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Any laundry, Joe?

Sammy, honey, you can have this shirt right

off my back.

You've been hitting it pretty hard, Al.

Leave me alone, kid.

We ain't going any place anyway.

Yeah, let him alone, kid.

If he hits it any heavier, we'll all

get high on the fumes.

Why don't you tell your buddies where you

got it, Trask?

I'll make it myself.

Out of lotus blossoms.

Smells like cut-raid gas.

You underestimate me, punk.

This is real high octane.

I'll take that for you, Jackie.

That's all right, I can handle it.

Give the kid the laundry.

Relax.

Be my guest.

Anybody else?

Look, do you have to keep diddling on

that kazoo?

You got something better to do?

After six weeks in this mud hole, are

you kidding?

Then don't knock it.

Sammy!

It's been five days.

I thought you never were coming.

We must work to live, Kodo and I.

I told you I'd take care of you.

Yes.

I suppose you could, for a while.

And then you would be gone.

Sammy, listen.

You know how it is with us.

Yes, I know how it is with us.

Let us not change it.

But we could have more.

We could be seeing each other all the

time and you wouldn't have to be doing

this.

No, buddy.

We cannot make too much of something that

is just for now.

Sammy.

Hey, Paul.

How many letters do you think you've written

in the past three weeks?

I don't know.

Why?

What do you write about?

We haven't been out of this tent in

a month.

I haven't really even thought of it.

Maybe it's my boy.

He's eight years old.

That's an age when I should be around

and I'm not.

I always seem to have plenty to say

to him.

Paul Jenkins.

Model father.

Model co-pilot.

Keeper of the American ideal.

Get off my back, Merrill.

What's the matter, chum?

You nervous in the service?

We all have to live.

And I have my own peculiar way of

doing it.

Take it easy.

You might live long enough to die in

combat.

Sounds like my girl.

Your girl?

How could you even try with a girl

like that?

It's easy.

Besides, I'm just protecting her.

Protecting her?

From what?

From you.

And a lot of other wolves just like

you.

Big-hearted, Merrill.

You know, someday your heart's going to swell

up to the size of a pea and

burst.

Careful, chum.

Your ideals are showing.

That's what you're called, hotshot.

Money, love, and Jack Merrill.

But not necessarily in that order.

Lewis, why don't you run down to operations

and see if they've got anything posted for

us?

They won't have anything going for anybody, Captain.

Not in this weather?

Why don't you run down anyway, just to

make sure.

Don't you

got anything to say to me?

Hello, Captain.

Is that all?

You came to me.

What is it you want?

Let's get off this main boulevard.

What's doing, Prez?

It isn't much, but it's Riggsie's best.

Don't swallow it.

I don't dig it.

Play.

How about that one of yours, Al?

Yeah, okay.

Come on.

Oh, Oh, Oh,

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh,

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh,

Oh, Oh, Oh, What's

the matter?

Am I bringing you down?

smile doesn't move you we'll try this one

praise I'll stop take it easy take it

easy what if he was a drummer all

right play you got no culture Maddox kid

makes good music yeah and that's all he

makes about that horn he's stuck for an

answer when you say hello come on come

on this car all right wait a minute

now I know how you got in the

Air Force you're a born pigeon somebody must

look after jerks like you when I get

your TS card punch take it to the

chaplain funny boy hey

man what's the matter kid

did she send you back to get a

man or maybe a certain captain can do

more for her than a little old sergeant

rank has its privileges hey you break up

my chin game Eddie's

what's the problem here no problems here sir

there wasn't Korea come on let's

take a look at that burn well hurts

I suppose but it's not too bad better

sit down and take a rest kid I

can't Merrill just sent me on an errand

operations ops nothing's happened there in a month

he just wanted to get me out of

the way we won't be posted for anything

and he knows it I wouldn't worry about

the girl kid none of them are very

permanent better get some on that burn hey

buddy yeah long as you're going out stop

by the mail shack and see if they

got anything for us huh you expecting a

letter from your wife Trask or from the

neighbors again like maybe with all the latest

news man you're a

real sad drag does that make you happy

Merrill what's the matter Sammy you in love

with someone don't worry captain it is not

with you like I set fire to my

mother I'm only trying to help you are

you I'm only thinking of you who is

he Sammy buddy Lewis does it matter I

want to know he's a sweet boy and

I am I like him very much do

not punish him for that it's got taste

but that's all he is just a kid

can he do for you what does he

know about no give

it back Merrill it was my father's I'll

give it back to you later I just

want to keep it for a while for

luck well Lewis

I thought you'd be interested to know captain

operations has this posted for a mission Lewis

buddy what exactly did they say at operations

nothing they wouldn't answer questions I just saw

us posted on the board anyone else posted

I didn't see any other numbers sir I

don't think so you better be sure sergeant

anything's possible next they'll be sending us up

in balloons that's a great honor man I'm

deeply moved sure is funny all of us

were sitting around here doing nothing but shooting

craps and collecting our pay now you fellas

going out there that money for the whole

squadron very very funny that's all sergeant a

solo mission that's a fine piece of dessert

yeah must be something big real fat be

a hero on your own time Merrill I

got plans for the next few years yeah

knit yourself another sweater alone are you crazy

they can't do anything like that yeah they

can't do that to us you know somehow

I figure they can but it's a lousy

deal it's lousy so true father you know

if we're gonna fly in weather like this

they ought to give us water wings I'm

just telling you what the man said Captain

Merrill yeah lieutenant Chapman sir you and your

crew to report immediately to the briefing room

go tell the others yes sir five years

from now I'll be telling the neighbors how

we won the war single-handed come all

the way up forward gentlemen up to the

front sit down please gentlemen

you have been selected to fly a very

difficult and dangerous mission one which if successful

can materially aid our cause as you know

practically all of Korea in the surrounding area

has been weathered in for close to a

month under the cover of this weather the

enemy has been moving tremendous amounts of men

and material this is the Yellow River you

all know it the boundary between North Korea

and Manchuria the bridges across the yellow are

the enemy's most important lines of communication and

there is best protected we have received permission

to bomb the Yellow River bridges and that

is your mission you will bomb the main

bridge across the yellow at this point you

will carry a full bomb load the trip

will take 10 hours slightly more than usual

gentlemen there is one important qualification you will

make your bomb run in line with the

river and bomb at a 90-degree angle

but you will not and must not under

any circumstances cross the boundary into Manchuria sir

is it true we're making this mission alone

exactly correct captain for good reason this is

a precision job a mass formation would pattern

bomb some of the pattern might land in

Manchuria our State Department would frown on this

sir what about fighter cover the weather will

be your cover the enemy fighters are grounded

as well as our own this is a

radar job we'll be bombing through clouds and

our radar man's in the hospital yes I

know captain Morgan from the States has been

assigned to your crew he's been specially trained

for a mission such as this gentlemen if

there are no further questions major nailer of

intelligence will brief you further major gentlemen I

don't have much to add your target is

the bridge at Sui Ho well flack will

be heavy but probably inaccurate gun emplacements are

on both sides of the river along this

entire stretch as you know friendly islands are

here here and here now the three make

squadrons within a 20-mile radius but they'll

be grounded by weather this business about the

MiGs being grounded by weather somebody give him

the word we hope so lieutenant according to

our best information the bad weather will continue

for several days now you'll be flying at

20,000 feet clouds will cover the entire

mission but one word of caution there are

areas of severe turbulence en route avoid cumulus

formation these storms are not wide an area

but they are extremely severe if we run

out of clouds then what gentlemen this is

important now listen if you should lose your

cloud cover at any point over enemy ground

you are to turn back we do not

make suicide missions in this Air Force it's

now 2100 breakfast at Oh 300 be back

here at 0400 for final briefing take off

at 0530 now get some rest what

it eats you kid cover for me I'll

be back for the briefing where you go

to the village little half-caste yeah you

posted for a mission kid you know what

they'll do to you if they catch you

sure it's that important yes I think so

to you yeah how does she feel about

us I don't know that'll be important to

both of you kid it's not good if

it's not no good at all just covered

for me it's strange

Murph nothing strange anymore why do they pick

us out of the whole squadron why us

you heard the man we're great that's why

and we got a great captain smiling Jack

Merrill we're not that good you know it

well we've been lucky and where I come

from that makes you good we could be

great with you running the show the crew

likes you they like me but they follow

Merrill I fight a bit of war as

a second man who says so what's stopping

no drive I guess at least that's what

my wife always says but it's always been

that way just a blocking back well how'd

you get into this thing we didn't have

to for all the corny reasons got an

eight-year-old boy that's growing up in

this sick world and if it takes this

kind of surgery to cure it and I

want to help well that's one way I

guess me I just lie there night and

wonder what I'm doing back in a war

again while they keep those draft-age punks

safe in school what now dreaming dreams of

glory laugh it up but we're gonna pull

this off huh our peerless leader here's opportunity

knocking yeah opportunity for parachute practice big joke

you guys are coming out of this with

nothing but but experience you'll go back and

pick up where you left off and all

this would be a lot of lost time

but not for me I got this thing

figured a different way really gonna make a

big thing of it huh seems to me

there's supposed to be a lot more to

it than that I'll be a boy scout

along with the rest of you guys I'm

gonna make my merit badges work for me

this ladder of success what's it made of

dead crews

something

to strike terror into the hearts of the

enemy mail call trash what's in

the letter Al is it from your wife

or one of the neighbors I'm just being

sympathetic Al you know that that ain't

gonna change things back home to ask Sammy

it's me buddy open the door Sammy open

up hurting

me like a girl from home but a

good guy is just another jerk to a

girl like you nobody it is not true

maybe a guy like Merrill is better for

you a big hero can't keep his hands

off any girl that comes near him you

must not say these things Merrill he means

nothing to me you look real unfriendly after

today you will not understand Merrill is nothing

to me nothing it is you I only

you I didn't ask you all I want

is the same courtesy you give your other

friends get out of here buddy get out

Sammy listen Sammy I'm sorry I didn't mean

it Sammy I said I was sorry are

you buddy look we've caught a long mission

when we get back I'll speak to the

colonel speak to the colonel about us about

getting married buddy be

sure I want it with all my heart

be sure I am

sure and it'll be good I know it

will buddy I love you so much that

I heard inside I've wanted you so I

didn't think it could ever be it will

not be easy for you I love you

captain Morgan

yeah glad to have you with us welcome

to our school I wasn't sure I had

a right 10 you're looking for a purple

heart this is the place don't mind these

jokers I'm Paul Jenkins co-pilot this is

Ed Hausman flight engineer Murph navigator bombardier hi

how's everything in the States everybody getting rich

Oh same as always I guess people never

seem to pay much attention anybody else's troubles

when we take off pretty quick now you

ever flown a mission before I'm just practice

missions back in Utah see I wasn't even

supposed to come overseas they told me I

was gonna be held back as an instructor

oh you'll love combat captain oh no one

of those people that's never heard a gun

fired in anger I guess I get used

to it glad to hear somebody can it's

time let's go nervous

little I guess don't let it get you

everybody is the first time and every time

after that

medical

tensor he wasn't feeling so good he

He wasn't feeling so good.

He wanted to check.

Anyone for tennis?

Captain Merrill.

Captain Merrill.

One of your men was missing at briefing

this morning, Captain.

Where is he?

He's one of the gunners, sir.

He went to the medical tent for a

last-minute check-up.

He'll be here in time to take off.

Let go.

Let go of me.

I'm not going anyplace.

That's right, because I'm going to keep a

hold of you.

Does this man belong to you, sir?

Get your flank gear.

Wait a minute.

Where have you been, son?

In the village, sir.

Was she that important?

Yes, sir, she was.

Carry on, Sergeant.

Yes, sir.

Get your flight gear and get aboard.

I'll be on the flight line to see

you off, Captain.

Thank you, sir.

All right, everybody.

Inspection.

We've got to survey this first aid kit

next time around, Ed.

What's the headline about the schedule?

You tend to your job, I'll tend to

mine.

How does

she look?

Like an airplane.

Airplanes are like people.

They all have their gadgets in the same

way.

Pilot to

crew, report in.

Navigator all set, Skipper.

Flight engineer ready, sir.

Radio okay, sir.

CFC ready, sir.

Left scanner ready, sir.

Right scanner ready, sir.

Tail gunner, where are you?

All set, Skipper.

You all right?

Yes, sir, but it's sure going to be

lonely without them other planes.

All set?

Not yet.

No report from radar.

Radar operator okay, sir.

Ed, you ready to start engines?

Roger, Skipper.

All right, Skipper.

All

right,

Skipper.

078 from tower.

All right,

Skipper.

Pilot to crew, station check in one minute.

Three okay.

Four okay.

CFC ready, sir.

Left scanner ready, sir.

Right scanner ready, sir.

Radar operator okay, sir.

Tail gunner, fair and cold, Skipper.

We'll get nice.

Probably pick up some around 16,000.

We'll lose it when we break out.

Radio man to navigator.

Pilot to navigator.

Murph.

Yes, Skipper.

What's our schedule?

Murph, you reading me?

Yes, bye-bye, pilot.

Five, just figuring.

I figure we should hit IP by 1100.

Target four minutes later.

They gave us a tailwind for the return

trip.

Should get us home by 1630.

Wings icing.

We'll lose it.

Skipper.

How's the soup?

Coming up in a minute, Skipper.

Murph, we're getting close.

Give me a reading.

Right.

Skipper.

Yeah, I'm still here.

Steady as she goes.

She'll get us to the IP in 27

minutes.

Target four minutes later.

According to my figuring, we're running a little

behind.

We're saving gas.

Figure us for late all the way.

Ed, you all right?

Morgan, give me a position.

Ed, how we doing on gas?

You're okay, Skipper.

Morgan, how about that position?

You're doing fine so far.

Initial point in 20 minutes.

The way the weather's holding, we probably won't

run into any fighter opposition.

So let's be ready just in case.

Shooting blind.

Pilot to crew, combat stations.

It takes one.

Taking her down to 10,000.

What?

You all right?

Yeah, yeah.

What does it mean?

Will we turn back?

It's up to Merrill.

But it can't go on.

You heard what the colonel said.

Up here, Merrill's the boss.

Well, what?

Let's go back.

Bear said if we run out of cover...

I'm not going to abort a mission after

flying a thousand miles.

What kind of a bet are you making?

Ten lives against a medal?

If you won't take it back, I will.

Go ahead.

It's more than a medal, chum.

It's a job.

Yeah, I'm here.

The weather closes in again, it's all yours.

Check me on altitude, speed and course.

Morgan, you getting me?

We're supposed to go back.

Easy, Captain.

I got it, Skipper.

All right, Morgan, you can relax.

Next month's liquor rushes to the guy that

spots them.

Metro, anything up there but the garbage disposal?

Shit.

Right on the old button, guys.

Right on the button.

Just drop my net, Skipper.

She's all yours.

Where?

Where?

I don't see him.

Six o'clock, you'll get your chance.

Mail has sent three squadrons.

Got her up to the firewall.

She'll bust if you give her any more.

Let her bust.

We're dead anyhow if we don't get to

those clouds.

You hate to get it now.

I hate to get it any time.

I see him.

I see him.

Here they come.

Here we go again.

Look out, Jack.

They're bailing out.

Hope he gets a run at himself.

Fred, somebody.

Look out for this one.

Three o'clock, three.

Okay.

Yes, we've got something.

Ed, you all right?

Go take a look at him.

He'll be out of this in a minute.

Take a last look, fellas.

Here's where we lose our company.

I hope he ain't gone.

I hope he ain't gone.

How is he?

Uh, he'll be all right.

He'll be out of action.

Trask, come on forward and take over as

flight engineer.

We've taken a couple of bad ones back

here.

Jockey spotted.

I let you all down.

As before.

Thanks.

Let's see you do some distinguished flying.

How you feeling, Ed?

Like a minion, pal.

May I come in?

Have a seat.

If you insist.

Thanks.

Where are we?

Good question.

Murph, this is Merrill.

Yes, Skipper.

Give me a position.

Can't give it to you, Jack.

Not in this storm.

Maddox!

Maddox, see if you can get us a

radio fix.

It's bad, Skipper.

Can't even get through static.

Try again.

Did I try to make it home?

Got someplace else you'd like to go?

Trask.

Trask.

Skipper, I...

Well, just static, sir.

Nothing else.

Well, that's something.

If they were in trouble, we'd have mayday

by now.

If they're still flying, that is.

Can't get a thing.

Wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

Don't let down yet.

Let me take a look first.

Take it easy, Morgan.

Everything's gonna be all right.

No, I mean it.

Maybe I can pick up something on the

scope.

At least I can tell what's below us,

whether it's land or water.

All right, go ahead.

Got anything, Morgan?

I'm drawing a blank so far.

We must be over water.

Just pick up some land.

Any land.

Wait a minute.

A group of them.

One of them is shaped like a pear.

Pear-shaped island?

That must be Shishido.

Shishido.

That's two hours from home.

We're not far off our course.

Tell them.

Merv, get out your net.

We're rounding third base.

I always said we were a lucky crew.

Yeah.

I'd rather be lucky than good.

Merv, give me a heading.

I'm working on it, Skipper.

Sammy gave it to me for luck.

Buddy, get one too.

This is my good luck piece.

I guess I'm just a born bachelor.

It's just a word for someone who never

grew up.

How are

we doing on gas?

Skipper.

Skipper.

Trask.

I made a mistake, Skipper.

What do you mean, a mistake?

Merv, get up and see what's wrong with

Trask and check on the gas.

Skipper.

Yeah, Merv?

How's it going?

I don't think we should have ever gone

by that last gas station.

How much time we got?

Maybe an hour.

Maybe more.

Maybe.

Why didn't Trask tell me?

It's not his fault, Skipper.

Start saying your prayers, Skipper.

We can crash land this yeshito.

Dump everything that isn't nailed down.

That means everything.

What about the chutes, Captain?

I said everything.

Bye.

Ed, what's happening?

We're on emergency rashes, Jack.

Fire at the right scanner.

Have you dumped everything back there?

Yes, sir.

Everything.

Give me full high RPM.

Full high RPM.

Got anything else to dump?

No.

Yeah.

Me.

Anything?

Yeah, mayday.

Still coming?

Yeah, we've got air-sea rescue alerted, but

they can't see very much in this weather.

Trouble comes in a bunch.

Gear down.

Pilot to right scanner.

Something's wrong with the landing gear.

Check it.

Right gear is stuck, skipper.

Stuck halfway down.

Pilot to crew.

Assume crash landing positions.

Through the tunnel.

You all right?

Yes, sir.

We lost a couple of men.

Well, we'll get that report later.

Take care of yourself first.

Oh, Lewis, I think this belongs to you.

Any plans?

I'll have to speak to the colonel, sir.

Yeah, you do that.

Well, what are you waiting for?

Cigarette?

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