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Here, let me see that face.
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You ought to report to the hospital
after interrogation. You got it?
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Yes, sir.
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You want this?
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No. Thank you, Doc.
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Thank you.
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- Some coffee, Major?
- John? Some coffee.
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Ms. Tatty.
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- Give me that.
- Thank you.
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You're welcome.
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Came through the clouds about 5:00 high.
I mean, I couldn't see anything.
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Are you fucking kidding me?
The EAs are like ghosts.
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Hinton said he saw four chutes,
but I didn't see any.
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There was cloud cover, start to end.
it was a soup, Lieutenant.
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- Couldn't see.
- Islands?
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Geez, I never saw any islands.
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At that point, I saw muzzle flashes.
No bursts.
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Yeah, I mean, those 190s,
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they screech right by us at what?
500 miles per hour?
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Chutes? Did anyone see any chutes?
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No, Major. It was chaos up there.
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There was zero visibility.
Hard to see anything.
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Son, I'm gonna show the Major your wounds.
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Yes, sir.
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Bosser's frostbite is gonna require
more attention than we can give him here.
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Hang in there, Bosser.
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We're gonna send you to Redgrave Hospital.
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Get you all fixed up.
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Can't wait to get back in the fight, sir.
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Good man.
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They have got to remember where they are.
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It is 25,000 feet and 50 below zero.
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Their piss freezes against their skin.
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These sorts of casualties
are unnecessary losses for the group.
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Not to mention, we just lost another CO.
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- Huglin?
- Yeah.
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He burst an ulcer when he landed.
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I've just put him on a transport to London
to see a specialist.
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- Okay. Thank you, Doc.
- All right.
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I mean, Christ. What kind of idiot am I?
It's freezing cold,
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and I got to grab the gun
with my bare hands.
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In that icebox? Could've been worse.
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Well, it's not happening again.
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- Good.
- Gentlemen.
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All right. Heal fast, Dickie.
I need my copilot back.
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- Thanks, Curt.
- Take care.
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Bucky and I kind of thought
we should have some drinks
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with a few of the boys. You want to come?
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Thank you, Curt.
I'm gonna stay in tonight.
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- Okay.
- All right.
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- You tell the others for me?
- Of course. Take care.
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How you doing, Dickie?
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Here's to Adams. Schmalenbach.
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Petrich.
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And all their brave men.
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You good?
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Do you feel anything?
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You feel anything?
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Yeah. I miss those guys.
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Because me, I don't feel a thing.
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Can you do me a favor?
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- What?
- Come here.
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I want you to hit me.
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That's an order. Come on.
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All right.
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I want you to land one right on my beak.
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- Right here.
- Major.
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Don't give me "Major."
I don't want "Major." Ranks off.
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- Stop horsing around, man.
- Horsing around? I'm not a horse.
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- Stop--
- You're from New York, right?
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So, hit me.
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I felt that, Curt.
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Felt that.
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All right, Meatball.
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I gotta meet that goddamn new CO.
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First thing tomorrow.
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Today is tomorrow.
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You hungover, Major?
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No, sir.
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That won't come for another couple hours.
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You're still drunk.
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Coffee sharpened me, sir.
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Colonel Huglin didn't think much
of your skills as an Air Exec.
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- Well, I didn't think too much of--
- Too much of his flying?
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Well, I ain't Colonel Huglin.
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No, you're not.
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- Can I get some coffee?
- Yes, sir.
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Thanks.
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Boys.
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Bucky.
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Well?
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I got demoted.
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To?
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CO of the 418th squadron.
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Sorry, Jack.
The boys are back with me again.
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Long as I get my fort back.
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Yeah, Harding wants to see about that.
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What? I'm Air Exec?
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- You son of a bitch.
- Wasn't my idea.
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Huglin recommended you.
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Then you're both sons of bitches.
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Goddamn Air Exec.
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Look at it this way.
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LeMay thinks we're
the least disciplined bomb group
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in the entire wing,
maybe you can make a difference.
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I don't wanna be the guy
wiping your ass, Bucky.
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- Major.
- Thank you.
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You got up early this morning.
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Did I?
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See Colonel Harding before me?
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I can read upside down, Buck.
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All I said was the army's right
about you being a leader.
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That you lead best
as a squadron commander.
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You don't got to send me any flowers.
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I made one last request
before being demoted.
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I want to write the letters
to the families of the boys that we lost.
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I think it would be better coming from me,
not someone that they never met.
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I'll help you.
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I'd appreciate that.
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You know...
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if this whole thing ended
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and there were only two pilots left
up in the air--
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It'd be me and it'd be you, Buck.
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Don't count on it.
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{\an8}Every man who flew a B-17
thanked God for our ground crews.
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There was no glory in what they did.
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No medals were handed out
for patching flak holes
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or rebuilding carburetors.
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Our crew chiefs were responsible
for keeping our planes in the air
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on any given mission.
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Which meant they were responsible
for the lives of dozens of men.
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Corporal Ken Lemmons
was one of our best crew chiefs.
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He was 19 years old.
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Lemmons!
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Hot potato flying in.
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That's one hot bastard.
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You ought to get one of these.
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What do you think?
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Salt and pepper like you asked.
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- It's perfect.
- Anything else?
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See here.
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This bird's been dripping oil.
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- See it?
- Oh, yeah.
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Tomorrow after the boys take off,
we're gonna clean the hardstands.
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What are we gonna clean it with?
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- Fire!
- Fire.
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- What?
- Fire.
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- I could use some help.
- Yes, please.
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- What happened?
- Practice mission.
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He went into his turn too early, too slow.
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Stalled out.
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Who was it?
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One of the 349th. New crew.
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Barnhill.
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That's six forts in less than three weeks.
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We're still waiting on replacement forts
from Podington.
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I am hoping to get one or two of those
next week.
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Okay.
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Bill, you'll get both of those.
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Thank you, sir.
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Lastly, we're already down
66 combat aircrewmen.
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Out of our starting strength of 350.
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Until we get the other replacement crews,
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we're gonna have to make do
with what we've got.
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Turner,
if a mission order comes in tonight,
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some of your crew are gonna have to fly
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- with the 349th.
- Yes, sir.
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- Buck, same goes for you.
- Yes, sir.
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That's it. Dismissed.
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Yes, sir.
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There we go. I'm going to bank that, boys.
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- You're not gonna do it.
- Watch me.
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- Moxie on this guy. Come on.
- Come on, baby. Come on, baby!
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That's how it goes.
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You've got to have the worst luck
I've ever seen, Quinn.
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Well, dang.
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Well, in dice, I mean.
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Yeah, you better.
'Cause if I ever go down, we all go down.
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- Come on. Lighten up.
- Okay.
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That's him told.
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Alice From Dallas.
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- Alice, our palace.
- Alice is our dame.
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- Dame!
- She certainly is.
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Tommy, Tommy.
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Major.
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- Lil.
- John.
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- Major.
- Major Dye.
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Could I get six whiskeys
and a ginger beer?
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- Coming up, mate.
- I admire you Americans.
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You're up there in broad daylight,
seemingly oblivious to the downsides.
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I don't understand
what you're saying, Captain.
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Never mind, old boy.
One for the higher-ups.
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It's a question of philosophies.
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We bomb at night because it doesn't matter
what we hit, so long as it's German.
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But bombing during the day is suicide.
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I could foresee in the future,
American strategy adjusting
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due to the unfortunate losses
you'll no doubt continue to suffer.
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Maths.
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- Maths?
- I mean, maybe if you bombed
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during the day, you'd hit your targets.
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And why the hell do you Brits
add an S on the end of math?
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Because there's more than one of them.
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- There's more than one of them.
- I can see more than one of you too.
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I could knock all of you out.
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- Okay. Okay.
- Probably in one punch. In one punch.
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- This ought to wet your whistle, boys.
- I'm sorry.
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- God.
- Thanks, Croz.
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- You are beautiful.
- That is a ginger beer.
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My hero.
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How about a song? I heard you sing, Major.
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- Pick one. What's your favorite?
- Good idea.
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Hey. You want to get Major excited?
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- Baseball.
- Specifically Yankees.
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- Yeah.
- My buddy Buck here,
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he thinks they're a waste of time,
don't you?
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It's not just sports he doesn't follow.
Hey, Buck?
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I mean, you don't follow anyone, do you?
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I follow you, Curt.
219
00:14:20,068 --> 00:14:22,821
And he would still find a way to show off.
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For example, I-- You remember Walla Walla?
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- Yeah.
- We had a visit from wing.
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Cleven here,
slow-timing Hollenbeck's engines.
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Just so they remembered who he was,
he buzzed the tower,
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- all engines feathered. I--
- No. Three engines.
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- He still had one.
- I remember
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- he called you "One Engine Cleven."
- Hey.
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I'm telling the story here, all right?
It's my story. It's four engines.
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Next thing, I see this fort
sailing 25 feet over the runway.
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Yeah. Silent as the grave.
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Beautiful.
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Wanted to do that all my life.
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I'll drink to that.
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No Engine Cleven. Here we go. Hear, hear.
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Would you rather have been
a fighter pilot, Major?
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Buck is a fighter pilot.
A fighter pilot who happens to fly a bus.
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- And so are you, Bucky.
- So are you.
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Bubbles.
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So, let me get this straight.
You're Buck and he's Bucky?
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Yeah.
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Is there a shortage of nicknames
in the 100th?
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No. Just a shortage of crews.
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Pity.
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Pity. Pity.
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Yeah. Pity, pity, pity, pity, pity, pity.
What?
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I said it's a pity.
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You'd have more
if you flew your missions at night.
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Why'd you have to go
and say something like that?
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Well, perhaps I was getting bored
of all of the heavy petting going on
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at your end of the table.
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I don't even know what that means.
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What does that mean?
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00:15:48,740 --> 00:15:50,075
- Know what that means?
- I don't know.
253
00:15:50,075 --> 00:15:51,243
What does that mean?
254
00:15:51,743 --> 00:15:55,163
Let's make a bit of sport ourselves.
How about it?
255
00:15:55,747 --> 00:15:56,874
Any one of you will do.
256
00:15:56,874 --> 00:16:00,502
- I think that's an excellent idea.
- Here we go.
257
00:16:02,713 --> 00:16:04,464
Hey, hey! Please.
258
00:16:05,048 --> 00:16:08,051
I want this guy. Please let me.
I'll owe you one.
259
00:16:08,051 --> 00:16:10,262
I've got this, okay?
260
00:16:11,763 --> 00:16:14,892
- Please. I got it. I got it.
- Okay, but you owe me one.
261
00:16:14,892 --> 00:16:17,019
- Ladies, let's go.
- Shall we?
262
00:16:17,019 --> 00:16:18,645
- After you.
- Good man.
263
00:16:21,023 --> 00:16:25,694
He's a sweet guy,
but he recently had the clap.
264
00:16:25,694 --> 00:16:26,904
I'm just saying.
265
00:16:29,489 --> 00:16:30,490
There you go.
266
00:16:32,534 --> 00:16:34,453
What does RAF mean?
267
00:16:34,453 --> 00:16:36,163
- Riffraff.
- Hey!
268
00:16:38,874 --> 00:16:41,793
Won't be a second, gentlemen.
Time to show them what we're made of.
269
00:16:41,793 --> 00:16:42,878
Absolutely.
270
00:16:46,548 --> 00:16:48,675
So, now why does this sport interest you?
271
00:16:49,593 --> 00:16:50,594
Boxing?
272
00:16:51,637 --> 00:16:52,638
Test of manhood.
273
00:16:53,847 --> 00:16:54,848
That so?
274
00:16:56,141 --> 00:16:58,143
About as true a measure
of your will to fight as any,
275
00:16:58,143 --> 00:16:59,978
and it's man-to-man.
276
00:16:59,978 --> 00:17:02,064
So you just don't like team sports?
277
00:17:02,731 --> 00:17:05,400
How'd you end up commander
of a plane leading a squadron in a war,
278
00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,277
where you don't want to be
on the losing side,
279
00:17:07,277 --> 00:17:09,363
and still not like team sports?
280
00:17:09,363 --> 00:17:12,741
I just don't lose sleep over whether
the pinstripes beat the polka dots.
281
00:17:13,242 --> 00:17:15,702
Right.
Well, we're all just uniforms anyways.
282
00:17:15,702 --> 00:17:16,619
You know that?
283
00:17:16,619 --> 00:17:19,790
Now, seeing as you like
to do your fighting at night, Bryan.
284
00:17:21,959 --> 00:17:22,960
Hey.
285
00:17:23,544 --> 00:17:25,295
Hey! Come on, come on.
286
00:17:29,091 --> 00:17:30,676
Must have felt that, right?
287
00:17:33,470 --> 00:17:36,515
- All right. Give him some room.
- Guess who can hit their target at night!
288
00:17:36,515 --> 00:17:38,225
What did I tell you? Pay up.
289
00:17:38,225 --> 00:17:40,853
- Is he all right?
- Sir, let me help you. Get up. Come on.
290
00:17:40,853 --> 00:17:42,646
- That was too much of that.
- Hey. Too much--
291
00:17:42,646 --> 00:17:43,689
That's what that was.
292
00:17:43,689 --> 00:17:46,024
I got a nickname for you
and it ain't Buck!
293
00:17:46,024 --> 00:17:47,109
For God's sake.
294
00:17:48,986 --> 00:17:51,613
- Show's over, fellas.
- Never mess with the Irish!
295
00:17:51,613 --> 00:17:53,615
- Follow me.
- Pity. Pity. It's a pity.
296
00:17:54,533 --> 00:17:55,993
What a shame.
297
00:18:00,289 --> 00:18:03,542
The British Royal Air Force
and the American Army Air Force
298
00:18:03,542 --> 00:18:07,546
had two very different approaches
to the bombing campaign against Germany.
299
00:18:08,422 --> 00:18:11,049
{\an8}The Americans
pursued daylight precision bombing,
300
00:18:11,717 --> 00:18:15,262
{\an8}an effort to destroy specific military
or economic targets.
301
00:18:16,722 --> 00:18:20,142
{\an8}The British, who had been at war
with the Nazis for nearly four years
302
00:18:20,142 --> 00:18:22,352
{\an8}practiced nighttime area bombing.
303
00:18:23,187 --> 00:18:25,606
{\an8}It was indiscriminate and deadly.
304
00:18:26,356 --> 00:18:29,234
Which was more effective
depended on which uniform you wore.
305
00:18:32,863 --> 00:18:35,616
There was only one reason
the Americans could even attempt
306
00:18:35,616 --> 00:18:38,076
something as difficult and dangerous
as precision bombing.
307
00:18:39,286 --> 00:18:40,746
The Norden bombsight.
308
00:18:41,705 --> 00:18:43,081
Outside the atomic bomb,
309
00:18:43,081 --> 00:18:45,501
it was the most closely held secret
of the war.
310
00:18:48,295 --> 00:18:50,589
At night, while the crews slept,
311
00:18:51,340 --> 00:18:53,217
the rest of the base worked tirelessly
312
00:18:53,217 --> 00:18:55,802
to get the flight plans,
equipment and planes ready.
313
00:18:58,222 --> 00:18:59,932
Whether ordnance or intelligence,
314
00:18:59,932 --> 00:19:01,683
they prepared us for every mission.
315
00:19:03,602 --> 00:19:05,521
And even though they remained at the base,
316
00:19:06,188 --> 00:19:09,274
{\an8}in a way,
they were on every flight with us
317
00:19:09,274 --> 00:19:12,027
and would not relax until we came home.
318
00:19:33,340 --> 00:19:34,716
- Major Egan, sir?
- I'm up.
319
00:19:36,301 --> 00:19:37,302
- Sir.
- Yeah.
320
00:19:38,762 --> 00:19:41,265
I bet you a carton
we're in the low-low again.
321
00:19:41,265 --> 00:19:43,058
- You think?
- Ah-ten-hut!
322
00:19:44,810 --> 00:19:46,103
At ease, gentlemen.
323
00:19:58,073 --> 00:19:59,408
Good morning, men.
324
00:19:59,408 --> 00:20:00,784
Good morning, sir.
325
00:20:02,536 --> 00:20:05,706
The 100th will be leading the wing
on today's mission.
326
00:20:10,586 --> 00:20:12,671
Major Egan will be
the wing's command pilot
327
00:20:12,671 --> 00:20:13,755
in Blakely's fort.
328
00:20:14,673 --> 00:20:16,133
And the target for today
329
00:20:17,009 --> 00:20:18,010
is...
330
00:20:21,972 --> 00:20:24,975
the submarine pens in Trondheim, Norway.
331
00:20:37,613 --> 00:20:38,989
We have a problem, Major.
332
00:20:40,073 --> 00:20:41,408
- What?
- Bubbles.
333
00:20:42,868 --> 00:20:44,203
He's sick as a dog.
334
00:20:45,704 --> 00:20:46,788
I can fly.
335
00:20:47,998 --> 00:20:49,583
Oh, the hell you can.
336
00:20:51,835 --> 00:20:52,836
Who do we have?
337
00:20:55,756 --> 00:20:57,674
Sheesh, Bubbles. You look like shit.
338
00:20:57,674 --> 00:20:59,092
Save the compliments.
339
00:20:59,593 --> 00:21:00,427
Here.
340
00:21:00,427 --> 00:21:02,429
- We're leading the wing today.
- What?
341
00:21:02,429 --> 00:21:04,640
- I can't lead a wing, Bubble-- I can't--
- You can lead a wing.
342
00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:06,183
It's just like any other mission.
343
00:21:06,183 --> 00:21:10,812
We assemble the squadron at 2,000 feet
over Splasher Six at H plus 0112.
344
00:21:10,812 --> 00:21:12,731
- You following me?
- Great Yarmouth. Yeah.
345
00:21:12,731 --> 00:21:15,317
Don't be nervous. Croz, take this.
346
00:21:16,151 --> 00:21:17,486
It's my lucky snow globe.
347
00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:19,321
I want it back.
348
00:21:21,031 --> 00:21:23,116
Oh, God. Oh, God. Oh, God.
349
00:21:23,116 --> 00:21:24,535
Booster pumps, pressure?
350
00:21:24,535 --> 00:21:26,703
Pumps on. Pressure's good.
351
00:21:26,703 --> 00:21:28,163
Fuel quantity?
352
00:21:28,997 --> 00:21:30,832
Good. We're ready to start.
353
00:21:35,087 --> 00:21:36,213
Welcome aboard, Lieutenant.
354
00:21:37,047 --> 00:21:38,507
- Came as quick as I could, Major.
- All right.
355
00:21:38,507 --> 00:21:40,133
Well, store your gear
and get ready for takeoff.
356
00:21:40,133 --> 00:21:42,135
We're not going to be
the reason this goes off late.
357
00:21:42,135 --> 00:21:43,345
Yes, sir.
358
00:21:43,345 --> 00:21:44,346
Starting one.
359
00:21:46,974 --> 00:21:47,975
Morning.
360
00:21:48,642 --> 00:21:49,893
Morning.
361
00:21:49,893 --> 00:21:50,978
Douglass.
362
00:21:52,312 --> 00:21:53,438
Harry Crosby.
363
00:21:54,523 --> 00:21:55,524
Like Bing?
364
00:21:56,024 --> 00:21:57,776
- Yeah.
- Do you sing?
365
00:21:59,862 --> 00:22:01,530
They kicked me out of choir.
366
00:22:22,342 --> 00:22:23,510
That's us.
367
00:22:24,511 --> 00:22:25,512
All right.
368
00:22:26,430 --> 00:22:27,639
Good luck, fellas.
369
00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:43,322
Seventy, 80, 90, 100.
370
00:22:50,162 --> 00:22:51,413
Gear up.
371
00:22:52,873 --> 00:22:53,707
Climb power.
372
00:22:55,542 --> 00:22:56,793
You okay?
373
00:22:56,793 --> 00:22:58,712
I said, are you okay?
374
00:22:59,296 --> 00:23:00,297
Yeah. It's...
375
00:23:02,007 --> 00:23:03,592
It's my first time in the lead.
376
00:23:04,301 --> 00:23:07,262
Yeah, well,
I've seen Bubbles do it a million times.
377
00:23:07,262 --> 00:23:08,347
Can't be that hard.
378
00:23:18,232 --> 00:23:19,858
- Ready to clean this thing?
- Yes.
379
00:23:19,858 --> 00:23:21,443
- Yeah? Let's go!
- Yeah!
380
00:23:24,488 --> 00:23:26,156
- Right. Let's go.
- On your side.
381
00:23:26,156 --> 00:23:27,658
Where do you want it? Down here?
382
00:23:27,658 --> 00:23:29,326
Pour it over here?
383
00:23:34,414 --> 00:23:35,415
What do you say?
384
00:23:35,999 --> 00:23:37,793
Fire in the hole!
385
00:23:45,717 --> 00:23:46,718
Look at that.
386
00:23:46,718 --> 00:23:48,720
And that's how you clean a hardstand.
387
00:23:49,263 --> 00:23:50,722
That's one hot bastard.
388
00:24:05,404 --> 00:24:09,241
Bombardier to command pilot.
I'm gonna pull the fuse pins.
389
00:24:10,409 --> 00:24:11,702
Roger.
390
00:24:52,117 --> 00:24:55,662
Navigator to command pilot. 95th at 3:00.
391
00:24:56,371 --> 00:24:58,290
Roger, navigator. I have visual.
392
00:25:01,710 --> 00:25:04,922
Command pilot to tail.
How we looking back there?
393
00:25:04,922 --> 00:25:07,257
Well, Major,
depends who you're asking about.
394
00:25:07,257 --> 00:25:08,717
Buck's element is in a V.
395
00:25:08,717 --> 00:25:10,928
But the rest of them look like an S,
if you ask me.
396
00:25:10,928 --> 00:25:12,387
They're all over the place.
397
00:25:12,387 --> 00:25:13,722
Command pilot to top turret.
398
00:25:13,722 --> 00:25:16,642
Send out a flare
and see if they'll get in formation.
399
00:25:16,642 --> 00:25:17,726
Roger. Wilco.
400
00:25:26,568 --> 00:25:28,362
Come on, boys. Let's tighten up.
401
00:25:28,946 --> 00:25:30,864
Pilot to navigator. New heading?
402
00:25:37,371 --> 00:25:38,413
Crosby?
403
00:25:41,208 --> 00:25:42,209
Crosby?
404
00:25:43,710 --> 00:25:44,753
Wake up, Lieutenant.
405
00:25:48,841 --> 00:25:49,925
Crosby, heading?
406
00:25:51,218 --> 00:25:53,053
Turn right to heading 017.
407
00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:55,681
Roger. 017 degrees.
408
00:25:55,681 --> 00:25:59,101
- Great. You're sick.
- No, only at first. It goes away.
409
00:25:59,601 --> 00:26:00,727
Just don't tell anyone.
410
00:26:00,727 --> 00:26:03,772
Just put your mask on
and read the damn maps. Come on.
411
00:26:10,654 --> 00:26:13,073
Get ready to make the turn to the IP soon.
412
00:26:13,907 --> 00:26:16,326
My timing says
we should be there any second now.
413
00:26:21,999 --> 00:26:25,002
Hey, what's going on up there?
Shouldn't we be turning by now?
414
00:26:25,002 --> 00:26:27,337
It's all right, Curt. Lead will handle it.
415
00:26:27,337 --> 00:26:28,422
Uh-huh.
416
00:26:28,422 --> 00:26:31,049
Command pilot to navigator.
How are we doing, Crosby?
417
00:26:33,594 --> 00:26:34,761
Yeah. Good, sir.
418
00:26:35,345 --> 00:26:39,224
Just--
Just doing some calculations, Major.
419
00:26:41,351 --> 00:26:42,811
There you are.
420
00:26:47,274 --> 00:26:49,568
Right turn now to 075 degrees.
421
00:26:50,319 --> 00:26:53,322
Nine minutes to the IP.
You can see the Kraut smoke screen.
422
00:26:53,322 --> 00:26:54,573
We got it, Croz.
423
00:26:55,073 --> 00:26:57,534
Right turn to 075 degrees.
424
00:27:03,916 --> 00:27:07,211
Inbound to the target.
Another right turn to 140.
425
00:27:08,378 --> 00:27:10,297
Flak, 12:00 level.
426
00:27:12,257 --> 00:27:15,219
Hang in there, fellas. Almost there.
427
00:27:15,219 --> 00:27:18,680
Bombardier to pilot.
I got it. Ready for autopilot.
428
00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:24,102
Holding straight and level
at 155 indicated airspeed. Autopilot on.
429
00:27:24,102 --> 00:27:26,021
Pilot to bombardier. The ship's all yours.
430
00:27:26,021 --> 00:27:29,983
Roger. My aircraft.
Bomb bay doors coming open.
431
00:27:37,908 --> 00:27:38,909
Shit. That was close.
432
00:27:40,077 --> 00:27:41,203
Shit.
433
00:27:44,164 --> 00:27:47,042
Ball to crew, flak, 11:00, low.
434
00:27:52,089 --> 00:27:55,259
Waist to crew! Flak two-- 3:00, level!
435
00:27:58,637 --> 00:27:59,638
Are you okay?
436
00:27:59,638 --> 00:28:00,722
Yeah.
437
00:28:02,724 --> 00:28:03,851
Eyepiece.
438
00:28:11,692 --> 00:28:12,609
Jesus Christ.
439
00:28:23,328 --> 00:28:25,038
Engine three has been hit bad.
440
00:28:25,038 --> 00:28:26,123
Shit!
441
00:28:27,583 --> 00:28:29,334
Pressure on engine one is dropping too.
442
00:28:32,254 --> 00:28:35,174
Yeah, I got fuel
spraying like a geyser over here.
443
00:28:35,174 --> 00:28:37,134
Shutting down fuel. Feathering.
444
00:28:37,718 --> 00:28:39,344
I've got mixture and throttle.
445
00:28:39,928 --> 00:28:41,930
Tail to Cleven. Biddick's been hit.
446
00:28:43,974 --> 00:28:47,394
Jesus. Roger that.
Navigator, mark it in the log.
447
00:28:54,776 --> 00:28:56,069
Oh, God.
448
00:28:56,069 --> 00:28:57,404
You okay?
449
00:28:57,404 --> 00:29:01,366
Jesus Christ. Yeah!
Just protecting the goods, Croz.
450
00:29:10,709 --> 00:29:11,793
Bombs away.
451
00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:29,228
Bomb bay doors closing. Bombsight secure.
452
00:29:29,228 --> 00:29:31,104
Bombardier to pilots, it's your plane.
453
00:29:31,104 --> 00:29:32,189
Roger that.
454
00:29:32,189 --> 00:29:33,690
Navigator to pilot.
455
00:29:33,690 --> 00:29:36,401
Another left turn to 106
to the rally point.
456
00:29:36,401 --> 00:29:37,486
Roger, wilco.
457
00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:49,623
Pilot to top turret.
How's Biddick looking?
458
00:29:50,541 --> 00:29:52,793
Top to pilot.
He's been hit on the starboard side.
459
00:29:52,793 --> 00:29:54,086
He's slowing down.
460
00:29:54,086 --> 00:29:56,255
Roger. Keep an eye on him.
461
00:29:58,340 --> 00:30:00,300
Oh, shit. It's pulling to the right.
462
00:30:01,260 --> 00:30:03,470
Yeah, engine four's not looking too happy.
463
00:30:07,140 --> 00:30:08,892
We're falling too far behind.
464
00:30:09,726 --> 00:30:13,647
Going to max continuous power.
Let's get the boost pumps on.
465
00:30:13,647 --> 00:30:15,983
If engine four is going,
maybe the others are too.
466
00:30:15,983 --> 00:30:17,776
All right, let's warm them up
with the intercoolers.
467
00:30:17,776 --> 00:30:19,111
Let's see if that helps.
468
00:30:23,824 --> 00:30:25,325
No. It's getting worse.
469
00:30:25,325 --> 00:30:28,871
Shit. All right.
Shut it down. Shut it down.
470
00:30:28,871 --> 00:30:31,331
We're dropping out.
We're gonna radio Cleven.
471
00:30:31,331 --> 00:30:33,458
Redmeat 3 to Redmeat Lead.
472
00:30:33,458 --> 00:30:36,670
We're two engines down.
We can't keep up with you guys.
473
00:30:37,171 --> 00:30:39,381
We're gonna have to drop out. Over.
474
00:30:40,174 --> 00:30:42,634
Roger, Redmeat 3. Is it a fuel problem?
475
00:30:43,343 --> 00:30:45,679
Negative. Flak took engine one.
476
00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:48,557
Four was backfiring and shaking.
477
00:30:50,726 --> 00:30:53,187
We tried everything. Out.
478
00:30:53,687 --> 00:30:56,106
Roger, Redmeat 3. Stand by.
479
00:30:56,690 --> 00:30:58,400
Redmeat Lead to Pacer Lead.
480
00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:01,403
Redmeat 3 is two engines down
and they might lose another.
481
00:31:01,403 --> 00:31:03,238
They can't keep up this pace.
482
00:31:04,198 --> 00:31:05,282
Roger.
483
00:31:08,368 --> 00:31:11,413
Zootsuit Lead to Zootsuit.
We got a straggler.
484
00:31:11,413 --> 00:31:15,250
We're gonna throttle down
and stick with him. Await instructions.
485
00:31:18,212 --> 00:31:19,880
Let's slow her down to 130.
486
00:31:20,380 --> 00:31:21,381
I got you.
487
00:31:30,224 --> 00:31:33,185
It helps to have friends
in high places. Huh, Dick?
488
00:31:33,685 --> 00:31:34,937
You can say that again.
489
00:31:36,313 --> 00:31:38,732
Crosby, I need you to adjust
for our new air speed
490
00:31:38,732 --> 00:31:40,943
and figure out how to get us home. Copy?
491
00:31:42,528 --> 00:31:43,737
Roger, Command!
492
00:31:44,988 --> 00:31:46,823
- Just give me a minute.
- All right.
493
00:31:55,332 --> 00:31:58,418
- I'm hit! I'm hit!
- Jesus, Croz! What? What?
494
00:31:58,418 --> 00:32:01,672
No. I'm okay. False alarm.
495
00:32:03,131 --> 00:32:04,883
Crosby, I need that plan.
496
00:32:06,009 --> 00:32:08,345
On it. Coming up, sir.
497
00:32:12,808 --> 00:32:15,602
Navigator to command pilot. We--
498
00:32:17,396 --> 00:32:19,273
Hey, Crosby, I didn't get a word of that.
499
00:32:19,273 --> 00:32:21,316
- Crosby to Major?
- I think your wire's tap--
500
00:32:21,316 --> 00:32:22,693
We can't hear you! Damn it.
501
00:32:22,693 --> 00:32:25,112
Can you check
that your mic pack is on and working?
502
00:32:25,779 --> 00:32:26,738
Major.
503
00:32:27,239 --> 00:32:30,325
- Crosby, I can't--
- Major. Major.
504
00:32:31,159 --> 00:32:33,662
I said, we go 244
and head for the Shetlands.
505
00:32:33,662 --> 00:32:35,372
When we're clear of Norway
506
00:32:35,372 --> 00:32:38,417
we go to 4,500 feet,
take cover in the clouds.
507
00:32:38,417 --> 00:32:40,961
When we hit Scotland,
we go straight south.
508
00:32:42,171 --> 00:32:46,091
That way, if Biddick has to put her down,
at least he's on land.
509
00:32:50,304 --> 00:32:51,763
All right. That's the plan.
510
00:32:52,264 --> 00:32:55,142
- Whoa, hey! 244?
- Roger, 244!
511
00:32:55,809 --> 00:32:58,896
- Let's go to 244.
- JU-88s. Ten o'clock. Level.
512
00:33:04,401 --> 00:33:05,903
They're heading to the low!
513
00:33:05,903 --> 00:33:08,780
They're trying to pick off Biddick.
Give 'em hell.
514
00:33:10,782 --> 00:33:11,992
Jesus, that was close!
515
00:33:13,911 --> 00:33:16,747
Top turret to pilot. JU-88s going away.
516
00:33:16,747 --> 00:33:19,208
Roger. Keep an eye out for more out there.
517
00:33:19,208 --> 00:33:20,417
Roger that.
518
00:33:20,417 --> 00:33:23,462
Redmeat Lead to Pacer Lead.
JU-88s are gone.
519
00:33:23,462 --> 00:33:27,090
- Biddick is still with us.
- Roger, Redmeat. That's good to hear.
520
00:33:27,090 --> 00:33:30,427
All right, let's make that turn to 244.
521
00:33:30,427 --> 00:33:32,763
Roger. Turning to 244.
522
00:33:33,263 --> 00:33:34,973
Pacer Lead to Redmeat 3.
523
00:33:34,973 --> 00:33:38,393
Hang on in there.
We'll stick with you long as we can. Over.
524
00:33:38,393 --> 00:33:40,229
Roger, Pacer Lead. Thank you.
525
00:33:40,812 --> 00:33:43,524
We can't keep this up.
We're sitting ducks at half-speed.
526
00:33:44,024 --> 00:33:45,984
And Curt and his men'll be dead
if we don't.
527
00:33:46,985 --> 00:33:48,320
We're not leaving them behind.
528
00:33:48,946 --> 00:33:49,947
Yes, sir.
529
00:34:09,925 --> 00:34:11,927
Pilot to crew, dropping below 10,000.
530
00:34:24,898 --> 00:34:26,942
Pilot to navigator. We over Scotland yet?
531
00:34:33,532 --> 00:34:34,699
Croz!
532
00:34:37,828 --> 00:34:38,829
Yes.
533
00:34:39,329 --> 00:34:42,666
Yes, we are, sir.
We're approaching the coast now.
534
00:34:43,166 --> 00:34:45,418
Zootsuit Lead to Zootsuit.
We're over Scotland.
535
00:34:45,418 --> 00:34:50,591
Let's drop to devil's four and see if we
can get Redmeat 3 on the ground. Out.
536
00:34:51,675 --> 00:34:52,885
Nice work, Croz.
537
00:35:15,866 --> 00:35:19,161
We're losing number three.
Getting close to stall speed.
538
00:35:19,745 --> 00:35:23,040
Redmeat 3 to Pacer Lead.
We're losing number three.
539
00:35:24,041 --> 00:35:26,084
We're headed down now
for an emergency landing.
540
00:35:27,002 --> 00:35:29,254
Roger, Redmeat 3. Godspeed.
541
00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:32,257
All right.
Let's pick up some speed on the descent.
542
00:35:33,425 --> 00:35:36,345
Pilot to crew. Prepare for crash landing.
543
00:35:39,515 --> 00:35:41,266
There's a good spot to bring her in.
544
00:35:41,266 --> 00:35:43,477
We'll make a straight-in approach.
Landing gear down.
545
00:35:43,477 --> 00:35:47,314
Pilot to crew. Get ready for landing.
May be a rough one.
546
00:35:50,484 --> 00:35:51,568
Right gear down.
547
00:35:52,152 --> 00:35:54,238
- Left gear down.
- Tail gear down!
548
00:35:55,197 --> 00:35:57,574
Air speed is 115.
549
00:35:58,951 --> 00:36:01,036
Whoa. You're too low. Too low.
550
00:36:01,036 --> 00:36:04,039
- Pilot to crew. Brace yourselves.
- Prepare for impact!
551
00:36:09,086 --> 00:36:11,088
Whoa. Hold on.
552
00:36:15,300 --> 00:36:17,344
Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no.
553
00:36:36,405 --> 00:36:39,491
I mean, I wasn't that bad, right?
554
00:37:07,853 --> 00:37:09,730
I mea-- The flak, it came in so hot,
555
00:37:09,730 --> 00:37:12,399
I didn't even think about it
when I put it on... It must've froze.
556
00:37:12,399 --> 00:37:16,111
But then these chunks,
they start rolling down my forehead.
557
00:37:16,111 --> 00:37:19,364
I think, "Holy mackerel, Crosby.
Holy mackerel, you've been hit."
558
00:37:20,532 --> 00:37:23,410
Yeah, of course
you would narrate your own death.
559
00:37:23,410 --> 00:37:26,163
Well, I mean, I could
make overthinking into an Olympic sport.
560
00:37:26,163 --> 00:37:28,874
I've been puking so much today,
I'm starting to catch up to you.
561
00:37:28,874 --> 00:37:31,335
You know, I washed my hair twice,
I still can't get the smell out.
562
00:37:31,335 --> 00:37:32,753
You wanna smell? Yeah, jump in.
563
00:37:32,753 --> 00:37:34,338
- No. No. Get away.
- No, come on.
564
00:37:34,338 --> 00:37:36,924
I will puke on you.
You're gonna have to wash it out.
565
00:37:36,924 --> 00:37:38,008
- There he is!
- Sick.
566
00:37:39,718 --> 00:37:40,719
How you doing, Bubbles?
567
00:37:41,220 --> 00:37:43,597
- Never better, sir.
- That's good.
568
00:37:43,597 --> 00:37:44,640
I was looking for you.
569
00:37:45,307 --> 00:37:46,391
I'm sorry, Major.
570
00:37:46,391 --> 00:37:47,392
What for?
571
00:37:47,893 --> 00:37:50,312
I didn't give PRs the whole flight back.
572
00:37:50,312 --> 00:37:52,147
- I messed up the rendezvous--
- I know.
573
00:37:52,147 --> 00:37:54,233
The radio silence
really threw off those Jerries.
574
00:37:54,233 --> 00:37:57,277
That and hitting the deck. Now, Harding,
he couldn't be more impressed by you.
575
00:37:57,277 --> 00:38:00,614
So, I'm transferring you
to Blakely's crew full-time.
576
00:38:00,614 --> 00:38:03,742
Bubbles, you get better.
We'll find you a new fort.
577
00:38:03,742 --> 00:38:06,745
And, Croz,
we gotta give you an actual nickname.
578
00:38:07,913 --> 00:38:09,331
They call him Bing back home.
579
00:38:09,998 --> 00:38:12,042
Bing Crosby? That's just lazy.
580
00:38:12,543 --> 00:38:14,461
Unless you can sing. Can you sing?
581
00:38:14,461 --> 00:38:16,338
- I c--
- Like a donkey.
582
00:38:16,338 --> 00:38:17,756
No. Not a note, sir.
583
00:38:17,756 --> 00:38:19,716
I'm no good either, but I'm loud.
584
00:38:19,716 --> 00:38:23,220
And hell, if you commit with
enough enthusiasm, it really don't matter.
585
00:38:24,179 --> 00:38:26,265
I'll see you at the club, Croz.
I'm buying.
586
00:38:26,265 --> 00:38:27,641
- Night, Bubbles.
- Sir.
587
00:38:28,392 --> 00:38:29,393
Good night, sir.
588
00:38:31,103 --> 00:38:33,146
He thinks my nickname's lazy?
589
00:38:33,146 --> 00:38:37,568
You know, I had it to do over again,
I wouldn't even try to be a pilot.
590
00:38:39,194 --> 00:38:40,404
I'd be a radio man.
591
00:38:41,405 --> 00:38:43,365
Nothing to think about but the frequency.
592
00:38:45,450 --> 00:38:46,702
Well, thanks, by the way.
593
00:38:48,954 --> 00:38:52,291
You hold on to it for now.
It's working well for you.
594
00:38:56,545 --> 00:38:58,505
What did the missus say? She mention me?
595
00:39:01,383 --> 00:39:03,510
Did she mention you?
596
00:39:05,345 --> 00:39:07,181
No, seems to have forgotten.
597
00:39:10,601 --> 00:39:13,312
"PS, say hi to Bubbles for me."
598
00:39:16,773 --> 00:39:20,652
I know what your favorite part is.
How she signs 'em.
599
00:39:22,237 --> 00:39:23,405
Mrs. Jean Crosby.
600
00:39:23,405 --> 00:39:27,576
- You still can't get over that, can you?
- No, I can't.
601
00:39:29,411 --> 00:39:30,412
Yeah.
602
00:39:31,371 --> 00:39:32,581
Rest up.
603
00:39:32,581 --> 00:39:33,665
Thanks for coming.
604
00:39:34,333 --> 00:39:37,044
A one, a two, a one, two, three, four.
605
00:40:02,861 --> 00:40:04,321
Do you know what this is missing?
606
00:40:05,822 --> 00:40:07,491
- Nothing.
- Vocals.
607
00:40:07,491 --> 00:40:08,700
No, it's not.
608
00:40:10,118 --> 00:40:11,119
I'm gonna sing.
609
00:40:14,122 --> 00:40:17,626
Jack, should I sing?
610
00:40:17,626 --> 00:40:18,794
No.
611
00:40:22,422 --> 00:40:23,507
- Should I sing?
- No.
612
00:40:24,633 --> 00:40:26,301
All right. You're right.
613
00:40:35,018 --> 00:40:36,979
It's my song, Buck.
614
00:40:40,023 --> 00:40:42,776
Never saw the sun
Shining so bright
615
00:40:42,776 --> 00:40:45,737
Never saw things
Going so right
616
00:40:45,737 --> 00:40:48,574
Watching the days
Hurrying by
617
00:40:48,574 --> 00:40:51,702
When you're in love
My, how they fly
618
00:40:51,702 --> 00:40:55,914
Blue days
All of them gone
619
00:40:56,957 --> 00:41:02,421
Nothing but blue skies
From now on
620
00:41:22,941 --> 00:41:23,942
Go, boys.
621
00:41:26,236 --> 00:41:28,280
It's all day, every day.
That's all I'm saying.
622
00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:29,364
You're drunk.
623
00:41:29,364 --> 00:41:33,493
If you can't find me, boys,
I'll be over there, coming in hot on her.
624
00:41:34,119 --> 00:41:35,787
- Wish me luck.
- General Spaatz's daughter,
625
00:41:35,787 --> 00:41:37,122
or the other one?
626
00:41:37,122 --> 00:41:39,249
The other one. Helen.
627
00:41:43,003 --> 00:41:45,714
They really ought
to put her into mass production.
628
00:41:46,507 --> 00:41:47,841
- Two bucks, huh?
- Yeah.
629
00:41:47,841 --> 00:41:50,093
Two bucks says I can get her to laugh
inside a minute.
630
00:41:50,093 --> 00:41:52,471
You getting shot down
is gonna be a sight to see.
631
00:41:52,471 --> 00:41:55,766
One minute. About the same amount of time
it'll take you to get to the bar
632
00:41:55,766 --> 00:41:57,976
- and get us another round of drinks.
- You're on.
633
00:41:57,976 --> 00:41:59,186
All right, thanks.
634
00:42:00,270 --> 00:42:02,731
Cliff, can I get a scotch and telephone?
635
00:42:02,731 --> 00:42:04,358
- You got it.
- Buck. Egan.
636
00:42:04,358 --> 00:42:05,567
- Sir?
- You got a call.
637
00:42:07,528 --> 00:42:08,529
From who?
638
00:42:08,529 --> 00:42:11,365
Operator, I have Majors Cleven and Egan.
639
00:42:12,616 --> 00:42:14,868
- Buck? Buck?
- Yeah.
640
00:42:14,868 --> 00:42:18,163
- B-- Hey, Buck. Is that you?
- Curt.
641
00:42:18,163 --> 00:42:20,249
- Curt!
- Buck? Buck?
642
00:42:20,249 --> 00:42:23,460
Yeah, it's Buck and John.
Where'd you end up?
643
00:42:25,170 --> 00:42:26,880
That's a very, very good question.
644
00:42:27,756 --> 00:42:29,508
But we're safe and sound here.
645
00:42:29,508 --> 00:42:31,927
Hey, hey, where am I?
646
00:42:31,927 --> 00:42:34,847
- Where are you? In the devil's dump, son!
- Where am I?
647
00:42:35,597 --> 00:42:37,558
We made a wee bit of a mess up here.
648
00:42:38,141 --> 00:42:41,562
But the people are really swell
and they're looking after us.
649
00:42:42,312 --> 00:42:45,023
It turns out that
they don't like the English much either.
650
00:42:45,816 --> 00:42:48,694
- But they like me because I'm Irish.
- You're not Ir--
651
00:42:49,278 --> 00:42:50,445
I'm Irish!
652
00:42:51,405 --> 00:42:55,784
Hey. My family's Irish.
I told you. I'm an American, but anyway.
653
00:42:55,784 --> 00:42:58,954
Buck, yeah. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on.
654
00:43:03,584 --> 00:43:04,668
I wanted to call you.
655
00:43:06,044 --> 00:43:08,297
Thank you, Bucky. Thank both of you.
656
00:43:09,715 --> 00:43:11,008
Saving our asses.
657
00:43:12,301 --> 00:43:13,635
I mean it.
658
00:43:13,635 --> 00:43:16,096
Yeah, all right.
Well, you just get back here soon, Curt.
659
00:43:16,597 --> 00:43:18,640
We miss you, Curt.
We're glad you're still with us.
660
00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:20,434
Yeah, John says
he misses his little spoon.
661
00:43:20,434 --> 00:43:23,187
Hey, I'm the big spoon here, remember?
662
00:43:23,187 --> 00:43:25,397
It's gonna be cold tonight, Curt.
663
00:43:26,190 --> 00:43:28,483
Well, look, I made him a bet.
664
00:43:29,067 --> 00:43:30,194
What did you bet?
665
00:43:30,694 --> 00:43:33,405
That I could make you laugh
in under a minute. Two dollars.
666
00:43:33,989 --> 00:43:36,783
Two dollars? Well, that is a sum of money.
667
00:43:36,783 --> 00:43:39,453
Yeah. It is. But I'll split it with you.
668
00:43:39,453 --> 00:43:43,040
Thing is, I can't laugh on cue.
Can you tell me something funny?
669
00:43:43,040 --> 00:43:45,292
Yeah, tell us a joke.
670
00:43:46,585 --> 00:43:47,586
Okay.
671
00:43:48,795 --> 00:43:50,797
What's the difference between a hippo
and a Zippo?
672
00:43:52,132 --> 00:43:54,760
I don't know. What's the difference?
673
00:43:54,760 --> 00:43:58,055
Well, one's really heavy,
the other's a little lighter.
674
00:44:00,599 --> 00:44:02,017
Think you hit a bull's-eye.
675
00:44:03,310 --> 00:44:04,561
What's your name?
676
00:44:04,561 --> 00:44:07,231
Douglass. James Douglass.
677
00:44:07,814 --> 00:44:08,815
Croz.
678
00:44:11,401 --> 00:44:12,402
How are you, fellas?
679
00:44:12,402 --> 00:44:13,695
Good. How are you?
680
00:44:13,695 --> 00:44:14,947
Hell of a shindig.
681
00:44:14,947 --> 00:44:16,031
So, look, Croz.
682
00:44:16,782 --> 00:44:17,950
Logan's moving up to wing.
683
00:44:18,617 --> 00:44:20,577
So, we're going to need
a new group navigator.
684
00:44:21,411 --> 00:44:23,413
I was wondering
if you could recommend someone?
685
00:44:23,413 --> 00:44:27,125
Oh, boy. That's more of an office job.
The-- Planning the missions, right?
686
00:44:27,125 --> 00:44:29,211
But you still go out
when our group's the lead.
687
00:44:29,211 --> 00:44:30,295
Anyone come to mind?
688
00:44:31,463 --> 00:44:33,423
Bubbles. Lieutenant Payne, sir.
689
00:44:34,550 --> 00:44:37,719
He is great at all of it,
but he's really good at planning.
690
00:44:38,220 --> 00:44:40,472
You know, he's kind of a genius that way.
691
00:44:40,472 --> 00:44:41,765
- What about you?
- Me?
692
00:44:41,765 --> 00:44:43,517
Yeah. You did a good job today.
693
00:44:43,517 --> 00:44:46,812
No, I mean, look.
I was working from Bubbles's charts,
694
00:44:46,812 --> 00:44:49,189
and even then it took me forever
to pull the group together.
695
00:44:49,189 --> 00:44:52,776
- Harry. Do you mind if I call you Harry?
- No, no.
696
00:44:54,027 --> 00:44:55,988
You brought the group back home.
697
00:44:57,531 --> 00:45:00,284
And you got Biddick to Scotland. Alive.
698
00:45:02,369 --> 00:45:03,370
I got lucky.
699
00:45:04,162 --> 00:45:05,163
Let's go!
700
00:45:06,290 --> 00:45:09,793
Come on, everybody.
Bike race in the mess hall! Who's in?
701
00:45:09,793 --> 00:45:10,961
- Count me in!
- I am.
702
00:45:10,961 --> 00:45:11,920
Come on!
703
00:45:11,920 --> 00:45:13,005
Me too.
704
00:45:13,005 --> 00:45:14,590
Bike race in the mess hall.
705
00:45:17,342 --> 00:45:19,595
Hey. You gonna bet your money
on this race?
706
00:45:19,595 --> 00:45:22,264
All right. Three, four, five. Okay.
707
00:45:22,264 --> 00:45:24,141
Rank has its privileges, boys.
708
00:45:24,141 --> 00:45:25,225
Out the way.
709
00:45:25,851 --> 00:45:28,896
I see money changing hands.
I hope that's going on me.
710
00:45:28,896 --> 00:45:31,356
- I got five on you.
- Here's the deal, boys.
711
00:45:31,356 --> 00:45:34,234
You got one lap to the officers' mess,
two laps to the enlisted men's mess.
712
00:45:34,234 --> 00:45:36,904
- I'll tell them. I'll tell everybody.
- When you hear the starter pistol, go.
713
00:45:36,904 --> 00:45:38,280
Are you ready?
714
00:45:38,280 --> 00:45:39,865
Let's go, Graham.
715
00:45:40,657 --> 00:45:43,202
Hands on handlebars, boys!
716
00:45:46,371 --> 00:45:48,081
Get your ass in there.
717
00:45:48,081 --> 00:45:50,542
Go, go, go, go, go, go!
718
00:45:50,542 --> 00:45:51,627
Come on.
719
00:45:56,256 --> 00:45:57,257
Let's go!
720
00:45:57,925 --> 00:45:59,259
Come on now!
721
00:45:59,968 --> 00:46:02,137
Go, go, go! Come on, go!
722
00:46:02,137 --> 00:46:03,764
Come on, Bucky! Keep moving!
723
00:46:06,558 --> 00:46:07,392
Move!
724
00:46:07,392 --> 00:46:09,102
Come on, come on!
725
00:46:10,771 --> 00:46:11,855
There they go.
726
00:46:12,356 --> 00:46:14,358
I'm gaining, Buck. I'm on your tail.
727
00:46:21,698 --> 00:46:23,242
You're never gonna catch me, Bucky.
728
00:46:26,745 --> 00:46:28,288
Hey, come on!
729
00:46:29,540 --> 00:46:31,625
Come on, Egan. You lard-ass.
730
00:46:39,258 --> 00:46:40,259
You lost.
731
00:46:43,345 --> 00:46:45,305
Hold up! Hold up!
732
00:46:45,305 --> 00:46:47,307
Don't you hear those sirens?
733
00:46:47,307 --> 00:46:50,060
All personnel, take shelter.
All personnel, take shelter.
734
00:46:50,060 --> 00:46:51,228
Heads up, fellas.
735
00:46:51,228 --> 00:46:53,522
All right, let's head for the shelters.
736
00:46:53,522 --> 00:46:54,773
- I had you beat.
- Hurry it up.
737
00:46:55,691 --> 00:46:56,775
Go, go, go.
738
00:47:03,156 --> 00:47:04,992
Looks like they're hitting Norwich.
739
00:47:06,243 --> 00:47:08,745
Some poor bastards
are getting it handed to 'em.
740
00:47:10,455 --> 00:47:13,876
Yeah. We could be next.
741
00:47:16,336 --> 00:47:18,088
We're getting through this.
742
00:47:18,088 --> 00:47:19,298
Says the gambler.
743
00:47:19,298 --> 00:47:24,261
Well, if I'm gonna bet on anything,
I'm gonna bet on us, Buck.
744
00:47:25,179 --> 00:47:26,847
You sound like my dad, John.
745
00:47:28,599 --> 00:47:30,434
My father liked to drink.
746
00:47:31,393 --> 00:47:32,936
When he drank, he gambled.
747
00:47:34,980 --> 00:47:38,108
I can't tell you the amount of nights
I spent sleeping on benches
748
00:47:38,108 --> 00:47:40,569
in Casper's parlors and pony tracks.
749
00:47:42,321 --> 00:47:46,325
Didn't matter if it was a ball game,
horse, dog,
750
00:47:47,534 --> 00:47:48,785
game of cards,
751
00:47:49,786 --> 00:47:50,787
he'd bet.
752
00:47:52,206 --> 00:47:53,916
He'd usually lose.
753
00:47:56,460 --> 00:47:57,878
But he kept doing it.
754
00:48:00,964 --> 00:48:03,342
He'd always tell me
when his luck was down,
755
00:48:03,342 --> 00:48:07,346
"Gale, this time I can feel it."
756
00:48:08,847 --> 00:48:10,849
Was always looking for the shortcut.
757
00:48:14,061 --> 00:48:15,062
Buck.
758
00:48:16,355 --> 00:48:17,397
Buck.
759
00:48:19,483 --> 00:48:21,485
That's why you don't like sports.
760
00:48:31,787 --> 00:48:38,460
That RAF prick was right.
These daylight missions, they're suicide.
761
00:48:41,630 --> 00:48:43,257
Then why didn't you agree with him?
762
00:48:45,551 --> 00:48:47,302
Didn't like his delivery.
763
00:48:48,011 --> 00:48:50,556
Well, if you aren't a betting man,
what's the move?
764
00:48:53,433 --> 00:48:55,269
We lead our boys through it.
765
00:49:01,984 --> 00:49:02,985
We do.
766
00:49:17,207 --> 00:49:19,501
I feel like
this could be a big one, you know?
767
00:49:20,711 --> 00:49:22,754
I think we could do some real damage.
768
00:49:29,595 --> 00:49:30,596
Major?
769
00:49:30,596 --> 00:49:32,598
Why does that red line
go all the way down to Africa?
770
00:49:32,598 --> 00:49:33,765
{\an8}You're probably thinking
771
00:49:33,765 --> 00:49:37,269
that's a lot of flying time
over Kraut territory.
772
00:49:37,269 --> 00:49:39,146
But if we succeed,
773
00:49:39,146 --> 00:49:41,106
there's no telling how many lives
we could save.
774
00:49:41,106 --> 00:49:45,027
If we go head-to-head with a cow,
she'd accordion. With us in it.
775
00:49:45,861 --> 00:49:47,905
Pilot to crew, abandon ship. Bail out.
776
00:49:47,905 --> 00:49:49,740
Help me! Come on!
777
00:49:49,740 --> 00:49:53,327
- Baby Face!
- Get me out of here! Please!
778
00:49:55,204 --> 00:49:56,371
I think we may be done.
779
00:49:56,371 --> 00:49:59,082
- Get ready to b--
- We are going to sit here and take it.
780
00:49:59,082 --> 00:50:00,167
You hear me?