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There's their armory.

Roger. Out.

Morning, sir. Captain Jampel said you wanted to see me. That's right,

Lieutenant. I've got a recon job for you.

See this bridge here?

Yes, sir. When the battalion moves forward tomorrow morning, that bridge is

going to be on our flank.

I want your platoon to knock it out before the attack begins and make it

tough on the crowds.

Well, that's a demolition job, sir. I thought you said it was recon.

I did.

The terrain around that bridge is rough.

I want you to pick out the best way in beforehand.

From the air.

You must be kidding, Colonel. That freight's not an airplane.

I tell you, Colonel, I've seen better looking kites.

Lieutenant Brannigan reporting, sir.

I hope we didn't get in your way, Lieutenant.

That kite you were referring to, Lieutenant.

happens to be a U.S. Army liaison on observation aircraft, also known as an L

-4.

Where's the guy I got to take up, Colonel?

Lieutenant Hanley.

Oh.

You ever have those boondockers off the ground before, Lieutenant?

I'm not sure I want them off the ground in that bag of nuts and bolts,

Lieutenant.

Starring Rick Jason.

And Vic Morrow.

Guests are Penan Wim.

You got any questions on this?

No, sir.

We pick the easiest approach to the bridge from the air, go in on foot

tomorrow and blow it. Right, but don't go all the way to the bridge. If you're

spotted, it'll tip the mission.

Yes, sir.

Oh, and Hanley, don't let Branigan bother you.

Oh, no more than a summer rash, Colonel.

Okay, Grumpounder, you ready?

Good luck, Hanley.

At least.

So long, Colonel.

Yes, sir.

You ever prop one of these things before?

No, sir.

Wanted to give it a try.

Well, I can see you've never been on the good old single-engine high-wing

monoplane before.

Lieutenant, let's just get this heap off the ground and do what we've got to do.

Right on.

Switch on!

Brown powder, you look a little green.

Relax, enjoy.

All right, get home.

Here's where you're going.

Think you can find the way?

I'll try.

Little turbulence.

Yeah.

You know, some guys come on blue up here.

I can never understand why.

I can.

You know, with me, it's just the opposite.

When I'm on the ground, everything gets in my hair.

Is that wing supposed to flap?

Who wants a stiff wing? You ever see a bird?

You learn to fly in the army?

No, no.

Cow pasture.

County fares, that kind of thing.

Grew the mail for a while.

Spent a few years up in Alaska, bush pilot.

When I turned up, they saw my fight record. They says, Frannigan, the Army

Air Corps for you, B-17s.

And I says, no thank you. You call that flying?

I call that flying a freight train across the sky.

I'll drop a ring. What?

So you can see better, Lieutenant.

And if we got there on foot tomorrow, you and your boys can shimmy right up

that ridge.

Looks like it ought to be real easy.

Too easy. Too exposed.

That gully looks better.

Lots of cover.

We shouldn't be too far from that bridge.

Over the mixed hill.

All right, make back to the home.

Hey, Hanley.

Yeah? Tell you what, when we get home, I'll let you buy me a beer.

Me buy you?

Randian, look ahead, look.

Well It wasn't supposed to be no Jones around here that was the picture they

would like to find out their strength Can you get any closer?

Follow me

I

Better call it in the radio working soon as we get a little more

altitude

Red dot.

Red dot.

Jazz snake.

Radio took a slug.

Red dot.

It's dead.

Don't mention us.

Lucky Sue, we've got to find a place to set you down.

Sue.

If we can make it over those hills, the Germans might not know we're going down.

Time to make it a little raw.

You all right?

No.

I think it's busted.

We gotta get this thing in the bushes. All right.

Okay.

Why are you not on your own?

Yes, Mr. Hoffman.

Did I hear Germans?

Yeah.

Looks like a small command post of some sort. Tense.

Think they saw us come down?

I don't think so.

Looked like a patrol coming back.

They went into the tent.

We sure bought us a peck of trouble.

half tomorrow if they don't find out about the German buildup we saw.

Without the radio, how are we going to let them know?

I'll have to tell them, I guess.

On foot?

You're daydreaming, pal.

How far would you say we are inside our lines?

Well, we were about six miles in when we saw that German column.

And we flew ten more minutes, so...

That's about 20 miles as the crow flies.

25 miles on foot.

With any luck, I can make it in seven hours.

And without luck, you couldn't do it in seven years. That's 25 miles of Germans.

You'd be playing hide-and-seek all day long.

But there is another way, Hanley.

What?

We'll fly out.

In that?

In that.

It should be shot.

Put out of its misery.

Lucky Sue may be down, but she's not out.

You get me enough cloth to fix that aileron, get me one bolt, oh, five

-sixteenth, I'll fix the landing gear, and then I'll cut some plugs for the gas

tank, and you get the gas to put in the tank, and we'll be on our way.

You know you're off your rocker.

Suppose I could get all that stuff for you.

What do you think the Krauts are going to be doing?

We have to start the engine, taxi out, find a runway.

What about that rock wall that's blocking our path?

What are you doing up there, grandfather?

What did you see up there?

I don't know.

Where'd the old guy go? Inside.

To do what?

I don't know.

Well, you better get out of here.

That old guy is probably in there right now yelling cop.

You speak English?

I speak some.

Who are you?

What are you doing with the Bosch?

I'm Claude Genet.

I bring to the Bosch fresh eggs from my farm.

The Bosch is our enemy.

For the eggs, they give me the coffee.

Oh, how chummy.

Oh, no, no, no, monsieur. It's not what you think.

I am not a collaborateur.

Captain Zweiger, the German officer.

He said he would destroy my farm if I did not make trade with him.

I have no choice.

All right, monsieur.

We need your help.

What would you like me to do?

We have to repair our airplane.

You didn't fall for that line he gave you, did you?

Do we have a choice?

We need gasoline, cloth, and a large metal bolt.

You will fly off from down there?

Why do you ask?

There is a wall, monsieur.

Then we'll have to take part of the wall out.

Are you kidding?

If the boss sees you out there, school's out.

Maybe you can do it.

We'll figure out a way so that the Germans don't become suspicious.

But after you're not here, they would know I assisted you.

They would kill me.

If you're here, we'll see that you're not.

If I help you, Captain Swagger will destroy my farm in, how you say,

retribution.

I'm sorry, monsieur, but you can rebuild your farm later.

Rebuild, monsieur.

I have 75 years of age.

There is little time left for me.

No.

No.

I cannot tell you.

I am too old to be threatened as well.

Are you also too old to think of the young?

If I don't get back to my lines with the information I have, a hundred, perhaps a

thousand young men will never see 25, let alone 75.

I will do what I can to help you.

Well, with this leg, I won't be able to use the rudder pedals.

So you're going to have to fly it out.

That too?

What are you making such a big deal for?

Anybody can fly a good old... I know. A good old high-wing monoplane.

Come on, let's go before I break another leg.

What do we need first, monsieur?

Canvas, a strong cloth, needle, and thread or string to sew it with.

This was my wife Angelique's sewing basket.

I'm afraid we have no canvas to make the sheets from the bed.

No, I don't think they'd be strong enough.

Do you have any gasoline?

Petrol. Oh, a sauce.

I have no need for a sauce, monsieur.

I have my horse and cart.

What do you intend to do, monsieur?

I'm not quite sure.

Maybe we can use the horse and cart to move the rocks.

He must know that you are here and that I am helping you.

Be quiet.

You must run.

Take it easy. Settle down.

You don't know why he came.

Talk to them.

Get them all to come inside.

But how?

I don't know how.

I've got to have some time to get some gasoline.

Mr. Genet!

Mr. Genet!

Yes, Captain?

Mr. Genet?

You are bad.

Bad? Bad.

Come in, sir.

Come in, sir.

No, monsieur.

Il est à des effets d'allégage.

Jay, bring Fritz here.

Excellent. Hmm.

C'est bon.

C'est bon, monsieur.

Sexy.

Good.

Rouse for here.

I tried to delay them, but they have to go to the village.

What did he want?

The eggs are bad.

I heard that certain weeds and grasses may be responsible.

You know what you need, Claude?

A new barn to keep your chickens at home.

A good strong barn made of rocks.

Like the rocks from that wall where the airplane is.

You said the Germans just went to the village.

You could have a hole cut through that wall by the time they return.

Don't worry, we'll bring it off.

What does he say? I don't know. I can't understand.

Rocks.

Rocks.

Rocks?

Rocks? Rocks?

Rocks? Rocks?

Rocks? Rocks? Rocks? Rocks?

Is this enough gas to get us 20 miles?

Just barely.

If it's high enough octane to get us off the ground... Here's the bolt.

Material. Fix the aileron.

He's kneeling on the thread.

Hey, what's your old guy doing with a cart?

I'm gonna cut a path through that rock wall.

How's he gonna explain that to the crowds?

Tell them he needed rocks for a new barn.

I don't think they understood him.

What's wrong? What are you waiting for?

I'm afraid that Captain Swigert will not believe me when he returns.

You'll be done by then.

Now, after you finish loading the rocks, head for the next village.

All right?

I am not very brave. Yeah, monsieur.

You're doing just fine.

Nice design.

I thought it would give the old crate some class.

You know, the first lucky suit.

I had her painted Kelly Green.

The first lucky suit?

Yeah. You mean there were others?

Sure, two.

What happened to them?

Never mind.

I'd rather not know.

Bring it.

Lieutenant.

Yeah. Lift up the wing, will you?

So I can get this ball in.

Yeah, yeah, hold on.

Come on.

Come to Mr. Hartmann.

He wants you.

Come.

Yeah, okay, now let it down easy.

Good.

Ah!

You okay?

Oh, I'm fine.

It only hurts when I fall flat on my face.

Give me a hand, will you?

Hey, why don't you sit over there and let me do the work?

What are you doing?

I'm going to put a new chicken with the same smell.

You have your own ideas.

Hey, what's going on?

The Frenchman's coming up the hill with a bunch of crowds.

What's the grin for? The old man. He's got the crowd pulling the wall down for

him.

How'd he pull that?

I don't know.

Let's get this crate ready to roll when he gives us the runway.

Hey, where do I put this or do I drink it for courage?

I don't know.

Gas gas right up there.

The funnel's in the front cockpit.

The bunker is gone.

It must have come.

Are they even polite?

What's next?

That's it. We go.

If this gas gets us off the ground.

Switch on.

Switch on.

Americana!

Let's get out of here!

You're still with your feet.

Hold back on the sick when I tell you to.

The old man's going to have a cast to run. Don't leave any Germans in here to

help it. Okay.

Just show me how to get this good old high wing monoplane home so this foot

soldier can get a seat back on the ground.

Okay.

Good.

Good.