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F.P.1 is not answering

From the North Pole to the South Pole

it's only a stone's throw away.

We fly the route

in all weathers.

We do not wait, we start!

Whatever happens,

by wind and weather

sounds our aviator's song:

Aviator say hello to the sun,

say hello to the stars

and say hello to the moon.

Your life,

which is a floating

by the distance,

which isn't inhabited!

Faster and faster

races the propeller,

just as you like it!

Pilots

is forbidden nothing,

If it must be go full throttle

and fly around the world!

Seek the most beautiful shooting star

and bring it to your girl at home!

Aviator say hello to the sun,

say hello to the stars

and say hello to me the moon!

Atlantic? The lobby, please.

Hello porter, there's a strange, small and fat man with a camera sitting in the lobby,

Let him come to the phone!

Yes, one moment please.

Hey! You! You have to come to the phone... yes coming... booth 2.

Oh, there you are my little roll film. So pay attention now!

You are to call some newspapers now:

Foreign News, "Korrespondent", "Anzeiger" and "Echo"

and tell them that they should pay a visit to the Lennartz shipyard at precisely 11am

And if you should be asked why, you say that there's a lot going on there tonight

so try to be rather slick, my little one, ok?

And of course, never mention my name in any case.

What's so special about the Lennartz shipyard tonight?

The Lennartz shipyard? Well, where do you get THAT from?

I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but... I coincidentally heard

that you spoke about the Lennartz shipyard

But Miss, you're definitely mistaken! Good evening.

I haven't mentioned the Lennartz in a single word.

Oh really?

Hm.

Excuse me please.

Yes please.

To tell you the truth, I've just canceled an appointment by phone

because I had the premonition that I would make

such a delightful acquaintance tonight.

Shall we dance?

No thanks.

Why not?

I don't want to hinder you.

Say, do you know the man there?

That's Ellissen the ocean flyer, didn't you hear?

He's just returned from his flight to Australia.

Matthias, come over here please. I must speak to you for a moment.

Not now, Claire! Don't bother us right in middle of a game!

Konrad.

Claire, just look: I've lost too much to this point.

I play 2 diamonds.

I play ace.

Let someone fetch my car, please!

Boy? Miss Lennartz' car!

Lennartz AG shipyard.

Fire alarm

(inaudible chattering)

Good evening, we are news reporters, what's going on here?

What do you think is happening? Nothing is going on here!

Well, where WE are, always SOMETHING is going on.

Well, there you are, see?

Attention, go for cover!

What's the matter with you?

Everything is in order here.

F.P.1, yes

What the heck I going on here?

And then suddenly the fire brigade rushed in.

There's a light burning up there!

Oh well, there IS a burning light.

Ah, there you are!

They already caught the guy up there.

He is resisting like a lion.

You can take a nice photograph of me now.

Do What? - Take a photograph of me now!

But the head should be visible.

A-ttention!

Apparently the only interest was the content of this folder

B.E. Droste Lieutenant Commander - retired

Hamburg Hagedorn Street No. 4

Droste speaking.

Hotel Atlantic

One moment please I connect to Mr. Ellissen

Yes please?

On my way! ...Please take this.

Droste, my old pal! What are you up to?

Well, I am working

Is there an important reason for calling me up so late?

Something important? Well, not at all...

I have to cut the connection... incoming police-call.

Charley? I am VERY hungry now!

Stolen?! How did they know that my plans were at the shipyard?

Understood. I am on my way immediately!

Mr Lt. Commander, I have summoned you to ask about the contents of the folder

The Lennartz gentlemen couldn't clarify this to my satisfaction

Those are the construction plans for a project I am working on for years

Namely the F.P. 1

Over a year ago I submitted my plans to the Lennartz shipyard for inspection,

and maybe to accept them,

but apparently they did not have the time to take a look at them.

And by the way: what actually IS this F.P. 1?

But mademoiselle, this is a purely technical affair

Do you mind, if I am present during your explanations?

Mr. Lt. Commander, we are likewise interested in all affairs of the shipyard

I can't imagine this to be very entertaining for dear mademoiselle

Mr. Droste is absolutely right, this is indeed very boring. Good night!

Excuse me, is there any lead yet, on the identity of the thief?

- The thief's identity? - Yes!

No gentlemen, there is not a single clue yet...

The F.P. 1 is supposed to be an artificial island in the middle of the ocean

An island made of steel and glass.

500m long, 150m wide and 25m above the water

At the intersection point of four worlds:

Right between Europe and South America, North America and Africa

a floating airfield shall be build

that will allow a connection between the continents within 24 hours.

F.P. 1 - FlugPlattform No. 1 [Floating Airfield Platform]

will be planted halfway between Lisbon New York, Pernambuco and Monrovia

Planes will be able to land, be refueled and repaired like on solid ground.

The whole way across the ocean is too dangerous for passenger traffic

But half the way is nearly completely safe

All these calculations and blueprints are specified in the plans that... got stolen

Good evening, Mr. Ellissen.

Well, how�s that?

You broke into the Lennartz shipyard about an hour ago.

Charlie? Please leave the room for a moment!

I noticed right away that you have a peculiar interest in this shabby shipyard!

Indeed, to be specific: I am Claire Lennartz!

Well well! I'll be damned!

Excuse me miss but you really frightened me!

The police is already on your trail. This very moment they're searching for you!

And you came over to warn me, didn't you?

No, I am only interested in the plans for the F.P. 1

And what would happen if I refuse to hand over the plans to you?

I suppose you gonna call the police in order to let them arrest me?

I am not interested in your arrest. Just hand me over the plans!

Oh really!? You ONLY want the plans?

That is just fantastic! In other words: Actually we both want the same thing!

So please do me a favour, and call your shipyard real quick!

Lennartz shipyard!

What? Where are you?

At the Atlantic-Bar with pilot Ellissen?

What? Why?

Where WE are? We're still at the archive... hello?

While they're already at the archive, tell them to leave the room...

Yes... WHAT?! The Executive's office? Why?!

Hello? ... Hello?

We were told to continue speaking in the head's office

Come on, gentlemen!

What's the meaning of all of this?

Please keep calm, miss! It will all fit together in just a moment.

In the meantime they should have arrived

The door is already open, because I...

busted in!

Miss Lennartz?

They're already there!

The gentlemen should take a closer look

at the leather envelope right under their noses

We should check this leather envelope here.

And now tell them to open up their little sleepy eyes real wide!

You should open your sleepy eyes real wide.

Gosh, these are the PLANS! The F.P. 1 blueprints!

And now you have earned yourself a nice cup of hot mocha

But... I don't understand why you...

Why I stole the blueprints when I actually didn't?

Well, that's quite a strange story, that I should tell you in detail

Look, I know Droste for a really long time now

We cut school together, we smoked our first cigarette together

We both survived the war as pilots

In short: We've been through all the stuff you could possibly imagine

After the war, Droste got lost in his blueprints more and more

while I climbed into my old clunker and flew around the globe

And each time I came home, there he was sitting with a long face

waiting in utter patience for someone to build his F.P. 1

He can go whistle for it! They won't even LOOK at his plans.

They are not open for new things.

Only therefore I took the liberty

to move the envelope from the basement to the 2nd floor.

So that the gentlemen finally come to some conclusions

and there will be some progress in this world after all

Jeez, you chose some twisted path for this!

Well, you can't just take the straight path.

Without detours you won't achieve ANYthing!

Sensational new project by German engineer

Revolutionary innovations in world travels

In just 24 hours: Europa - America

Artificial islands in the ocean.

The Lennartz-shipyards builds the F.P. 1

What a tough nut to crack, persuading these folks.

Yep, I agree

... with every one of them throwing thousand arguments against the case

Well, well, well...

Funny guy, this Droste.

Grumpy like an old professor

and enthusiastic like a student

Actually, I came to say goodbye.

Because I am going on a huge trip:

Canada, Greenland, Alaska and surrounding areas.

And I'm the only plane

Ellissen, you should stop roving around

One can't live in hotels forever

You need a place for you, a home.

Don't you think there are things besides hunting elephants

and record-breaking flights over the ocean

Other things? I need examples!

For example accepting responsibility, fulfilling a duty

Whatever! I'd rather go out for a blow,

climb into my plane and see the world. Life is short!

I just can't stay at one single place, and believe me I tried

One day I just go crazy and then nothing holds me back

Nothing? - Nothing!

But perhaps there is something for making you stay... here?

Here?!

Here? - Yes!

My dear waiter, two seats exactly at ten o'clock please!

The fourth table next to the grand piano.

Instruct the pianist to play the "Fliegermarsch" right as I enter.

For supper please serve nice, big Helgoland-lobsters,

"Hamburger Stubenkueken" *local specialty made of chicken*

and so forth and so on, you know what I mean.

or in other words: a typical Hamburg-dinner

accompanied by a tasty "Mosel" wine, a bottle of Champagne

and secretly just for me: a glass of beer

Oh, and please put the usual stuff on the table

Place some sweet smelling flowers, my dear waiter

Everything first-class only! So that there'll be no complaints afterward

Are you planning to inviting me to dinner?

Well, hello there!

Photo-Johnny, what are YOU doing here?

In that case, I'd have to refuse.

I'm ready for dessert by now.

So just look to me...

Do you notice anything? Did I change?

No? Well, you are not able to do anything, you little Rolly Poly!

And? ... At 10:00!

At 10.00, you will notice something.

Did you invite the fire brigade again? No, I didn�t do that.

Well, you just use to that after 11:00.

I didn�t invite the fire brigade, but someone else instead!

A lady.

As you know, I did invite many ladies in my past,

the most of them... actually came,

but this lady...

she doesn�t come!

This lady...

isn�t a lady...

like the other ones.

This one is a REAL lady, and real ladies are not supposed to come.

But, my little one...

If she REALLY would come,

for sure she don�t will come,

but lets pretend she will, which I don�t believe, but then, my little one,

then... - Then she will be there.

No.

Then she loves me.

Then she loves me!

Don�t look like a dopey!

Love: L.O.V.E... - Well, love, alright.

Well, my dear, if that woman loves me, it�s goodbye to adventure!

Then Ellissen will go private,

totally private.

Calling card: permanent address in Hamburg,

Telephone number in the directory,

paying taxes...

Well...why don�t you laugh?

Um? There is nothing to laugh at!

You can�t always live in hotel!

You must have a home, dear fellow.

You got a have real home as a decent human being, yes, a home!

There are other things to do as to chase elephants across the ocean!

The expedition... Alaska, Canada, Greenland?

Well, who told you about Greenland after all?

What am I supposed to do in Greenland? Just stand up while I�m talking!

You don�t take this seriously! I just told you that these adventures will end.

Right! Who did get you in here, me?

No! So better off with you.

Take your things and move away!

What do you want here, your amusement park photographer?

I just thought that there might be some news here, but instead you just went nuts.

Oh, by the way...

the porter gave me this note for you, I nearly forgot...

What�s this? ... Well, this is just too much!

Why are you carrying my telegrams in your suit?

Did I choose you for my secretary?

Just stay, do you agree that this is an insult? Get off!

Such an impertinence!

That�s just crazy, I never experienced such an impudence...

Can�t be...

well...

Hey! Roll Film! ROLL FILM!

Johnny! Come back! I won�t do you any harm!

Little one...

read this!

note: We will provide you with our new Model 7000 TK

for your non stop flight Berlin- Berlin. Meteor Works, Mannheim.

Provide you with our new model...

7000 TK... for your non stop flight... Berlin- Berlin...

Meteor Works Mannheim.

Around the world...

Berlin- Berlin...

Modell 7000... TK...

That will be a great picture:

Ellissen starts non stop flight Berlin- Berlin...

Marvelous!

Non stop Berlin-Berlin. All around the globe!

Without any stop, refueling in the air!

Rolley Poley, old monkey!

The non stop flight!

Nobody has done that before, it was saved just for me!

What�s the matter? Are you still cross with me for throwing you out?

Gee, Buddy, I will make them flabbergast,

the world will be just upside down.

Hey! Ring, ring! Send the bill! I'll fly at the spot!

Pack your suitcase!

I�m in Mannheim in 3 hours!

Hello?

The lady is waiting in the hall. - The lady?

10:00!

Claire! The best day of my life!

Do you know what will happen? Just be strong!

I will be the first one to fly from Berlin around the globe without stop.

Well, aren�t you proud?

Well...

Don�t you also be glad?

But didn�t you wanted to... - What?

Those expeditions? Greenland, Alaska, oh my dear!

Ill cancel those. I�ve got more serious business to do now...

Just call the airport, they shall get my plane get started...

Ill depart in half an hour.

No, wait! Send a telegram:

Meteor Works Mannheim: accepting your offer, be there right away!

Get my bill, hurry up!

Well, yes. I just wanted to say...

Good bye! I will be back in a hurry, 5 days, 10 days, I don�t know...

It�s OK... thanks.

Send some greetings to your brothers and Mr. Droste.

But how will you get home from here?

It�s OK, don�t worry. I�ve got my car waiting outside...

I just dropped in for a little while to... ...to...

...don't be disturbed.

Well, once again, good bye! You will get a note by me very soon. Good bye!

Ellissen always says that...

"I�m back in 3 days!"

But actually it will be... 3 years.

Here at the harbor, this big tin colossus looks quite decent,

but will it survive on the open sea with heavy winds?

Well mates, as I use to say: If God would have liked an island at 45 degrees north

and 25 degrees south, he would have placed it even without Droste!

Windbags! I think this FP1 thing marvelous, it�s really great!

I�ve worked on 17 ships,

but I can tell you: it would be a blessing if we'd just build some

real floor into the ocean here and there.

Well, who cares about that! I�ve got tooth aches!

And that always means there is something wrong!

Yes, wrong with your tooth, but not with the FP1!

So stop chatting! Hurry up and work!

Hurry up yourself!

If I see you here once more, you sonofabitch,

I'll beat you up and you can carry all of your bones in a bag to your home!

Did you get me? - Damsky!

A stranger?

That�s a real strange person. He�s sneaking around here for some days now,

taking pictures of everything he will see.

Don�t come back here or you will get punched!

Don�t take yourselves too seriously, gents!

I was thrown out by much more decent people than you!

We have to get more security men, Damsky!

I told you over and over again: there is something wrong going around here.

(mumbling...)

What? I can�t understand!

I said: who�s gonna want more security just because of some crazy photo guy?

Well, not because of him, but...

look here...

because of this!

It�s been sliced - Yes, it�s sliced!

Do you know what it means?

That�s sabotage!

Really mean sabotage!

Well...

So we will call the police, won�t we? - No!

Nobody should notice that.

I don�t want the public to get worried.

Well, and take care to establish a third shift...

We will work all the night now. - Yes.

Hello, Miss Claire!

Really nice to see you here.

Yes, we... we are doing just great...

everything works fine...

You are no liar, Droste.

Don�t you think I can feel that something is wrong here for days now?

Well, it�s nothing, Miss Claire. Really...

You keep silent just because you don�t want my brothers to be worried.

You have to tell the truth to ME!

What�s going on here?

Here are some important blue prints,

for 2 days they had gone, now there are back.

Look at this...

The prints of the sprinkler. They were photographed for sure.

Somebody is spying around here!

Since the first day there is some force working against us, which we can�t stop.

Secret forces...

I don�t know who they are,

maybe some competitors,

German or foreign ones...

money lobbies...

numerous special interests are involved.

Someone does not want the FP1 to be constructed!

It�s quite obvious!

Every new business has got some foes.

Our informant did his job.

However, up to now there is no satisfactory result,

because the constructor Droste, um...

did reveal our plans untimely.

Tell our informant that we do not wish further moves in that direction.

We will return to our plans at a later date.

These folks are unseizable!

They are working in the dark.

They are just sending their creatures,

their saboteurs...

Every carpenter, every engineer might be bribed,

But I will let them know about me!

I�m gonna build the FP1, even if they will move heaven and earth against me.

In 2 years from now, this big box will be swimming in the ocean!

And the first one to make a landing on it

will be Ellissen!

Ellissen? Yes! Ellissen!

You can count on that, Miss Claire!

Even though the whole world is thinking that he won't return,

one fine day, he will be here!

That boy!

We will manage that, Miss Claire.

It just went fine up to now and it will continue that way, won�t it?

May I help you in some way? I just don�t want to be that passive all the time.

Let me participate at your work.

Your caring for the FP1 is really affecting, Miss Claire...

I also do care... for you, Droste.

Hello... this is Radio Paris!

Hello... this is Radio Vienna!

Radio Rome and Neaples!

Attention, Berlin!

Today, since 2 years, 7 months and 11 days did pass for the construction,

the first swimming platform for planes: FP1

did reach her destination.

For the first time in history of mankind, an artificial island is anchored

in the middle of the ocean. 500 meters long, 150 meters wide...

Location maneuvers! - Location maneuvers!

Hamburg is calling...

for Captain Droste!

Not present! Carry on with the message!

Hamburg is calling for Commander Droste!

Carry on with the message! - Hamburg is calling...

Captain Droste is not present! - Hamburg is calling...

Captain is not present!

Hamburg...

Captain is not present! Um...

Attention!

Carry on!

HAMBURG...

hamburg! - Yes, yes, yes! Where?

Next door. - OK.

Hello! This is Droste! - This is the Lennartz dockyard.

Good afternoon, gentlemen! - It�s evening here, Droste!

Yes, of course.

Well, everything went fine.

The team has been approved very well. The first planes will start as we planned.

Well, Droste... how are you?

Hello, Miss Claire...

it�s nice you are there, too.

Come on...

I�m right back, Miss Claire...

Everything OK, Droste?

We are alone now, you can tell me anything...

No, I was just chasing some ghosts. Our fears did not come true.

Everything went fine. - For God�s sake.

Now I may confess...but...

but since your departure I didn�t spend just one hour in relaxation.

You missed me much?

Well, if that is so... I also have to confess a thing

that I personally would have never told you, but...

but now in front of the microphone...

well, um... we still have 30 seconds left...

well, Miss Claire, I... I did, um... I did indeed...

I wanted to... I just wanted to tell you all the time...

but I... I just couldn�t say it, but now...

but now, um...

so what, I rather tell you personally!

Well, just you dare! The 30 seconds will be over right now.

Well, my dear Miss Claire! I, um...

Hello!

Hello! Hello! - HELLO!

Over!

Too bad.

Mr. Ellissen!

Mr. Ellissen! Good evening, Mr. Ellissen!

Good evening. - You are in Hamburg? What a surprise!

Yes.

Where have you been so long? And how are you?

Well, I�m back...

Come on then... Everybody will be delighted that you�re back.

Good evening, Mr. Ellissen!

Evening! - You surely have heard the news.

The FP1 is finished. We just talked to Droste.

The first squadron will be taking off in a few days...

Yes... I read all about it...

I wanted to come here much earlier, but...

I...

was not able to...

...there was no time...

but...

I�m glad.

I�m glad you�re back, Mr. Ellisson.

Of course you will stay with us this evening, Mr. Ellisson!

You have to tell us all about it,

where you have been all that time! Come on, take a seat!

All right, Mr. Ellisson. Please take this seat.

Thanks.

Well, um...

So you wanna know where I�ve been...Yes...

Well... that�s quite a long story.

I left the non- stop-flight uncompleted...

I did, um...

you might... you just might have heard about that.

I left it... uncompleted, because I...

just did forget that I...

was invited by my friend, the Governor of Manila, and, um...

well, we did a fabulous tiger safari in Indochina...

and, um...

then we went...

with the steam yacht of my friend, the Governor of Manila, we went...

for 2 or 3 months around the South Seas, and, um...

from the South Seas I went to...

...well... and...

well...

So what!

Ill tell you about that some other time.

Why don�t we share..supper now.

Maybe at our place, or at the club.

Yes, that�s a good idea.

I just have to settle some things... sending telegrams...

and Konrad, you, um... - I know, I have to talk to the news...

Maybe you can take company with Claire for a little while...

Of course not a word was true of all that... nonsense I talked about.

I just met bad luck!

Somewhere in the Australian jungle, I crashed...

They found me after 10 days, nearly starved and died of thirst.

For months I suffered from a fever,

and there I was... without a plane and without money.

I didn�t want to return as... as a blamed European...

So I tried it again.

But it didn�t turn out well. I was kind of jinxed.

I started about 1000 things, but didn�t finish anything.

All that much I was thinking about you, Claire.

Do you remember... way back then...

at the dockyard...

you have been quite rational then...

but I...

I didn�t understand.

I acted just like a stupid boy.

And just because of the plane...

which by chance did have some more horse power than the other one.

Australia!

No,no!

Even hundreds of thousands of horse power won�t get me into a plane again!

I will get back on the track, but I�m through with aviation.

Never gain, I will...take a steering stick!

I want to work.

I just need somebody...

who again will tell me...

"Ellissen,

one needs a home!"

We have to go now, Mr. Ellissen. My brothers are waiting.

Claire, you know very well why I came here.

I haven�t got... anybody now.

Could you be...once more... the way you were back then?

Mr. Ellisson, that was years ago...

I know that.

You don�t have to answer right now.

But... if you should feel the need to tell me something...

I�m not dwelling at the Atlantic anymore...

This is where you can find me.

Good night.

Over there at the lighthouse,

at the end of the sea,

there is a small place which is my home.

Right there at the first milestone,

hidden in the green of some wild wine,

there is a house in the field which is my home.

Two old people are quietly living there and waiting for me.

Both are sitting there in the little room,

looking silently and fearfully towards the lighthouse,

Alas, I wish to be the boy I used to be back in those days.

Weather report from the Bermudas says a storm is coming.

I think we'll take some ballast, just in case.

That�s needless!

We�ve got a depth of 40 meters, that�s enough even in a storm.

A little breeze won�t pull us away.

But 50.000 tons more water would be better.

Damsky is right. we will go 2 and a half lines deeper.

Way back at the lighthouse...

Hey! - What�s this?

They are flooding the tanks with water, in order to gain more depth, that�s good!

I think there will be a storm.

Doesn�t work.

(inaudible)

Strange.

Somebody did manipulate the lock with a plumb.

It all starts again.

For 2 years all went smoothly.

Do you think someone crept into the team?

Get the records of the team to my room. I will take a close look at them.

Yes.

Ah!

Flashlight.

What are you doing?

Somebody did hide water, food and supplies

Somebody did want to escape.

(chattering)

What�s going on?

... I did suspect him for a long time...

...he spies on everything...he's the one...

Attention, the Captain!

We just caught him while spying in the engine room.

What did you do there? Why have you been in the engine room at all?

I am the cleaner for handles.

Where did I meet you before?

We are just old friends, Mr. Droste.

I used to be a kind of private reporter of Mr. Ellisson.

I see! - And now I did hire as a cleaner.

I really wanted to take the first pics of the FP1, please excuse me.

So you did that...illumination, didn�t you?

No more snapshots!

From now on you'll just clean the handles, OK?

OK.

Mr. Droste, our radio operator collapsed! - What?!

Yes, these are typical indications of intoxication.

Hello!

Hello!

What�s the matter?

What?

I ha... I have...

I have at the canteen...

been drinking some coffee... and...

Listen Doctor, nobody in the team needs to know about this.

I�m at the radio station, let me know when he is recovering. - Yes.

Damsky!

Hello. - What are you doing here?

Well, I just did stand in for the operator.

Pardon me. - No, it�s OK.

This tropical heat is tiring...

What do you think about the operator�s affair?

Just an hour ago, I was sitting with him at the canteen to drink some coffee.

Well, also the doctor can�t explain it.

Who knows what�s behind all this...

Didn�t the machine just work? - Why?

The machine! - Nope!

I thought I did hear it.

I will ask for new folks from Hamburg.

Not one man of the old team will stay!

I�m sick of it!

I was racing through town at 60 miles per hour, am I too late?

No, there is still time. We will be able to use that wave some time later.

I�m telling you: somebody in the team gets paid to scheme against the FP1.

Maybe even to let her sink.

Right!

But you'll have to explain to me how somebody will sink the FP1 with a plumb.

I will explain that explicitly, Damsky!

With a plumb he will be able to reach the flooding valves.

When these valves are open,

and there�s just a trifle happening...

that might have been prepared long before...

then the doors could never be shut again!

And if the doors could not be shut, then...

Um...

...then the FP1 will sink.

Well, that�s nonsense!

Just nonsense, you wanna kid me, Captain!

No!

If somebody should to that, he will be drowning, too!

Except... he did organize a motorboat just for him,

with petrol, food and water... and luminous rockets...

with that he could get away for some hundreds of miles...

and he could reach a ship...

In any case, we will close the flooding valves at once.

The best safety measures will not work against sabotage.

Yes.

Fishing steamboat "Marshall Tennyson" will cross tomorrow at 100 miles

southwest of FP1. Stop.

Who did send this?

Just be calm, Droste,

I will shoot at the slightest movement!

I see!

Just abandon this big box voluntarily Droste!

Within 36 hours, there has to be just water but no FP1 around here.

Now I see why the radio operator was not permitted to do his work tonight,

because a telegram was expected that should not be seen by someone else.

Isn�t it so, Damsky?

The FP1 is to drown before the first planes will be able to land here.

That�s your intention! - Of course.

Made-up well.

Tell me... how much do they pay for this prank?

Well, at any rate much more than I could earn for working here the next 100 years.

Get going! ...Stand up! Hands up! Return!

"Hello, hello! This is the Lennartz dockyards!"

Droste! ... (chattering)... Droste!

Dros... Droste! (chattering)...Dros...

...Dros...

Miss Claire, we will send a wire right away.

This must have been some kind of interference...

You call that interference? There were shots, I did hear that!

There has been a shooting! - Just calm down, Claire!

That might have been transitory.

We will get a connection right now. - Yes for sure, Claire!

FP1 is not answering...

It�s no use...

FP1 is not answering anymore.

Come on...

We have to alert all stations, notify the ships...

Claire! We can�t make the world leery just 2 days before the launching!

If we will worry the public now, it�s all lost.

But somebody has to Ge there! We don�t know what did happen, just think about...

about Droste.

We just have to do something...

... a plane has to be send to FP1.

Droste is all alone, we have to lend him a hand. I HAVE TO GO TO HIM!

I belong to him.

But Claire...

we have to be patient until tomorrow.

It�s at night. - I don�t know any pilot who would do it.

Yes.

I know of someone...

Yes.

A lady wants to talk to you, Mr. Ellissen

So you did not forget me.

I knew it.

It�s so nice you are here, Claire.

Wonderful.

Fly with me to the FP1, Ellissen!

To the F.P. 1?

Something did happen there,

a misfortune, a disaster...

we have no connection for hours, we have to go there immediately, Ellissen!

I have told you before... that I will never fly again!

You have to, Ellissen.

You are the only one to help here.

How can you...

at this very moment...

think about the FP1?

There are people struggling for their lives.

Please understand...

this is the most important issue now.

You are right, Claire. Of course I do understand

I do understand very well...

That�s the most important issue now...

I will fly...

But as soon as we are on the FP1...

From the North Pole to the South Pole it's only a stone's throw away.

We fly the route in all weathers.

We do not wait, we start! Whatever happens,

sounds our aviator's song:

Aviator say hello to the sun, say hello to the stars and the moon

Your life, which is a floating

by the distance, which isn't inhabited!

Faster and faster races the propeller,

just as you like it!

Pilots nothings is forbidden,

If it must be go full throttle and fly around the world!

Seek the most beautiful shooting star and bring it to your girl at home!

Aviator say hello to the sun, say hello to the stars and the moon!

We should have never give permission for her to fly!

We! We! Why WE?

YOU shouldn�t have done that, you are the elder one.

All stations are announcing the storm is getting calmer! - Thanks.

If the plane did make it...

they should be very near to the FP1 right now.

The FP1!

Droste will be amazed, when he sees who will be the first one to make a landing...

What�s the matter with the boys down there?

Can�t they hear and see us or are they all asleep?

Just make a landing!

Who is shooting up here?

Idiots!

That�s right!

What the Fuck, Goddammit!

What the hell is going on?

Nobody at home? Just come on...

Oops...

Well, we both were kind of lucky, weren�t we?

We almost made a landing in the cellar.

Such a mess!

Nobody here as far you can see.

Hello! HELLO!

HELLO!

What are you doing out there?

Come back, mate!

Come back, hello!

Back here...

Why is he escaping? He must have done something real bad.

Look there!

Evening, Lieutenant!

Evening, Lieutenant!

How are you?

Why are you looking at us in this odd way?

So you are amazed, aren�t you? Just speak some words.

Hello!

Hello!

There must be something wrong here.

Hello!

Hello!

(inaudible)

Gas!

Droste.

The gas must have come from up there.

DROSTE!

Droste!

Good heavens!

Where are you?

Droste... Droste!

Droste.

Good old boy!

What have they done to you?

It�s not that bad... water!

Where is some water?

Everything will be well...

I see!

That�s why...

That was the reason to fly.

Yeah...

well...

That�s all I needed!

Because of THIS, I had to come here.

Because the dear Miss needed an air-coachman!

An air-coachman!

That�s what I did require!

An air-coachman, an air-chauffeur for my friend Droste!

That�s the right way...

How did YOU came in here?

Huh? - I...

Huh?

You really have to be involved in everything, haven�t you?

So just tell me...

what�s going on on this iron coffin?

Did everybody fiddle about with some gas? What?

Well...I don�t know either...

Yesterday evening everything was just fine, and...

...in the night...

I suddenly wake up and...

I can�t breathe anymore and...

I wasn�t able to breathe at all...

and all of a sudden...

that�s the last thing I know.

Just come on...

This is no place for kids, come on...

So, little one?

Getting better?

Ellissen!

It�s just OK!

What�s that swoosh down there?

It�s water streaming into the tanks. - What for?

To be ballast!

But it�s streaming since... yesterday evening.

So it has to be turned off! - Yes, it�s, um...

Room B 23!

This is the handle. - Open it.

Pull the handle downwards.

Works... Closed!

Yeah.

But it�s still streaming.

Why?

Don�t you hear the hiss?

No electricity.

What�s the matter with our machines?

Suddenly they all stopped working...

there must be something wrong with the oil supplies. - Where are the oil tanks?

There, at the rear...

There...

For god�s sake! - What�s the matter?

Don�t you see?

It�s all vacant

It�s all vacant, the oil tanks have disappeared.

That�s... That�s the way it was looking yesterday.

So the flooding valves... - Can�t be closed anymore!

This was done by Damsky, for sure.

It must have been him, I never really trusted him. Such a prick!

Our informant did his work!

Since yesterday there is no connection between the Lennartz docks and the FP1.

At this very hour, the project of artificial islands is a thing of the past.

And our informant?

He did get a message that the steamboat "Marshall Tennyson" will cross his way.

And that "Marshall Tennyson"?

Did never leave the harbor, of course.

We are just 10.8 meters above water level,

the tanks have taken 156.000 tons of water during the last 23 hours.

At least, we have 17 hours to go...

until...

Where�s Ellissen?

I don�t know.

Where�s the plane?

What�s the matter with the team? - Most of them had just been dazed!

It could have been far worse!

(chattering)...3 more days, and we all would have been dead!...(chattering)...

At least, we would have died while sleeping,

but now we will perish while our eyes are open!

(chattering)...We won�t get away here, from this tomb...

We are sinking down!

The valves can not be closed anymore! (chattering)...

IDIOTS!

What could happen to you? We still can send a cable for help!

There is nothing we can do!

The radio station did burn down, too!

There is not a drop of oil on board! Where are the Officers? (chattering)...

We'll get them...

...(chattering)...

DROSTE!

DROSTE!

DROSTE!

DROSTE! - QUIET! - DROSTE! - QUIET!

What�s the matter?

What�s all this yelling about?

Do you think we wanna drown like rats?

We sold our work, but not our lives!

(chattering)... DROSTE! DROSTE!...

DROSTE! DROSTE!...Dro...

QUIET!

Who�s yelling about drowning? Huh?

Nobody has to drown!

We still got the motor-boats.

(chattering) Phew! The motor-boats! ... - The Motor-boats...(chattering)...

Nobody is leaving the FP1!

Everybody who does just one step ahead will be shot!

We wanna get away...(chattering)...

Stop it!

Move out of the way...

Don�t be ridiculous.

Put down those guns!

I�m giving the commands!

Nobody else!

You can�t give anything but shit!

For what do you think I came here, huh?

Maybe...

for your private pleasures?

I came here for the lives of the people!

And that�s why I will release the boats now. Go ahead!

Go ahead! Get going!

STOP!

Ellissen, just be reasonable. - I am reasonable!

I can�t give up the FP1 just like that.

We�ve got time until tomorrow morning.

We can send out our planes, they will find some ships, for sure!

Which will help us all...

The propellers are broken!

(chattering)...

If I were you, I�d rather hurry up, dear Miss!

Otherwise, you might miss a window seat, so please...

Ellissen!

Do you know that this is the end?

Of course I know that!

I just want it that way!

You!

In 12 hours time, we both will die. You and me, me and you. YES!

The three of us just wanted it that way. We all wanted it jointly!

So now we both can perish jointly.

I think it�s great. It�s marvelous!

Such a hero�s death! - Mr. Ellissen!

Are you alright? ... What happened to you?

What hap...

pened to me?

Just ask that lady.

Now I'll go to sleep. Wake me up when it�s starting...

It�s not an everyday experience to drown on a FP1!

We have to talk right away.

Not now, Claire.

First of all something... has to be done, because...

Forgive me, Claire...

We have to try getting a plane ready by using all the spare parts we can find.

Ill fly at sunup!

Attention!

At the same...time!

Listen! (grumbling)...

Higher! ... Yes!

Yes!

Take it down slowly! - Down slowly!

Slowly, slowly, slowly!

Listen: for 11 years that morbid tooth was just a plague,

11 years of aching day and night,

but of all days, I just have to die now,

as I was just getting rid of that bitch,

that�s almost even more aching than that tooth.

Don�t you weep,

you silly joker, you won�t drown!

You really can�t believe that this paper dragon will ever be flying...

Windbag!

70 liters are left in Ellissons plane, that�s all!

maybe I'll reach the next ship.

Fill it up completely!

Higher!

Just come on!

Quick, quick!

No, not that horse!

Draw back that horse. Steed!

Or you will loose that peasant. Peasant!

Maybe I'll loose that peasant, but you are loosing your position.

Be so kind not giving me any advice!

That article will be sufficient.

Get going!

Play!

So you are already nauseous, right?

Do you suffer from the bad air?

Or do you fear for your precious life?

Who did allow the use of this fan?

What?

You did!

Get away!

Finished!

Finished, adieu. Adieu!

(bawling)...

Song: Aviator, say hello to the sun, say hello to the stars,

and say hello to the moon... (Ellissen joines in occasionally...)

...seek the most beautiful shooting star, and bring it to your girl at home,

(the cracked record sticks to this part) ...your girl, your girl, your girl...

They keep working on that plane down there...

I don�t think they will have finished it during this lifetime.

And we...

and YOU...

...are standing around and...sing and...

drink and play and bawl, instead of...

supporting those down there.

Do you think it�s right, Mr. aviator Ellissen?

Do you think it�s right?

Anyhow, this won�t make you very popular at all,

if it will become public that your friend Droste

had to fly with a ruined shoulder, because you did not fly.

You silly midget!

You impudent dwarf!

Do you wanna give me a lecture? Huh?

Mr. Droste will not launch!

Nobody will get away with that old jalopy!

Neither them...

nor we!

Me neither.

Aviator Ellissen performed quite some other stunts!

I just don�t do those stunts anymore!

I don�t wanna know... about the FP1!

But I also don�t wanna know...

about my friend...Droste.

Finished!

Friendship, friendship... no,no...no!

From today on, that�s of no use to me.

He did betray me, too.

OK.

Everybody betrayed me.

When I...

...when I came to you yesterday to ask you to...

save the FP1 and...

and Droste...

I ought to have said the truth.

So!

What is that truth then?

I belong to Droste.

So!

Well, you could have said that earlier.

I didn�t do it, because... because...

Because you were afraid that I would not fly!

Right?

Um.

Now you�ve come again...

because I should... - No!

This time you have to know yourself what to do, Ellissen.

You can watch Droste start with his broken shoulder, or you can�t.

You can watch the drowning of the FP1, or you can�t.

It�s all in your hands.

I�ve come to say good bye, Claire!

Droste, you must not fly!

I have to, Claire!

I have to find a ship.

I WILL find one.

We just need 1 ton of oil,

then we will be saved.

Do not fly... do not fly, Droste... do not fly...

Don�t loose your nerves, Claire... Be brave!

Good morning!

sings: seek the most beautiful shooting star,

and bring it to your girl...

I see!

So that�s what you call a top do up!

Huh?

I guess you'll give me permission to do some giggling about this!

You won�t lift off just one meter with this old jalopy.

This entity belongs to a museum,

but not into the open air!

I see... here...

even a patched wing!

Seems like you really wanna fail with this old jalopy, right?

Well, well, well...

"Aviators are a lucky nation" (sic)

"and breakfast is the best season" (sic)

Did someone take away the gear level, huh?

That was stolen, too!

And the tank doesn�t hold any pressure!

So!

Just start the propeller!

Come on, get going!

Oh well, you always think to know better.

Put that machine into the waste bin!

It just doesn�t start.

You won�t return.

You won�t return...

But of course...

Ill be back in some hours.

Good bye, Claire.

Get going!

I will send you a ship.

Plane in sight!

Get going, mates. Take me on board!

(inaudible) Where is your SOS signal?

They are in need for oil!

Oil!

Where are you coming from, folks? Huh?

What kind of old tub is this?

Where did you come from, where are you going?

To Chile, hunting condors!

Hello Captain!

Good heavens!

There are no condors anymore in Chile...

Don�t tell me those fairy tales...

You have to go all the way to Peru...

there are still some to be found.

But you won�t find them,

if I don�t show you the way.

But I will show you!

I've got time now...

plenty of time.

I will show you the way...

Poor boys...

singing: Aviator, say hello to the sun, say hello to the stars and the moon!

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