you walk? We haven't got much time. Come on!
We'll talk later, come on, come on.
Come on, Dad, you can make it.
One step and you're home, Dad.
Send me two brave men if there are any left among you.
Where's your air support?
I only came in with Chappy Sinclair.
But they took him out at Il Kharem.
Jesus, Dad! Will the Maverick fire if we're still on the ground?
I don't know, I've never tried, why?
Something's about to have us for breakfast.
They got up some MIGs.
Doug, just take off. We'll fight in the air.
Jet Commander? This is Colonel Nakesh.
- Respond immediately. -Yes, Minister?
Which member of your squadron is the most heavily armed?
Major Joradi, Sir, fully loaded.
Have him land on this field at once.
- How much fuel? - 2100 pounds.
OK, you'd better get to the Med quick. Climb as high as you can.
Get down! And get out of your flight suit, now!
- Now, call up your stores. - Two sidewinders and 244 rounds.
We'll never be safe at this speed. We're burning fuel too fast.
- Guess we'll have to take them on. - I guess so. Think you can handle a loop?
Think you can handle the music?
Alright, Dad. One down, one to go.
Oh, yeah!
Alright.
You may deal directly with me now. Colonel Akir Nakesh.
Then you can deal with me, Doug Masters.
Watch it, son.
Hey, nice shot, Colonel. Anything else you want to send over?
Way to fly, Doug.
You are a dead man, you know that?
Turn out!, Doug! Turn out!
Steady up. This guy's an ace.
He knows what he's doing.
Don't let him stay behind you.
Move it, Doug, move it.
Pitch out, pitch away from him!
Time to die, lron Eagle.
Roll out! Roll out!
OK, Dad, I'm taking this guy out.
Stay behind, stay behind.
You own him.
You can take him, Doug. You can do it.
That's it, that's it, take a steady strain, Doug.
Shit!
So long, asshole.
Aaaah!
Dad! More MIGs. I don't think she can't take much more of this.
What's our stats, Doug?
Only 30 rounds, 800 pounds of fuel.
- Too chancy to face them on 30 round. Better try to run outside. - I hope you're right.
Taking her to Mach 1.
I can't keep up the speed much longer.
We have to slow down or dump it.
- We'll have to face them. - OK, I'm ready.
- Dad! Four more MIGs jumping us! - Pull up hard!
This is Blue Leader, do you read?
They're ours, Dad!
They're Americans!
Roger, Blue leader, got two bandits on my ass, can you assist?
Roger, we are about to contact the aggressor and verify his intentions.
Attention unidentified aircraft. This is Major Dwight Smiley of the United States Air Force.
You are following one of our F-16's in international air space.
Do you wish to engage?
I didn't think so. Sir, the MIGs do not wish to engage at this time.
Were you able to retrieve Colonel Masters?
He's right here with me, Major.
Congratulations! Welcome home, Colonel!
We were worried sick about you ever since we got the Mayday from Colonel Sinclair.
We thought you might have gone down with him.
- Did you find the wreckage, Major? - Only parts of it, Sir.
Scattered all over the Med.
We have orders to escort you to Ramstein Air Force base in West Germany.
We have a fuel problem, Major.
Don't worry about that. There's a fuel tanker standing by.
Major? Would it be OK if we flew the Missing Man formation for Colonel Sinclair?
We're already in position, Sir.
And we'd be honored if you just eased in front there and take the lead.
Chappy wanted me to play this for you, Dad
as soon as we were safe.
Good morning, Colonel Masters.
This is Colonel Chappy Sinclair.
I guess by now you're over the Mediterranean.
I hope you feel good you'll be home soon.
I guess I don't have to tell you what kind of a son you've got.
Cos I'm sure you already know,
but I'm sure you'd like to know
know how he got over to you.
That's kind of complicated.
See? This kid comes up to me one day and tells me
he's got a little problem,
I gotta help him.
He was a cocky little guy,
kept telling me how good he could fly.
That's nice of you to join us for the occasion, Mister Iron Eagle, Sir.
Chappy?
- Hey! - Ha, ha, ha, ha!
- They told us you went down in the Med. - I did.
I had to dog paddling for a while until I was picked up by this Egyptian trawler.
But your Dad said things didn't go easy for you either, huh?
- Is Dad coming to this? - No, no, no, he's still in debriefing.
It's just you and me, kid.
They're going to put us in jail.
You know that, don't you, Chap?
Well, whatever they do, just keep your head up and your shoulders back.
They kind of like it when you stand tall.
OK, let's go.
Stand at ease.
I've read the statements of all the principals involved in this highly irregular operation.
You both stand accused of violating virtually every section of the National Security Act.
The penalty for such violations could incarcerate the two of you for the next 25 years.
Have you any idea of the consequences of your actions?
If the details of this ever came to light,
it would seriously undermine the public's confidence in this branch of military service.
What the hell were we supposed to do, General?
I mean, no one would lift a finger to help my Dad.
Mister Masters, have you given any thought to the penalties that could be imposed on you?
- Yes, Sir, I have. - And were those thoughts pleasant?
- No, Sir. - I'm glad. Just keep them in mind.
Because if you talk about this operation to anyone,
I will guarantee you those penalties will be imposed immediately!
Does this mean, you're letting us go, General?
This means your release is conditional on your silence.
I'm begging the General's pardon. I urge you to re-evaluate that decision.
Letting this boy loose would be a big mistake.
He's already demonstrated his inability to keep his big mouth shut.
I would suggest sending him to an institution
that can order him to keep that big mouth shut.
Are you saying we should confine the boy to some sort of penal facility?
Well, in a manner of speaking, yes, Sir.
You see, Sir, Mister Masters has applied to the Air Force Academy
an institution well-suited for this kind of treatment.
Unfortunately his application has met with some resistance. I was wondering if there's any way that you could, erm...
This aircraft, by special order of the President of the United States,
has just arrived from Ramstein Air Force base, in West Germany,
where Colonel Ted Masters has been recovering from the rescue operation
which freed him from his captors just three days ago.
As we reported earlier,
the Air Force sent a squadron of F-16s
to mount a crippling attack on hostile forces.
The operation resulted in no American losses,
enemy casualties were turned as minor.
In fact, the details of the entire mission
have been strictly classified by the State Department.
Colonel Masters is followed here by Air Force Reserve Colonel Charles Sinclair.
Sources close to the Air Force have uncovered a rumor
that Colonel Sinclair aided in the planning of the rescue attempt.
However, we've done some investigating on our own locally
and find this to be highly unlikely.
The young man who has just come out is Colonel Masters' son, Doug,
who flew over to accompany his father home
and as you can see, he seems to have quite a following here.
Incidentally, we've been told Doug has received an appointment
to the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs this fall,
where he'll be following in his father footsteps and taking orders from the Air Force.
I've heard he's quite a capable young Cessna pilot.
I'm sure he can't wait to experience the thrill of flying some of the more advanced Air Force jets.
Reporting live for Channel 6, this is Jeff Tamblin, back to you in the studio.
- Hey! - Ha, ha, ha, ha!
- You did it, man! Unbelievable! - You did it! - Alright!
Yeah!
Get in!
What's up? You guys.
I forgot to give these back to you.
Keep them. You've earned them.
Oh, come here.
Translation and subtitles by PEPPER & LALASPAIN *** SONG LIVES FOR EVER ***