1 00:00:23,525 --> 00:00:25,125 Bombers high 2 00:00:25,126 --> 00:00:27,725 Riding the air 3 00:00:27,726 --> 00:00:29,326 Every man 4 00:00:29,327 --> 00:00:31,927 Doing his share 5 00:00:31,928 --> 00:00:33,528 Men of war 6 00:00:33,529 --> 00:00:35,529 Better beware 7 00:00:35,729 --> 00:00:37,130 When the Air Force 8 00:00:37,330 --> 00:00:40,330 Takes command 9 00:00:40,331 --> 00:00:41,930 Bombers high 10 00:00:41,931 --> 00:00:44,531 Ready we stand 11 00:00:44,532 --> 00:00:45,933 Minutemen 12 00:00:46,133 --> 00:00:48,534 Guarding the land 13 00:00:48,734 --> 00:00:50,333 Thunder rides 14 00:00:50,334 --> 00:00:52,334 Here in our hand 15 00:00:52,335 --> 00:00:53,935 When the air force 16 00:00:53,936 --> 00:00:56,536 Takes command 17 00:00:56,537 --> 00:00:58,937 Our legions 18 00:00:59,138 --> 00:01:00,937 Are legend 19 00:01:00,938 --> 00:01:02,538 Our wings 20 00:01:02,539 --> 00:01:05,139 Own the blue 21 00:01:05,140 --> 00:01:06,739 With jets 22 00:01:06,740 --> 00:01:09,540 Winding free 23 00:01:09,541 --> 00:01:11,142 And men 24 00:01:11,342 --> 00:01:14,342 Flying true 25 00:01:14,343 --> 00:01:15,943 Ride the wind 26 00:01:16,143 --> 00:01:18,544 Follow a star 27 00:01:18,744 --> 00:01:20,145 Find the foe 28 00:01:20,345 --> 00:01:22,746 Strike where they are 29 00:01:22,946 --> 00:01:24,545 Round the world 30 00:01:24,546 --> 00:01:26,546 Isn't too far 31 00:01:26,547 --> 00:01:28,148 When the air force 32 00:01:28,348 --> 00:01:33,149 Takes command 33 00:01:35,550 --> 00:01:39,152 America today is watching her skies with grave concern. 34 00:01:39,552 --> 00:01:43,153 For in these skies of peace, the nation is building its defense. 35 00:01:43,353 --> 00:01:46,954 To the officers and men of The United States Air Force, 36 00:01:47,354 --> 00:01:50,956 to The Strategic Air Command, whose cooperation is gratefully acknowledged, 37 00:01:51,156 --> 00:01:54,757 and to the young men of America who will one day 38 00:01:55,157 --> 00:01:58,558 take their places besides them, this motion picture is dedicated. 39 00:02:19,766 --> 00:02:21,767 Well, here we are. 40 00:02:23,167 --> 00:02:25,567 An Elderly Parson, shouldn't yield to temptation this way. 41 00:02:25,568 --> 00:02:26,767 Oh, nonsense, Dad. 42 00:02:26,768 --> 00:02:29,769 The sun will do you good. 43 00:02:30,770 --> 00:02:32,370 Good morning. 44 00:02:57,179 --> 00:02:58,179 Hi, darling! 45 00:03:03,981 --> 00:03:05,781 Hey, that boy's good. 46 00:03:05,782 --> 00:03:06,782 Who is he? 47 00:03:06,982 --> 00:03:09,782 He's a rookie named Brewster. Just up from Columbus. 48 00:03:09,783 --> 00:03:11,384 Hi, Joe. How am I doing, coach? 49 00:03:11,584 --> 00:03:12,985 Well, you're comming along. 50 00:03:13,185 --> 00:03:13,985 Coming along, huh? 51 00:03:14,185 --> 00:03:16,362 This daughter of yours is kind of hard to please, you know? 52 00:03:16,386 --> 00:03:18,786 Say, how about that Brewster kid? Doesn't he look sharp? 53 00:03:18,787 --> 00:03:20,163 No. They ougth to play him at third. 54 00:03:20,187 --> 00:03:21,363 He doesn't move well to the right. 55 00:03:21,387 --> 00:03:23,987 You want him to take my job. 56 00:03:23,988 --> 00:03:25,788 Oh!, in 3 or 4 years, perhaps. 57 00:03:25,789 --> 00:03:26,988 He's young. He can wait. 58 00:03:26,989 --> 00:03:27,989 Yeah, true. 59 00:03:27,990 --> 00:03:29,189 What's going on now, Robert? 60 00:03:29,190 --> 00:03:31,191 Intersquad game. Reds against the blues. 61 00:03:31,391 --> 00:03:33,992 I'm captain of the blues. See you later. 62 00:03:55,399 --> 00:03:56,999 Oh, that reminds me. 63 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,000 I forgot to give Dutch a message. 64 00:03:59,001 --> 00:04:01,200 Some Air Force friend of his named Rusty Castle 65 00:04:01,201 --> 00:04:03,201 phoned and said he was comming over. 66 00:04:03,202 --> 00:04:05,202 Oh, well, Dutch won't care much 67 00:04:05,203 --> 00:04:06,403 one way or the other. 68 00:04:06,603 --> 00:04:07,604 How do you know he won't? 69 00:04:07,804 --> 00:04:08,803 Well, I just know. 70 00:04:08,804 --> 00:04:11,204 He's and old war buddy of his, a flyer or something, 71 00:04:11,205 --> 00:04:12,204 and I know Dutch. 72 00:04:12,205 --> 00:04:14,805 The last thing he wants is to hass over old times. 73 00:04:14,806 --> 00:04:16,407 You seem to know you husband very well 74 00:04:16,607 --> 00:04:18,807 considering the short time you've been married. 75 00:04:18,808 --> 00:04:21,609 Oh, I do! I know him like a book. 76 00:04:21,809 --> 00:04:23,808 - Is that so surprising? - Well, rather. 77 00:04:23,809 --> 00:04:24,810 Why? 78 00:04:25,010 --> 00:04:26,410 I've known your mother for 30 years. 79 00:04:26,610 --> 00:04:28,851 What I don't know about her would fill a very large book. 80 00:04:31,412 --> 00:04:33,012 Now, I'm just going to show you. 81 00:04:33,013 --> 00:04:34,212 Brewster is comming to bat, 82 00:04:34,213 --> 00:04:35,213 and Dutch likes him. 83 00:04:35,413 --> 00:04:37,013 And the kid always hits to the left. 84 00:04:37,014 --> 00:04:38,614 Now, you just watch Dutch. 85 00:04:38,615 --> 00:04:40,014 If he connects, 86 00:04:40,015 --> 00:04:42,616 he's going to try to make it look like a hit. 87 00:04:48,018 --> 00:04:49,417 See what I mean? 88 00:04:49,418 --> 00:04:52,419 Any more questions, Dr. Thorne? 89 00:05:02,423 --> 00:05:04,823 Well, I guess we better go, Dad. 90 00:05:04,824 --> 00:05:06,624 Good morning, reverend, Sally. 91 00:05:06,825 --> 00:05:07,825 Hi, Tom. 92 00:05:08,025 --> 00:05:09,305 Well, our boy looks pretty good. 93 00:05:09,425 --> 00:05:12,026 Yes, he's coming along. 94 00:05:13,027 --> 00:05:14,226 Can't you stay a while? 95 00:05:14,227 --> 00:05:15,988 No, thank you. Dad has to work on his sermon, 96 00:05:16,028 --> 00:05:17,027 and I have to go home 97 00:05:17,028 --> 00:05:18,428 and get ready for the housewarming. 98 00:05:18,429 --> 00:05:21,229 You just stay here and watch your livestock at work. 99 00:05:21,230 --> 00:05:22,830 And pretty expensive livestock... 100 00:05:23,030 --> 00:05:24,231 especially your husband. 101 00:05:24,431 --> 00:05:27,431 Yes, well, feeding him is no cinch, either, you know. 102 00:05:27,432 --> 00:05:28,712 I'll see you later. Tom. Bye-bye. 103 00:05:28,832 --> 00:05:29,833 - Mrs. Holland? - Yes. 104 00:05:30,033 --> 00:05:31,633 I'm Rusty Castle. 105 00:05:31,833 --> 00:05:33,033 Oh, yes, of course! 106 00:05:33,034 --> 00:05:35,033 This is my father Dr. Thorne 107 00:05:35,034 --> 00:05:36,434 and Mr. Doyle. 108 00:05:36,435 --> 00:05:37,434 Hello, Mr. Doyle. 109 00:05:37,435 --> 00:05:39,235 Well, I'm glad to meet you, General. 110 00:05:39,236 --> 00:05:40,836 - General? - Rusty! 111 00:05:41,037 --> 00:05:42,436 Rusty, how are you? 112 00:05:42,437 --> 00:05:43,237 Hello, Dutch. 113 00:05:43,238 --> 00:05:44,637 Boy, am I glad to see you. 114 00:05:44,638 --> 00:05:46,237 Hey, you're looking great. How are you hitting them? 115 00:05:46,238 --> 00:05:47,239 Oh, I'm getting in shape. 116 00:05:47,439 --> 00:05:48,815 - Did you meet all these people? - Yeah. 117 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,039 Why didn't you tell us you were coming to town? 118 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,017 Well, see. I was over at a staff meeting at MacDill... 119 00:05:53,041 --> 00:05:54,640 Oh, General Castle did phone. 120 00:05:54,641 --> 00:05:56,642 I haven't had a chance to tell you. I'm sorry. 121 00:05:56,842 --> 00:05:58,442 Oh! Oh, well, that's all right! 122 00:05:58,443 --> 00:05:59,819 When, you just got here at the right time. 123 00:05:59,843 --> 00:06:01,020 We're having a houseworming tonight. 124 00:06:01,044 --> 00:06:02,164 How about staying over, huh? 125 00:06:02,244 --> 00:06:02,844 Well, I... 126 00:06:02,845 --> 00:06:04,444 - Oh, please do! - Along, come on! 127 00:06:04,445 --> 00:06:05,045 I'd be glad to. 128 00:06:05,245 --> 00:06:06,244 Good. 129 00:06:06,245 --> 00:06:07,046 Well, I've got to run, sweetheart, 130 00:06:07,246 --> 00:06:08,246 and I'll see you later. 131 00:06:08,446 --> 00:06:09,246 I'm awfully glad you can stay, General. 132 00:06:09,247 --> 00:06:10,447 Thanks, Mrs. Holland. 133 00:06:10,647 --> 00:06:11,647 Goodbye, reverend. 134 00:06:11,847 --> 00:06:14,047 Well, what do you know? What's new, Rusty? 135 00:06:14,048 --> 00:06:15,448 Well, come on, give me the lowdown. 136 00:06:15,449 --> 00:06:17,248 That's just what I came to do, Dutch. 137 00:06:17,249 --> 00:06:18,626 But I think it better wait until later. 138 00:06:18,650 --> 00:06:20,449 Oh? What, is something cooking? 139 00:06:20,450 --> 00:06:21,851 Yeah, in a way. 140 00:06:22,051 --> 00:06:22,851 Is that so? 141 00:06:23,051 --> 00:06:24,051 Hey, Dutch, you're up! 142 00:06:24,052 --> 00:06:26,653 Oh!, I'll see you later. 143 00:06:29,053 --> 00:06:30,694 Dutch is pretty valuable to the Cardinals, 144 00:06:30,854 --> 00:06:31,853 Isn't he, Mr. Doyle? 145 00:06:31,854 --> 00:06:33,055 Valuable? 146 00:06:33,255 --> 00:06:35,256 He drove in 152 runs last year. 147 00:06:35,456 --> 00:06:38,056 He just signed a $70.000 a year contract. 148 00:06:38,057 --> 00:06:39,256 We don't pay salaries like that 149 00:06:39,257 --> 00:06:40,256 for fun, General. 150 00:06:40,257 --> 00:06:42,657 Yes, I can understand that. 151 00:06:42,658 --> 00:06:45,258 Dutch was the best B-29 commander I had. 152 00:06:45,259 --> 00:06:48,259 Not many men with his judgment, coordination, 153 00:06:48,260 --> 00:06:49,260 and whatever else it takes 154 00:06:49,261 --> 00:06:52,461 to come through in the pinches. 155 00:06:52,462 --> 00:06:53,782 Why did you ask me that, General? 156 00:06:53,862 --> 00:06:55,462 Why? 157 00:06:55,463 --> 00:06:57,062 I was thinking... 158 00:06:57,063 --> 00:06:58,663 He'd be just as valuable to S.A.C. 159 00:06:58,664 --> 00:07:00,665 S.A.C? What's S.A.C.? 160 00:07:01,865 --> 00:07:03,465 Strategic Air Command. 161 00:07:03,466 --> 00:07:05,465 We're the Air Forces's Global bombing outfit. 162 00:07:05,466 --> 00:07:07,867 Oh. You're the boys that dropped the A-Bomb? 163 00:07:08,067 --> 00:07:09,468 Well, I hope not. 164 00:07:09,668 --> 00:07:10,867 Our job is to be ready and able 165 00:07:10,868 --> 00:07:12,468 to strike back anywhere in the world 166 00:07:12,469 --> 00:07:14,068 if this country is ever attacked. 167 00:07:14,069 --> 00:07:15,670 And quite a job you got there, General. 168 00:07:15,870 --> 00:07:17,870 Yes, It's a big job, all right. 169 00:07:17,871 --> 00:07:20,871 Our greatest problem is personnel, Mr. Doyle. 170 00:07:20,872 --> 00:07:24,872 We need mature, experienced leaders in S.A.C. 171 00:07:24,873 --> 00:07:25,873 Men like Dutch. 172 00:07:27,274 --> 00:07:30,075 Are you trying to tell me they want Dutch back in the Air Force? 173 00:07:31,075 --> 00:07:33,676 That's exactly what I'm trying to tell you, Mr Doyle. 174 00:07:34,276 --> 00:07:35,276 Oh, boy! 175 00:07:37,477 --> 00:07:40,077 Well, this is the craziest thing I've ever heard of. 176 00:07:40,078 --> 00:07:42,078 What do you want with a guy me age? 177 00:07:42,079 --> 00:07:44,280 I haven't flown and airplane in 6 years. 178 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,079 I've never even been close to a jet. 179 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:48,480 Look, Dutch, we don't need young kids in S.A.C. 180 00:07:48,481 --> 00:07:50,882 We need old hands like you, experience. 181 00:07:51,082 --> 00:07:52,083 Well, where's the fire? 182 00:07:52,283 --> 00:07:54,282 I, I, I just don't see the necessity. 183 00:07:54,283 --> 00:07:56,083 You would if you were in my seat. 184 00:07:56,084 --> 00:07:57,483 Look, do you realize 185 00:07:57,484 --> 00:07:59,461 that we're the only thing that's keeping the peace? 186 00:07:59,485 --> 00:08:01,886 By staying combat ready, we can prevent a war. 187 00:08:02,086 --> 00:08:04,086 Dutch, if I didn't beleave that, 188 00:08:04,087 --> 00:08:06,088 If my commanders and crew didn't believe that, 189 00:08:06,288 --> 00:08:08,487 I couldn't get a single airplane off the ground. 190 00:08:08,488 --> 00:08:11,889 But I I've don't my share. 191 00:08:11,890 --> 00:08:13,889 Doggone it, why do you have to recall me? 192 00:08:13,890 --> 00:08:17,491 I'm not recalling you, Dutch. This wasn't my decision. 193 00:08:17,492 --> 00:08:20,091 Believe me, I fell worse about it than you do. 194 00:08:20,092 --> 00:08:22,092 I asked you to take that reserve commission 195 00:08:22,093 --> 00:08:25,093 just as a gesture for old time's sake. 196 00:08:25,094 --> 00:08:26,494 I never thought the time would come. 197 00:08:26,495 --> 00:08:28,094 All right, whose decision was this? 198 00:08:28,095 --> 00:08:29,495 General Hawkes. 199 00:08:29,496 --> 00:08:31,295 I even tried to talk him out of it, 200 00:08:31,296 --> 00:08:34,297 but they're calling up everyone in your reserve classification. 201 00:08:36,898 --> 00:08:38,475 The General was adamant... no exceptions. 202 00:08:38,499 --> 00:08:39,698 I could talk to? 203 00:08:39,699 --> 00:08:42,299 Sure, sure, but he's boss of S.A.C. 204 00:08:42,300 --> 00:08:43,900 There are people who could fire him, 205 00:08:43,901 --> 00:08:45,301 but I'll guarantee there's no one 206 00:08:45,501 --> 00:08:47,701 Who could ever make him change his decision. 207 00:08:47,702 --> 00:08:50,503 Well, this is it, then, huh? 208 00:08:50,703 --> 00:08:52,303 I report a week from tuesday? 209 00:08:52,304 --> 00:08:53,703 That's right. 210 00:08:53,704 --> 00:08:55,504 Your orders are on their way now... 211 00:08:55,505 --> 00:08:56,905 21 months of active duty. 212 00:08:58,306 --> 00:08:59,505 21 months? 213 00:08:59,506 --> 00:09:01,706 You, you realize what this does to me? 214 00:09:01,707 --> 00:09:03,307 I'm no youngster anymore. 215 00:09:03,308 --> 00:09:05,308 I've got a few more good years in baseball left. 216 00:09:05,508 --> 00:09:06,709 No you take me away... 217 00:09:06,909 --> 00:09:10,909 Look, Dutch, there's just no point in arguing with me. 218 00:09:10,910 --> 00:09:12,311 No, I guess not. 219 00:09:12,511 --> 00:09:16,312 Your orders read report to my headquarters at Carswell. 220 00:09:16,512 --> 00:09:17,913 Yes, sir. 221 00:09:21,114 --> 00:09:22,914 Well, I... 222 00:09:24,115 --> 00:09:26,316 I guess I'd better be running along, Dutch. 223 00:09:28,516 --> 00:09:30,916 See you soon, huh? 224 00:09:30,917 --> 00:09:33,118 Yes, General, I suppose you will. 225 00:09:49,524 --> 00:09:50,924 Leaving, General? 226 00:09:51,124 --> 00:09:53,124 Oh, yes!, I'm afraid I have to, Mr. Doyle. 227 00:09:53,125 --> 00:09:55,726 Would you please give my apologies to Mrs. Holland? 228 00:10:08,330 --> 00:10:10,130 Well? 229 00:10:10,131 --> 00:10:11,531 Well, that's it... 230 00:10:11,532 --> 00:10:12,531 21 months. 231 00:10:12,532 --> 00:10:15,733 I have to report to Carswell a week from tuesday. 232 00:10:16,133 --> 00:10:17,933 Isn't there anyone we can go to? 233 00:10:17,934 --> 00:10:20,535 Castle says it's no use. 234 00:10:21,735 --> 00:10:23,536 Of course, you know how I feel, Dutch. 235 00:10:23,736 --> 00:10:24,735 Yeah, yeah. 236 00:10:24,736 --> 00:10:27,136 What worries me most is Sally, though. 237 00:10:27,137 --> 00:10:29,337 Sally? Oh! I wouldn't worry too much about her. 238 00:10:29,338 --> 00:10:30,537 No, but I do. 239 00:10:30,538 --> 00:10:32,938 This is going to be an awfull wallop to her. 240 00:10:32,939 --> 00:10:34,339 She's been fixing up the house. 241 00:10:34,340 --> 00:10:36,140 She's getting a big kick out of the ball club. 242 00:10:36,340 --> 00:10:37,340 Now something like this happens. 243 00:10:37,341 --> 00:10:39,740 What am I going to tell her? 244 00:10:39,741 --> 00:10:41,942 Maybe it won't be as hard as you think. 245 00:10:42,943 --> 00:10:45,744 Well, just don't say anything to her about it, will you? 246 00:10:45,944 --> 00:10:48,744 She's worked so hard on this housewarming and everything. 247 00:10:48,745 --> 00:10:51,145 I just want her to have this evening, huh? 248 00:10:51,346 --> 00:10:52,146 I won't say a word. 249 00:10:52,346 --> 00:10:54,267 I'll figure out some way to break it to her later 250 00:10:54,347 --> 00:10:55,947 when everybody's letf. Come on! 251 00:10:57,548 --> 00:10:59,347 It was a lovely party, Sally. 252 00:10:59,348 --> 00:11:00,948 And you look just radiant. 253 00:11:00,949 --> 00:11:01,949 Thank you. 254 00:11:02,149 --> 00:11:04,749 It's wonderful to see a young couple so gay and happy, isn't it? 255 00:11:04,750 --> 00:11:06,150 It certainly is, Mrs. Thorne. 256 00:11:06,151 --> 00:11:07,350 Good night, Tom. 257 00:11:07,351 --> 00:11:08,351 Good night, Sally. 258 00:11:08,352 --> 00:11:11,353 Good night, Tom. I'll see you. 259 00:11:13,954 --> 00:11:15,554 Well... 260 00:11:15,754 --> 00:11:18,155 It was just a wonderful party, Sally. 261 00:11:18,355 --> 00:11:20,755 Thank you, sweetheart. 262 00:11:20,756 --> 00:11:23,556 You know, we're going to remenber this for a long time 263 00:11:23,557 --> 00:11:25,358 our first housewarming. 264 00:11:25,558 --> 00:11:27,157 That's the kind of thing you don't forget, you know. 265 00:11:27,158 --> 00:11:30,159 No. That's why I wanted it to be just perfect. 266 00:11:30,359 --> 00:11:31,960 It sure was. 267 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:34,161 Your mother seemed to have a good time, didn't she? 268 00:11:34,361 --> 00:11:35,360 Yes. She always does. 269 00:11:35,361 --> 00:11:38,762 She's beginning to sound more like a baseball fan every day. 270 00:11:39,963 --> 00:11:42,203 Say, your dad had a drink just to celebrate the occasion. 271 00:11:42,363 --> 00:11:44,364 I know. I saw him. 272 00:11:44,564 --> 00:11:46,165 Sally, would you... 273 00:11:47,165 --> 00:11:49,565 let me have this a minute. I... 274 00:11:49,566 --> 00:11:52,367 come over here and sit down. 275 00:11:56,969 --> 00:11:58,768 - Dutch. - Sally. What? 276 00:11:58,769 --> 00:11:59,969 There's something I have to tell you. 277 00:11:59,970 --> 00:12:01,369 Well, what is it? 278 00:12:01,370 --> 00:12:03,771 You're going back into the Air Force. 279 00:12:04,971 --> 00:12:06,372 Tom told me this afternoon. 280 00:12:06,572 --> 00:12:07,948 Well, that's what I've been trying to. 281 00:12:07,972 --> 00:12:09,172 Well, what do you think? 282 00:12:09,173 --> 00:12:11,774 Well, what do I think? What do you think? 283 00:12:13,374 --> 00:12:16,174 I don't care about this house. Mother can take care of that. 284 00:12:16,175 --> 00:12:19,576 We can sublet. That's no problem. 285 00:12:19,577 --> 00:12:21,577 I certainly don't mind missing the season 286 00:12:21,777 --> 00:12:22,977 and losing all that money. 287 00:12:22,978 --> 00:12:23,977 What? 288 00:12:23,978 --> 00:12:26,578 No. I'm not a child. 289 00:12:26,579 --> 00:12:27,979 Oh, honey, I know you're not a child. 290 00:12:27,980 --> 00:12:30,781 And if you go, then we both go on active duty. 291 00:12:30,981 --> 00:12:33,781 Besides, what's wrong with being an Air Force wife 292 00:12:33,782 --> 00:12:36,583 and living in a barracks or whatever you call them? 293 00:12:36,783 --> 00:12:38,183 It migh be fun. 294 00:12:39,584 --> 00:12:41,983 Anything you do is fine with me, 295 00:12:41,984 --> 00:12:44,384 just so long as you don't leave me behind. 296 00:12:44,385 --> 00:12:46,785 You mean that? 297 00:12:46,786 --> 00:12:48,386 Of course I do. 298 00:12:48,387 --> 00:12:51,188 I married you, Dutch, not a house room. 299 00:13:07,193 --> 00:13:09,794 I'm lieutenant colonel Holland. I'm reporting in for duty. 300 00:13:09,994 --> 00:13:11,595 May I see your identification, colonel? 301 00:13:14,396 --> 00:13:16,996 I, I don't have an I.D. card. They never sent me one. 302 00:13:16,997 --> 00:13:18,396 I'm sorry, sir. 303 00:13:18,397 --> 00:13:19,797 I can't admit a civilian without identification. 304 00:13:19,798 --> 00:13:22,598 I'm not a civilian! I wish I was a civilian. 305 00:13:22,599 --> 00:13:25,200 Here. Here are my orders. 306 00:13:28,601 --> 00:13:29,601 Civilian. 307 00:13:33,202 --> 00:13:34,803 Security officer? 308 00:13:35,003 --> 00:13:36,603 Captain, I've got a man here at the gate 309 00:13:36,604 --> 00:13:38,403 with no identification card. 310 00:13:38,404 --> 00:13:40,004 His orders say that he's on active duty, 311 00:13:40,005 --> 00:13:42,406 but he's not in uniform. 312 00:13:42,606 --> 00:13:44,406 Very well, sir. 313 00:13:46,807 --> 00:13:49,608 You'll have to wait, sir, until the security officer gets here. 314 00:13:49,808 --> 00:13:52,208 Sergeant, if you'd just call General Castle... 315 00:13:52,209 --> 00:13:53,209 Hey. 316 00:13:54,210 --> 00:13:57,411 Pull over. Pull over there, then. 317 00:14:17,018 --> 00:14:18,818 General Castle, please. 318 00:14:20,619 --> 00:14:22,819 May I speak to the General? 319 00:14:22,820 --> 00:14:25,821 This is Dutch Holland... Colonel Holland. 320 00:14:28,422 --> 00:14:30,423 Well, as soon as you reach him, would you tell him, 321 00:14:30,623 --> 00:14:32,822 I'm having a little trouble at the main gate? 322 00:14:32,823 --> 00:14:35,824 That's right. I can't get in. 323 00:14:42,627 --> 00:14:44,627 May I see your orders? 324 00:14:44,628 --> 00:14:45,827 Oh, this whole thing's ridiculous. 325 00:14:45,828 --> 00:14:47,829 And your driver's license. 326 00:14:50,630 --> 00:14:53,029 There you are. 327 00:14:53,030 --> 00:14:55,430 License expired. 328 00:14:55,431 --> 00:14:57,031 It has? 329 00:14:57,032 --> 00:14:59,032 Are you Dutch Holland the ball player? 330 00:14:59,033 --> 00:15:00,232 I was. 331 00:15:00,233 --> 00:15:02,914 I've been reading about you. You don't look much like your pictures. 332 00:15:04,034 --> 00:15:07,635 Well, you don't look much like your picture, either, Captain. 333 00:15:07,636 --> 00:15:09,236 We had a phony one time. 334 00:15:09,436 --> 00:15:10,636 Fella got on the base 335 00:15:10,637 --> 00:15:13,038 With a pass that showed a picture of an orangutan. 336 00:15:13,238 --> 00:15:15,837 They had us all on the carpet for that one. 337 00:15:15,838 --> 00:15:18,039 No orangutans allowed? 338 00:15:25,842 --> 00:15:27,642 I'm glad to see your men are on the job, Captain. 339 00:15:27,643 --> 00:15:28,842 That's be all. 340 00:15:28,843 --> 00:15:30,844 Hello, Dutch, how are you? 341 00:15:31,044 --> 00:15:34,044 I'm sorry you had so much trouble here, but a uniform would help, you know. 342 00:15:34,045 --> 00:15:37,245 Yeah, well, I left in such a hurry, and muy old ones were the wrong color. 343 00:15:37,246 --> 00:15:40,047 Yeah, well, that'll be easy. I'll drop you off at the post exchage, 344 00:15:40,247 --> 00:15:41,246 first stop. 345 00:15:41,247 --> 00:15:42,247 OK. 346 00:15:47,049 --> 00:15:48,650 Did Sally come with you? 347 00:15:48,850 --> 00:15:50,851 No, She'll be here as soon as I get squared away. 348 00:15:51,051 --> 00:15:53,451 Good. I can get you a set of quarters here on the base. 349 00:15:53,452 --> 00:15:54,452 Fine. 350 00:16:03,655 --> 00:16:06,656 "Control tower calling General Castle". 351 00:16:08,057 --> 00:16:09,256 Castle. Go ahead. 352 00:16:09,257 --> 00:16:11,257 Sir, I've got a commercial DC-3 353 00:16:11,258 --> 00:16:12,859 coming in for an emergency landing. 354 00:16:13,059 --> 00:16:14,858 Why can't he land at municipal airport? 355 00:16:14,859 --> 00:16:16,459 He says he can't make it, sir. 356 00:16:16,460 --> 00:16:19,260 All right, have the security officer notified right away. 357 00:16:19,261 --> 00:16:21,661 Affirmative, General. 358 00:16:21,662 --> 00:16:23,662 Notify the security officer. 359 00:16:23,862 --> 00:16:26,863 We're kind of particular these days, Dutch. 360 00:16:27,064 --> 00:16:29,464 All S.A.C. bases are restricted. 361 00:16:39,268 --> 00:16:41,068 Alert the fire trucks and meet wagon. 362 00:16:42,669 --> 00:16:43,868 Fire station, 363 00:16:43,869 --> 00:16:46,269 we have an unidentified DC-3 in the pattern, 364 00:16:46,270 --> 00:16:47,670 landing at the present time. 365 00:16:47,671 --> 00:16:49,872 That is all the information we have. 366 00:17:22,683 --> 00:17:25,084 This is Colonel Holland. I'll vouch for him. 367 00:18:18,103 --> 00:18:21,704 Where does that fool think he's going? 368 00:18:56,916 --> 00:19:00,116 All right, stand back. 369 00:19:00,117 --> 00:19:01,717 Major, search that airplane. 370 00:19:01,718 --> 00:19:02,518 Yes, sir. 371 00:19:02,718 --> 00:19:04,919 That won't be necessary. 372 00:19:13,322 --> 00:19:14,522 What's the excuse, Rusty? 373 00:19:14,722 --> 00:19:15,722 Well, Frankly, sir, 374 00:19:15,723 --> 00:19:18,323 I thought we handled this security test pretty well. 375 00:19:18,324 --> 00:19:19,723 Better than I expected. 376 00:19:19,724 --> 00:19:23,725 Of course, you just lost your life, Rusty. 377 00:19:23,726 --> 00:19:26,927 Why didn't you block off that taxi strip, Major? 378 00:19:27,127 --> 00:19:28,326 It never ocurred to me, General Hawkes. 379 00:19:28,327 --> 00:19:29,527 It should have. 380 00:19:29,528 --> 00:19:30,927 Your men should have gotten here sooner. 381 00:19:30,928 --> 00:19:33,128 My men should never have gotten out of that aircraft. 382 00:19:33,129 --> 00:19:36,130 Yes, sir. I don't have enough experienced personnel, sir. 383 00:19:36,330 --> 00:19:37,890 Don't tell me your little problems, son. 384 00:19:37,931 --> 00:19:39,931 All I'm interested in is results. 385 00:19:42,132 --> 00:19:43,733 I want airtight security, Rusty, 386 00:19:43,933 --> 00:19:46,132 so it'll be impossible for an unidentified aircraft 387 00:19:46,133 --> 00:19:49,334 to barge right into your flight line. 388 00:19:49,335 --> 00:19:51,135 What the devil is that civilian doing here? 389 00:19:52,536 --> 00:19:56,137 I'm just carrying out your orders, General. 390 00:19:57,137 --> 00:19:57,938 My orders? 391 00:19:57,939 --> 00:20:01,138 Yes, sir. He was with me, General, just reporting for duty. 392 00:20:01,139 --> 00:20:03,739 Lieutenant Colonel Holland, this is General Hawkes. 393 00:20:03,740 --> 00:20:04,739 You're Dutch Holland? 394 00:20:04,740 --> 00:20:05,739 Yes, sir. 395 00:20:05,740 --> 00:20:06,741 We've been expecting you. 396 00:20:06,941 --> 00:20:07,741 Yes, sir, I know. 397 00:20:07,941 --> 00:20:08,941 In a blue suit. 398 00:20:11,943 --> 00:20:13,543 General, I realize... 399 00:20:14,744 --> 00:20:16,144 Good to have you in S.A.C., Dutch. 400 00:20:16,344 --> 00:20:18,145 Hope you enjoy your tour. 401 00:20:18,345 --> 00:20:20,745 You'll find there's been a few changes since you were in last. 402 00:20:20,746 --> 00:20:24,347 Yes, sir, I've found a few already, General. 403 00:20:27,548 --> 00:20:29,148 Come in. 404 00:20:30,349 --> 00:20:31,949 Colonel Holland, sir, reporting for duty. 405 00:20:32,149 --> 00:20:33,749 Glad to have you assigned to my wing, Dutch. 406 00:20:33,750 --> 00:20:36,949 Got a real job waiting for you in operations, 407 00:20:36,950 --> 00:20:38,351 unless you have a preference. 408 00:20:38,551 --> 00:20:39,550 Well, sir, as long as I'm here 409 00:20:39,551 --> 00:20:41,551 I'd just as soon fly as sit at a desk. 410 00:20:41,751 --> 00:20:43,151 You'll fly, all right 411 00:20:43,152 --> 00:20:46,153 All my staff officers are pilots first and desk jockeys second. 412 00:20:46,353 --> 00:20:47,352 "Samford". 413 00:20:47,353 --> 00:20:48,552 Come in, will you, Rocky? 414 00:20:48,553 --> 00:20:50,953 Rocky Samford is my director of operations. 415 00:20:50,954 --> 00:20:52,553 You'll be his assistant. 416 00:20:52,554 --> 00:20:54,555 Sounds fine to me, Colonel. 417 00:20:54,755 --> 00:20:56,355 Of course, I'm an old B-29 pilot. 418 00:20:56,555 --> 00:20:58,555 I don't know the first thing about a B-36. 419 00:20:58,556 --> 00:21:01,755 Well, we'll check you out on a B-36 while you understudy Samford. 420 00:21:01,756 --> 00:21:03,157 The idea is for you to replace him, 421 00:21:03,357 --> 00:21:05,156 so he can move into one of the new units. 422 00:21:05,157 --> 00:21:06,157 I see. 423 00:21:06,357 --> 00:21:08,358 S.A.C. has something big coming up... 424 00:21:08,558 --> 00:21:10,558 the B-47. 425 00:21:10,559 --> 00:21:11,959 Colonel Samford. Colonel Holland. 426 00:21:12,159 --> 00:21:13,159 How are you? 427 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:14,760 Glad to meet you, Dutch. 428 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:16,559 Been a fan of yours for years. 429 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:18,560 I heard about you back on Guam 430 00:21:18,761 --> 00:21:20,360 when you where with the 315th. 431 00:21:20,361 --> 00:21:21,760 Well, Rocky, he's your baby. 432 00:21:21,761 --> 00:21:23,162 You've got yourself an assistant. 433 00:21:23,362 --> 00:21:24,961 Shouldn't take you long to take over my job, Dutch. 434 00:21:24,962 --> 00:21:26,161 No sweat. 435 00:21:26,162 --> 00:21:28,562 I've got 21 months. I'll do what I can. 436 00:21:28,563 --> 00:21:29,562 Good luck on your physical. 437 00:21:29,563 --> 00:21:30,563 Thank you, sir. 438 00:21:30,763 --> 00:21:31,564 Want to take a look at our setup? 439 00:21:31,565 --> 00:21:32,565 Fine. 440 00:21:34,164 --> 00:21:35,164 "P-E-Z." 441 00:21:36,365 --> 00:21:39,365 "T-E-C-F-D... 442 00:21:39,366 --> 00:21:40,765 E- D-F..." 443 00:21:40,766 --> 00:21:41,766 Captain Brown. 444 00:21:41,966 --> 00:21:43,166 "C-Z-P." 445 00:21:43,367 --> 00:21:45,967 Call for you, Colonel Holland. 446 00:21:49,768 --> 00:21:51,569 Colonel Holland. 447 00:21:51,769 --> 00:21:53,169 Sally. 448 00:21:53,369 --> 00:21:54,768 Well, how are you? 449 00:21:54,769 --> 00:21:55,769 Where are you? 450 00:21:55,770 --> 00:21:57,169 I'm at the airport. 451 00:21:57,170 --> 00:21:59,369 What airport? 452 00:21:59,370 --> 00:22:01,571 Here in Fort Worth? What are you doing here? 453 00:22:01,771 --> 00:22:02,770 Well, what do you think I'm doing? 454 00:22:02,771 --> 00:22:04,772 I came to be with you 455 00:22:04,972 --> 00:22:06,771 Oh!, I've missed you. 456 00:22:06,772 --> 00:22:09,173 I'm your bride of 5 months, remember me? 457 00:22:09,373 --> 00:22:11,372 Yes, dear, I know, but... 458 00:22:11,373 --> 00:22:13,373 Well, I just didn't see any sense in sitting around and waiting, 459 00:22:13,374 --> 00:22:14,373 so here I am. 460 00:22:14,374 --> 00:22:15,374 Don't you want me? 461 00:22:15,574 --> 00:22:16,974 Well, honey, of course I want you, 462 00:22:16,975 --> 00:22:18,775 but we don't have any quarters yet. 463 00:22:18,975 --> 00:22:21,776 Now, I have to get in touch with Rusty and find out. 464 00:22:21,976 --> 00:22:23,152 I'll tell you. You go to a hotel. 465 00:22:23,176 --> 00:22:24,976 Go to the Blackstone hotel, 466 00:22:24,977 --> 00:22:27,977 and I'm taking a physical examination right now. 467 00:22:28,177 --> 00:22:29,578 What's the matter? Are you sick? 468 00:22:29,778 --> 00:22:31,578 No, no, everything's fine. 469 00:22:31,778 --> 00:22:33,099 As soon as... I'll call you later. 470 00:22:33,179 --> 00:22:34,179 Bye, dear. 471 00:22:35,379 --> 00:22:36,780 Good bye. 472 00:22:41,781 --> 00:22:43,381 Where was I? 473 00:22:44,782 --> 00:22:46,582 Say "A". 474 00:22:51,983 --> 00:22:53,384 Captain Johnson. 475 00:22:53,984 --> 00:22:56,783 It's for you, Colonel. 476 00:22:56,784 --> 00:22:58,585 Colonel Holland. 477 00:22:58,785 --> 00:23:01,186 You're at the main gate? 478 00:23:01,386 --> 00:23:03,585 Well, yeah, I got ahold of Rusty, 479 00:23:03,586 --> 00:23:06,186 and he's checking on it now, but I... 480 00:23:06,187 --> 00:23:08,586 get somebody to take you over to the officers club. 481 00:23:08,587 --> 00:23:10,388 I'll come over as soon as I'm finished. 482 00:23:10,588 --> 00:23:13,389 I have no idea, dear. They go over you from head to foot. 483 00:23:13,589 --> 00:23:15,988 They're just down to my throat now. 484 00:23:15,989 --> 00:23:17,589 What? 485 00:23:17,590 --> 00:23:20,590 Well, this one says I don't have any adenoids. 486 00:23:21,591 --> 00:23:23,190 Adenoids. 487 00:23:23,191 --> 00:23:24,990 Good bye, dear. 488 00:23:24,991 --> 00:23:29,592 We're going to take you up to 45.000 feet. 489 00:23:41,795 --> 00:23:43,395 Major Fleming. 490 00:23:43,396 --> 00:23:46,796 Colonel Holland can't come to the phone right now. 491 00:23:46,797 --> 00:23:47,796 Just a minute. 492 00:23:47,797 --> 00:23:49,596 It's your wife, Colonel Holland. 493 00:23:49,597 --> 00:23:51,398 She says it's urgent. 494 00:23:53,598 --> 00:23:55,198 Well, uh... 495 00:23:55,199 --> 00:23:56,598 Tell her I'll call her back. 496 00:23:56,599 --> 00:23:58,800 He says he'll call you back. 497 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:00,600 He's up to 45.000 feet. 498 00:24:05,601 --> 00:24:06,602 I don't see him. 499 00:24:06,802 --> 00:24:10,601 No, no, in a training tank, Mrs. Holland. 500 00:24:10,602 --> 00:24:11,802 Mrs. Holland is at your quarters. 501 00:24:11,803 --> 00:24:13,203 She says to meet her there. 502 00:24:13,403 --> 00:24:16,203 My quarters? Where are they? 503 00:24:16,204 --> 00:24:18,003 She says General Castle drove her to your quarters. 504 00:24:18,004 --> 00:24:19,405 She has no idea where they are. 505 00:24:45,011 --> 00:24:48,012 Do all Air Force officers live in such luxury? 506 00:24:48,212 --> 00:24:49,411 Oh, no, this is just because 507 00:24:49,412 --> 00:24:51,813 General Hawkes has taken such a shine to me. 508 00:24:52,013 --> 00:24:54,613 Yeah, well, he certainly has, the old bat. 509 00:24:54,813 --> 00:24:55,813 Now, shh, shh. 510 00:24:55,814 --> 00:24:59,014 Sally, now, we're on a S.A.C. base. 511 00:24:59,214 --> 00:25:01,214 Dutch, are you angry with me 512 00:25:01,215 --> 00:25:04,215 because I didn't wait for you to send for me? 513 00:25:04,216 --> 00:25:07,016 Well, I was kind of upset at first, 514 00:25:08,617 --> 00:25:10,416 but now that I see you in that nightgown, 515 00:25:10,417 --> 00:25:12,418 I've kind of changed my mind. 516 00:25:23,820 --> 00:25:26,420 It's all right. All right, dear. 517 00:25:26,421 --> 00:25:28,021 All right. 518 00:25:43,025 --> 00:25:44,425 - Hi. - Hi. - Hello, Mrs. Castle. 519 00:25:44,625 --> 00:25:46,026 What's happened? 520 00:25:46,226 --> 00:25:47,425 The cards are ahead 6 to 2. 521 00:25:47,426 --> 00:25:49,426 Do you know that Brewster just drove in another run? 522 00:25:49,427 --> 00:25:51,027 Eh, good for him! 523 00:25:51,227 --> 00:25:53,227 Well, I guess I'd better get out there. 524 00:25:53,228 --> 00:25:54,627 You wait for me, honey. I won't be long. 525 00:25:54,628 --> 00:25:55,627 Are you sure? 526 00:25:55,628 --> 00:25:56,827 Yeah. Rocky's going to show me 527 00:25:56,828 --> 00:25:58,429 one takeoff and one landing. That's all. 528 00:25:58,629 --> 00:25:59,629 OK. 529 00:26:00,029 --> 00:26:01,029 - Bye. - Bye. 530 00:26:17,233 --> 00:26:19,233 - Hi, Dutch. - Hi, Rocky. 531 00:26:19,234 --> 00:26:21,233 - We're about set. - Fine. 532 00:26:21,234 --> 00:26:23,611 I'm going to ride copilot today. Check the crew's proficiency. 533 00:26:23,635 --> 00:26:25,812 You can ride behind the aircraft commander, see how it's done. 534 00:26:25,836 --> 00:26:26,836 OK. 535 00:26:27,036 --> 00:26:28,836 This is a select combat crew, incidentally... 536 00:26:29,036 --> 00:26:30,437 all sharp tools. 537 00:26:33,237 --> 00:26:34,038 Hey! 538 00:26:34,238 --> 00:26:35,038 Colonel Holland! 539 00:26:35,238 --> 00:26:36,637 Sergeant Bible, how are you? 540 00:26:36,638 --> 00:26:38,439 Good. gee, it's good to see you. 541 00:26:38,639 --> 00:26:41,038 I thought the cardinals had you all signed up, Skipper. 542 00:26:41,039 --> 00:26:42,439 Yeah, I thought so, too, 543 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:44,040 but General Hawkes has a prior claim, 544 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:45,439 and he wouldn't give me a waiver. 545 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:47,601 Well, it's looks like we're taking up were we left off. 546 00:26:47,641 --> 00:26:48,441 Well, I hope not. 547 00:26:48,641 --> 00:26:51,242 We had 2 engines shot out the last one over Tokyo, remember? 548 00:26:51,442 --> 00:26:53,442 Oh, boy, that was quite a night, wasn't it? 549 00:26:53,642 --> 00:26:55,619 I thought you were going to get out on the Air Force. 550 00:26:55,643 --> 00:26:58,243 No, I'm still in. Still in the same racket flight engineer. 551 00:26:59,044 --> 00:27:00,243 Got married a while back. 552 00:27:00,244 --> 00:27:01,643 Fine. Any kids? 553 00:27:01,644 --> 00:27:04,044 Sure have, one on the ramp, one in the hangar. 554 00:27:04,045 --> 00:27:06,644 Ha! Good for you. Good for you. 555 00:27:06,645 --> 00:27:07,645 Say, now, what about this? 556 00:27:07,646 --> 00:27:11,046 Don't tell me you've rigged up this great big thing so it'll fly. 557 00:27:11,047 --> 00:27:13,447 Well, if it doesn't, it'll be my neck. 558 00:27:13,647 --> 00:27:15,447 Preflight completed, sir. 559 00:27:15,448 --> 00:27:16,248 OK. 560 00:27:16,249 --> 00:27:18,247 I'll give you your safety procedures in a minute, sir. 561 00:27:18,248 --> 00:27:19,248 All right. 562 00:27:24,250 --> 00:27:26,250 Checklist completed. Ready to start engine, sir. 563 00:27:26,450 --> 00:27:27,651 "Roger, crew, this is A.C." 564 00:27:27,851 --> 00:27:29,651 "Brakes are set, fire guards are standing by." 565 00:27:29,851 --> 00:27:31,251 "Start engine." 566 00:27:31,252 --> 00:27:33,451 Roger in aft compartment. 567 00:27:33,452 --> 00:27:34,652 "Uh, ground, this is panel." 568 00:27:34,852 --> 00:27:36,052 "This is ground." 569 00:27:36,053 --> 00:27:38,253 "Clear 4-5-6-3-2-1 for start." 570 00:27:38,453 --> 00:27:39,854 "4 is clear, sir." 571 00:27:40,054 --> 00:27:41,853 "Roger. Starting 4." 572 00:27:41,854 --> 00:27:43,053 "Roger." 573 00:27:43,054 --> 00:27:49,056 "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6." 574 00:27:53,057 --> 00:27:55,857 Fuel pressure, oil pressure, and alternator on board. Clear 5. 575 00:27:55,858 --> 00:27:57,057 "Number 5 clear." 576 00:27:57,058 --> 00:27:58,057 Turning 5. 577 00:27:58,058 --> 00:27:59,058 "Roger." 578 00:29:29,280 --> 00:29:31,681 Start jets 1, 2, 3, and 4. 579 00:29:31,881 --> 00:29:33,081 Starting jets. 580 00:29:48,885 --> 00:29:50,284 Entrance ladders. 581 00:29:50,285 --> 00:29:51,285 Stowed. 582 00:29:51,286 --> 00:29:52,285 Windows and hatches. 583 00:29:52,286 --> 00:29:53,286 Closed. 584 00:29:54,687 --> 00:29:56,087 All compartments. 585 00:29:56,287 --> 00:29:57,687 Nose ready for takeoff. 586 00:29:57,887 --> 00:29:59,287 Radio ready for takeoff. 587 00:29:59,288 --> 00:30:01,487 Aft compartment ready for takeoff. 588 00:30:01,488 --> 00:30:03,289 Engineers, takeoff configuration. 589 00:30:03,489 --> 00:30:05,489 Standing by for propeller reverse safety check 590 00:30:05,689 --> 00:30:06,489 and takeoff power. 591 00:30:06,689 --> 00:30:09,490 Aircraft commander to crew... standby for takeoff. 592 00:30:09,690 --> 00:30:11,890 Engineer, give me takeoff power. 593 00:30:11,891 --> 00:30:13,491 Jets 100% 594 00:30:20,493 --> 00:30:22,293 Power stabilized. 595 00:30:26,694 --> 00:30:28,095 - Autopilot. - Off. 596 00:30:28,695 --> 00:30:29,894 - Nose steering. - On. 597 00:30:29,895 --> 00:30:31,895 - Propellers. - Safe. Light's out. 598 00:30:31,896 --> 00:30:34,096 Checklist complete. 599 00:30:40,298 --> 00:30:41,898 Rolling. 600 00:32:42,328 --> 00:32:44,928 Hey, aren't you fellas a little high for a landing pattern? 601 00:32:46,128 --> 00:32:48,128 We're right on flight plan, Dutch. 602 00:32:48,129 --> 00:32:49,528 How high you going? 603 00:32:49,529 --> 00:32:51,329 40.000 feet, Colonel. 604 00:32:51,330 --> 00:32:52,930 40.000 feet? 605 00:32:57,931 --> 00:32:59,531 Oh, I see! 606 00:32:59,532 --> 00:33:02,731 One takeoff, one landing? 607 00:33:02,732 --> 00:33:05,732 Where's the landing going to be, Rocky, Fairbanks, Alaska? 608 00:33:05,733 --> 00:33:08,133 Right where we told you. Back at Carswell. 609 00:33:08,134 --> 00:33:09,334 Oh, I see! 610 00:33:10,534 --> 00:33:12,334 Profile mission, huh? 611 00:33:12,335 --> 00:33:14,934 Texas to Alaska and back? 612 00:33:14,935 --> 00:33:17,135 You know, when I was a kid, 613 00:33:17,136 --> 00:33:19,536 somebody sold me the key to the pitcher's box. 614 00:33:19,537 --> 00:33:21,137 Looks like I just bought it again. 615 00:33:21,337 --> 00:33:23,337 You sure did, Dutch. 616 00:33:23,338 --> 00:33:25,538 Now, you know who's 617 00:33:25,738 --> 00:33:26,937 Really gonna appreciate this? 618 00:33:26,938 --> 00:33:29,538 My wife Sally. I asked her to wait for me. 619 00:33:29,539 --> 00:33:31,940 Don't worry, Dutch. Espy's gonna tell her. 620 00:33:32,140 --> 00:33:34,139 Colonel, you wanna see the rest of this big cigar? 621 00:33:34,140 --> 00:33:35,540 Yeah, yeah. 622 00:33:35,541 --> 00:33:37,541 Take over, onionhead. 623 00:33:50,744 --> 00:33:53,144 This is Colonel Dutch Holland. 624 00:33:53,145 --> 00:33:54,144 Captain Miller. 625 00:33:54,145 --> 00:33:55,144 Hi, Captain. 626 00:33:55,145 --> 00:33:56,145 Sergeant Jones. 627 00:33:56,146 --> 00:33:58,146 Mighty glad to meet you, Colonel. 628 00:33:58,346 --> 00:34:00,546 Wait till my kids hear about this. 629 00:34:00,547 --> 00:34:02,947 We saw in the papers you were coming. 630 00:34:03,147 --> 00:34:05,148 You and I are goin' in opposite directions, 631 00:34:05,348 --> 00:34:07,348 you might say. This is my last flight. 632 00:34:07,548 --> 00:34:08,549 Oh, you gettin' out? 633 00:34:08,749 --> 00:34:10,549 Yes, sir. My hitch is up. 634 00:34:10,749 --> 00:34:13,549 No more of this high pressure stuff for me. 635 00:34:13,550 --> 00:34:15,750 Fella likes to get home once in a while 636 00:34:15,950 --> 00:34:17,350 and see his wife and kids. 637 00:34:17,351 --> 00:34:19,351 Kind of rough duty in S.A.C, huh? 638 00:34:19,551 --> 00:34:21,751 Oh!, no, sir, I wouldn't say that, 639 00:34:21,752 --> 00:34:24,551 not if you like being away from home all the time, 640 00:34:24,552 --> 00:34:28,754 temporary duty in England, North Africa, Japan, 641 00:34:28,954 --> 00:34:31,354 maintenance of weekends, working all night. 642 00:34:31,554 --> 00:34:34,955 Oh, great! just not for me, that's all. 643 00:34:35,155 --> 00:34:37,955 - You wanna follow me, Colonel? - Were we goin' now? 644 00:34:37,956 --> 00:34:40,955 We're goin' through the holland tunnel to the gunner's compartment. 645 00:34:40,956 --> 00:34:44,757 Left gunner from radio 2 men coming through. 646 00:34:46,758 --> 00:34:48,158 Well, I'll be darned. 647 00:34:48,358 --> 00:34:50,759 - I'll see you later Sergeant. - Yes, sir. 648 00:34:52,759 --> 00:34:54,560 - All right, Colonel. - OK. 649 00:35:01,962 --> 00:35:03,562 That's quite a trip. 650 00:35:03,762 --> 00:35:05,963 Yeah. It's about 80 feet. 651 00:35:07,563 --> 00:35:09,963 I never have gotten used to that thing. 652 00:35:09,964 --> 00:35:12,363 Fellas, this is Colonel Dutch Holland. 653 00:35:12,364 --> 00:35:13,764 Sergeant Lassiter. 654 00:35:13,765 --> 00:35:15,765 How are you? 655 00:35:15,965 --> 00:35:18,366 Let's see... Sergeant Dames. 656 00:35:18,566 --> 00:35:20,366 - Hello, Colonel. - Oh, how are you? 657 00:35:20,566 --> 00:35:21,966 Airmen lay. 658 00:35:21,967 --> 00:35:23,567 Hello, Colonel. 659 00:35:23,767 --> 00:35:26,167 It's not quite ready. We'll have a cup in a minute. 660 00:35:26,168 --> 00:35:27,367 All the comforts of home? 661 00:35:27,368 --> 00:35:28,567 Sure, sure. 662 00:35:28,568 --> 00:35:29,568 This is airman Davies. 663 00:35:29,768 --> 00:35:31,168 Hi, Colonel. Have a seat. 664 00:35:31,169 --> 00:35:32,169 Fine. 665 00:35:35,770 --> 00:35:37,569 Well, what do you think of her, sir? 666 00:35:37,570 --> 00:35:41,371 She's a battleship. Oh, what am I saying? 667 00:35:41,571 --> 00:35:44,172 I guess it seems a lot different 668 00:35:44,372 --> 00:35:45,772 from our old B-29. 669 00:35:45,972 --> 00:35:48,573 That's the same gunsight we had in the 29. Isn't it? 670 00:35:48,773 --> 00:35:50,372 Same type, different model. 671 00:35:50,373 --> 00:35:52,174 Of course, when you boil it all down, 672 00:35:52,374 --> 00:35:53,773 it's still an aircraft and a crew 673 00:35:53,774 --> 00:35:55,775 working together to get a bomb on a target. 674 00:35:55,975 --> 00:35:57,375 But there isn't a war on. 675 00:35:57,575 --> 00:36:00,176 Do many of the men feel like that radio operator? 676 00:36:00,376 --> 00:36:02,175 Every day in S.A.C.'s a war, Colonel. 677 00:36:02,176 --> 00:36:03,576 Pressure's on all the time, 678 00:36:03,577 --> 00:36:05,776 and General Hawkes is breathing down your neck. 679 00:36:05,777 --> 00:36:07,977 We never know when the other fella may start something, 680 00:36:07,978 --> 00:36:09,378 so we've gotta be combat ready 681 00:36:09,578 --> 00:36:12,378 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 682 00:36:12,379 --> 00:36:13,779 How do you find the guys 683 00:36:13,979 --> 00:36:15,779 that will take it at these pay scales? 684 00:36:15,780 --> 00:36:18,180 Well, it's the competition, maybe. 685 00:36:18,380 --> 00:36:19,781 You take a sellect crew like this, 686 00:36:19,981 --> 00:36:21,380 they've all got spot promotions. 687 00:36:21,381 --> 00:36:22,781 Our aircraft commander 688 00:36:22,981 --> 00:36:24,581 would be a Major instead of a light colonel 689 00:36:24,582 --> 00:36:25,981 If he weren't on this crew. 690 00:36:25,982 --> 00:36:27,582 If one man lets the crew down, 691 00:36:27,583 --> 00:36:29,182 The whole crew gets demoted. 692 00:36:29,183 --> 00:36:31,183 It keeps 'em in there pitchin' 693 00:36:31,584 --> 00:36:34,184 I can think of an easier way to make a buck. 694 00:36:34,584 --> 00:36:37,185 Well, the coffee's free, anyhow. 695 00:37:04,592 --> 00:37:05,991 Colonel Holland, 696 00:37:05,992 --> 00:37:07,991 This is Major Mapes, our radar observer. 697 00:37:07,992 --> 00:37:08,992 How are you? 698 00:37:08,993 --> 00:37:09,993 Hi, Colonel. 699 00:37:10,193 --> 00:37:11,792 Major Ike Knowland, our navigator. 700 00:37:11,793 --> 00:37:12,993 Hi, Major. 701 00:37:12,994 --> 00:37:14,794 You sure have my sympathy, Dutch. 702 00:37:14,994 --> 00:37:16,393 How do you mean, Knowland? 703 00:37:16,394 --> 00:37:18,394 I was yanked back in, too. 704 00:37:18,395 --> 00:37:21,195 Just when I got a nice tv business started. 705 00:37:21,196 --> 00:37:23,195 Built a house for the wife and kids. 706 00:37:23,196 --> 00:37:25,397 Well, you'll only be in for 21 months. 707 00:37:25,597 --> 00:37:27,197 What do you mean, "only"? 708 00:37:27,397 --> 00:37:30,397 You can't tell me they need radar navigators this bad. 709 00:37:30,398 --> 00:37:32,797 Anyway, I did my share once. 710 00:37:32,798 --> 00:37:34,998 We're not in a war. 711 00:37:34,999 --> 00:37:38,000 I think I know what you mean. 712 00:37:51,203 --> 00:37:53,604 Come on, Dutch. We'll put you to work. 713 00:38:11,608 --> 00:38:15,408 OK, she's yours. Course 3-3-0. 714 00:38:15,409 --> 00:38:17,009 I've got it. 715 00:39:00,020 --> 00:39:02,419 Where did those jets come from, Rocky? 716 00:39:02,420 --> 00:39:05,821 Our fighter escort. Part of S.A.C. 717 00:39:14,423 --> 00:39:16,224 - I'll take over. - OK. 718 00:39:17,024 --> 00:39:18,424 That's it. Let's go home. 719 00:40:06,436 --> 00:40:09,246 Airspeed 1-3-5. 720 00:40:12,257 --> 00:40:13,662 1-3-0. 721 00:40:14,666 --> 00:40:16,071 1-2-5. 722 00:40:32,128 --> 00:40:33,333 Arm 'em. 723 00:40:34,738 --> 00:40:36,143 Reverse. 724 00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:27,527 I'm terribly sorry, honey. 725 00:41:27,528 --> 00:41:28,932 I had no idea this thing. 726 00:41:28,933 --> 00:41:31,140 Oh, I know. Now you clim in, Marco Polo, 727 00:41:31,141 --> 00:41:32,746 before I sure you for desertation. 728 00:41:32,747 --> 00:41:34,587 Did you ever go over Niagara Falls in a barrel? 729 00:41:34,754 --> 00:41:35,958 Yes. That makes 2 of us. 730 00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:37,564 - Hi, Sally. - Hi. 731 00:41:38,166 --> 00:41:39,972 Hey, Dutch, not so fast. You're not through yet. 732 00:41:39,973 --> 00:41:41,378 Now what? 733 00:41:41,579 --> 00:41:43,899 Steam bath and massage in the physical conditionating room. 734 00:41:43,987 --> 00:41:45,392 Just a couple of hours more. 735 00:41:46,797 --> 00:41:48,805 Honey, you better go on home. 736 00:41:49,005 --> 00:41:51,614 This may take another couple of days. 737 00:41:51,615 --> 00:41:53,220 See you later. 738 00:42:02,253 --> 00:42:04,058 Sally? 739 00:42:04,059 --> 00:42:06,668 Well, here you are. 740 00:42:06,669 --> 00:42:08,474 The same night, too. 741 00:42:08,475 --> 00:42:10,081 You angry with me? 742 00:42:10,282 --> 00:42:11,887 No, darling. I'm just confused. 743 00:42:11,888 --> 00:42:12,890 Why? 744 00:42:12,891 --> 00:42:14,897 I don't know whether to fix you breakfast or dinner. 745 00:42:14,898 --> 00:42:16,303 Well, let's see... 746 00:42:16,304 --> 00:42:18,310 It's nearer breakfast. 747 00:42:18,311 --> 00:42:19,514 You hungry? 748 00:42:19,515 --> 00:42:21,322 Not very. I'm tired. 749 00:42:21,522 --> 00:42:24,332 Where did you boys go on your little jaunt, 750 00:42:24,533 --> 00:42:25,937 or is that a secret? 751 00:42:25,938 --> 00:42:29,150 Well, this was a local mission... Alaska. 752 00:42:29,752 --> 00:42:32,160 All right, you don't have to tell me. 753 00:42:32,161 --> 00:42:33,765 Honey, I just did tell you. 754 00:42:33,766 --> 00:42:35,170 We went to Alaska! 755 00:42:35,171 --> 00:42:38,181 Alaska and back without landing or anything? 756 00:42:38,182 --> 00:42:39,387 Yeah, yeah. 757 00:42:39,587 --> 00:42:41,192 Well, I'm certainly glad I didn't know that, 758 00:42:41,193 --> 00:42:42,799 or I wouldn't have slept at all. 759 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:45,007 You don't look like you slept very much, either. 760 00:42:45,208 --> 00:42:47,416 Well, I did fly the airplane most of the night, 761 00:42:47,616 --> 00:42:49,020 with a lot of help, 762 00:42:49,021 --> 00:42:50,225 but that's not it. 763 00:42:50,226 --> 00:42:53,236 It's just being out of the picture for so long. 764 00:42:53,237 --> 00:42:56,247 Having so much to learn, so much to cath up on. 765 00:42:56,448 --> 00:42:58,255 Oh, sweetheart, you're just tired. 766 00:42:58,455 --> 00:43:01,064 You wouldn't believe the mess of new gadgets 767 00:43:01,065 --> 00:43:02,470 they have on that thing. 768 00:43:02,670 --> 00:43:04,477 The aircraft commander was a real pro. 769 00:43:04,678 --> 00:43:07,086 Even he say he's still learning things about the B-36. 770 00:43:07,287 --> 00:43:10,096 Well, why are you worrying about all of this? 771 00:43:10,097 --> 00:43:11,904 You said you had a desk job. 772 00:43:12,104 --> 00:43:14,512 I'm supposed to be an operations officer. 773 00:43:14,513 --> 00:43:16,721 And you can't tell an aircraft commander what to do 774 00:43:16,922 --> 00:43:18,327 unless you can do it yourself. 775 00:43:18,528 --> 00:43:19,933 In this outfit, everybody flies, 776 00:43:20,133 --> 00:43:21,738 from General Hawkes on down. 777 00:43:21,739 --> 00:43:23,522 In other words, then, you're going to fly a lot 778 00:43:23,546 --> 00:43:25,150 of missions like this one? 779 00:43:25,151 --> 00:43:26,355 I don't know any other way to do it. 780 00:43:26,356 --> 00:43:28,965 Well, that's a happy prospect. 781 00:43:29,567 --> 00:43:31,975 Especially if I find out too late. 782 00:43:31,976 --> 00:43:33,781 I'm in over my head. 783 00:43:33,782 --> 00:43:35,790 Maybe I better quit right now. 784 00:43:36,392 --> 00:43:37,394 Quit? 785 00:43:37,395 --> 00:43:40,405 Well, It's better than crossing things up in an emergency. 786 00:43:40,406 --> 00:43:42,012 Honey, you know, I used to think 787 00:43:42,213 --> 00:43:44,219 the old B-24 was a lot of airplane. 788 00:43:44,220 --> 00:43:47,632 Do you realize that one B-36 with an A-Bomb 789 00:43:47,833 --> 00:43:50,843 can do the job of 1.000 world war II bombers 790 00:43:50,844 --> 00:43:52,249 and 10.000 crew members? 791 00:43:52,450 --> 00:43:54,456 Now, just think of the responsability 792 00:43:54,457 --> 00:43:56,464 that places on everybody that even goes near 793 00:43:56,665 --> 00:43:58,470 one of these airplanes. 794 00:43:58,471 --> 00:44:01,281 I've never heard you talk like that before. 795 00:44:01,482 --> 00:44:04,091 I've never come up against anything like this before. 796 00:44:04,092 --> 00:44:06,098 Well, neither have I, for that matter. 797 00:44:06,099 --> 00:44:08,506 Being an Air Force wife certainly is not for me, 798 00:44:08,507 --> 00:44:09,511 but it isn't that simple. 799 00:44:09,712 --> 00:44:11,318 I could go in to Rusty tomorrow 800 00:44:11,518 --> 00:44:13,526 and lay it on the line, tell him I can't cut it. 801 00:44:13,726 --> 00:44:14,930 Oh, don't talk like that. 802 00:44:14,931 --> 00:44:16,335 Well, wouldn't you like that, Sally? 803 00:44:16,336 --> 00:44:18,743 Well, of course I would. I'd like nothing better, 804 00:44:18,744 --> 00:44:20,550 especially under the circumstances. 805 00:44:20,551 --> 00:44:22,156 What circumstances? 806 00:44:22,157 --> 00:44:24,164 Oh, that's what makes me so mad. 807 00:44:24,365 --> 00:44:26,325 What's the sense of talking about it when you know 808 00:44:26,372 --> 00:44:28,378 you're not gonna do any such thing, and you know it. 809 00:44:28,379 --> 00:44:29,382 How do you know I won't? 810 00:44:29,383 --> 00:44:30,788 Because I know you. 811 00:44:30,988 --> 00:44:33,349 You'd no more walk in there and tell Rusty you're gonna quit 812 00:44:33,397 --> 00:44:37,010 than... well, I was gonna say fly. 813 00:44:40,422 --> 00:44:42,831 I guess maybe you're right. 814 00:44:46,645 --> 00:44:49,052 You know me pretty well, don't you? 815 00:44:49,053 --> 00:44:51,663 Do I? Wish you'd put that in writing. 816 00:44:51,864 --> 00:44:52,866 Why? 817 00:44:52,867 --> 00:44:55,276 I'd like to send it to my father. 818 00:44:57,283 --> 00:44:59,691 Honey, you where gonna say something back here. 819 00:44:59,692 --> 00:45:02,703 No, I've said everything I have to say. 820 00:45:05,312 --> 00:45:06,115 Dutch. 821 00:45:06,316 --> 00:45:07,519 Yeah? 822 00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:11,333 How do you want your eggs, scrambled or fried? 823 00:45:11,334 --> 00:45:13,542 Uh... scrambled. 824 00:45:17,155 --> 00:45:18,961 No. Fried. 825 00:45:22,574 --> 00:45:24,381 Over... 826 00:45:24,782 --> 00:45:26,388 Easy. 827 00:45:34,818 --> 00:45:36,824 You know, I'm beginning to know you 828 00:45:36,825 --> 00:45:38,632 pretty well, too, young lady. 829 00:45:38,833 --> 00:45:40,036 You are? 830 00:45:40,037 --> 00:45:42,043 I learned a lot than night at the housewarming. 831 00:45:42,044 --> 00:45:45,657 You remenber when I had to break the news to you? 832 00:45:45,858 --> 00:45:49,270 That was a lovely house. It was a lovely party, too. 833 00:45:49,471 --> 00:45:50,274 Sally... 834 00:45:50,475 --> 00:45:51,277 Yes? 835 00:45:51,478 --> 00:45:53,285 I've got something to tell you. 836 00:45:53,485 --> 00:45:55,292 Now, it's pretty personal, 837 00:45:55,493 --> 00:45:57,499 but I think it's gonna make you very happy. 838 00:45:57,500 --> 00:45:59,106 What is it? 839 00:45:59,306 --> 00:46:01,314 You're going to have a baby. 840 00:46:03,722 --> 00:46:05,730 How dou you know? 841 00:46:05,930 --> 00:46:08,339 I met the Stork at 40.000 feet. 842 00:46:08,540 --> 00:46:11,951 Then I met doc Baxter, and he congratulated me, 843 00:46:11,952 --> 00:46:13,558 so that was the other. 844 00:46:14,963 --> 00:46:16,970 Well, what do you think? 845 00:46:17,171 --> 00:46:18,374 What do I think? I think it's wonderful. 846 00:46:18,375 --> 00:46:19,378 I hope it's twins. 847 00:46:19,379 --> 00:46:20,984 Oh, Dutch. 848 00:46:22,189 --> 00:46:25,200 Well, all I can say is we're mighty lucky it happened 849 00:46:25,400 --> 00:46:26,805 before you had to report for duty. 850 00:46:27,006 --> 00:46:28,209 Why? 851 00:46:28,210 --> 00:46:30,618 Well, judging from my short experience in the Air Force, 852 00:46:30,619 --> 00:46:33,831 it couldn't very well have happened after that. 853 00:46:37,042 --> 00:46:38,447 Will do, General. 854 00:46:38,849 --> 00:46:40,253 Well, you got what you wanted Dutch. 855 00:46:40,254 --> 00:46:42,661 Your own airplane and a crew... temporarily. 856 00:46:42,662 --> 00:46:45,070 Now you're talkin'. 857 00:46:45,071 --> 00:46:46,476 General Castle did the talking. 858 00:46:46,677 --> 00:46:49,888 But don't forget, you're still flying a desk for me primary duty. 859 00:46:54,907 --> 00:46:56,913 You sent for me, sir? 860 00:46:56,914 --> 00:46:59,724 Colonel espy has ordered me to reassing you, Knowland. 861 00:46:59,925 --> 00:47:02,533 Your aircraft commander has asked that you be replaced. 862 00:47:02,534 --> 00:47:04,741 Anything wrong with my qualifications 863 00:47:04,742 --> 00:47:06,146 for a select crew, sir? 864 00:47:06,147 --> 00:47:08,355 No. That's the unfortunate part of it. 865 00:47:08,556 --> 00:47:11,566 You're as well qualified as any radar navigator in this wing. 866 00:47:11,567 --> 00:47:15,581 He says it's your attitude. You haven't been putting out. 867 00:47:15,782 --> 00:47:17,789 Well, what do they expect my attitude to be? 868 00:47:17,990 --> 00:47:21,001 Gratitude for wrecking my business career? 869 00:47:21,201 --> 00:47:24,211 What about my request for transfer, sir? 870 00:47:24,212 --> 00:47:26,820 Or is the only way to get out of S.A.C. to be carried out? 871 00:47:26,821 --> 00:47:28,627 Don't hold your breath while you're waiting. 872 00:47:28,628 --> 00:47:29,831 We'll let you know. 873 00:47:29,832 --> 00:47:31,437 Meantime, you're not getting out of flying. 874 00:47:31,438 --> 00:47:33,445 You're being reassigned to a noncombat ready crew. 875 00:47:34,248 --> 00:47:37,460 You lost your spot promotion a couple of days ago. 876 00:47:50,507 --> 00:47:52,312 Hey, Ike. 877 00:47:52,313 --> 00:47:53,919 Wait a minute. 878 00:47:56,528 --> 00:47:57,532 Say, uh... 879 00:47:57,733 --> 00:47:59,739 They're giving me a pick-up crew 880 00:47:59,740 --> 00:48:01,144 to train with for a while. 881 00:48:01,145 --> 00:48:02,951 I'll need an experienced navigator. 882 00:48:02,952 --> 00:48:04,758 Not particular, huh? 883 00:48:04,959 --> 00:48:06,363 Maybe I am. 884 00:48:06,364 --> 00:48:09,374 We're both in a particular sort of situacion. 885 00:48:09,375 --> 00:48:12,585 Yeah. Same raw deal. 886 00:48:12,586 --> 00:48:14,593 Well, you migh say the same deal. 887 00:48:14,794 --> 00:48:15,794 How about it? 888 00:48:15,999 --> 00:48:17,804 It's ok by me. 889 00:48:17,805 --> 00:48:19,009 It's OK with me, 890 00:48:19,411 --> 00:48:22,823 until the first time you get me off course. 891 00:48:30,451 --> 00:48:31,454 1-3-0. 892 00:48:33,261 --> 00:48:34,264 1-2-5. 893 00:48:35,669 --> 00:48:36,673 1-2-0. 894 00:48:38,279 --> 00:48:39,281 1-1-5. 895 00:48:39,282 --> 00:48:40,286 Arm the props. 896 00:48:40,487 --> 00:48:43,697 Ike, you missed your ETA by 45 seconds. 897 00:48:43,698 --> 00:48:44,902 You owe me a buck. 898 00:48:44,903 --> 00:48:46,107 Ok, Dutch, 899 00:48:46,308 --> 00:48:48,314 But it's the first time you've won it in 6 months. 900 00:48:48,315 --> 00:48:50,121 Reverse. 901 00:49:29,664 --> 00:49:32,474 No more fuel leaks so far. 902 00:49:32,675 --> 00:49:36,086 Maybe the modification's all right, maybe not. 903 00:49:36,087 --> 00:49:39,098 The next series of tests will give us the answer. 904 00:49:45,119 --> 00:49:47,928 Has Dutch Holland been running these fuel tank tests? 905 00:49:47,929 --> 00:49:48,732 Yes, sir. 906 00:49:48,933 --> 00:49:50,739 I thought he had a staff job. 907 00:49:50,740 --> 00:49:52,145 You made him an aircraft commander? 908 00:49:52,345 --> 00:49:54,152 Well, I'd say he's doing both, sir. 909 00:49:54,353 --> 00:49:55,758 But he sure likes to fly. 910 00:50:00,174 --> 00:50:02,382 He does, eh? 911 00:50:16,432 --> 00:50:18,439 Going, Dutch? 912 00:50:19,443 --> 00:50:22,051 Now don't have the baby till I get back. 913 00:50:22,052 --> 00:50:23,456 I want to be here to greet him. 914 00:50:23,457 --> 00:50:26,066 I'll certainly try not to. 915 00:50:26,067 --> 00:50:29,077 You know, I kinda have a feeling 916 00:50:29,078 --> 00:50:30,682 the little fella's not going to report in 917 00:50:30,683 --> 00:50:32,087 for about 2 weeks. 918 00:50:32,088 --> 00:50:33,694 I'll be back in 4 days. 919 00:50:34,899 --> 00:50:38,310 Well, I certainly hope it's a little fella, for your sake. 920 00:50:38,311 --> 00:50:40,116 But you know, it could be a girl. 921 00:50:40,117 --> 00:50:41,321 A girl? 922 00:50:41,322 --> 00:50:42,324 Sure. 923 00:50:42,325 --> 00:50:43,931 I suppose it's a possibility. 924 00:50:44,935 --> 00:50:48,747 Sweetheart, do you have to go on this trip right now? 925 00:50:48,748 --> 00:50:50,955 Honey, I've been running these cold weather tests. 926 00:50:50,956 --> 00:50:52,160 I have to go through with them. 927 00:50:52,161 --> 00:50:53,765 Couldn't it be postponed, 928 00:50:53,766 --> 00:50:56,977 even just till after the baby gets here? 929 00:50:56,978 --> 00:50:58,784 Well, Sally, we've got a job to do. 930 00:50:58,785 --> 00:51:00,189 Now, if we start scheduling flights 931 00:51:00,190 --> 00:51:01,393 to fit the birthrate, 932 00:51:01,394 --> 00:51:02,999 do you realize there are 1.500 babies 933 00:51:03,000 --> 00:51:04,806 born a month in S.A.C.? 934 00:51:05,007 --> 00:51:06,411 And do you realize 935 00:51:06,412 --> 00:51:08,218 you're getting to sound more like General Hawkes every day? 936 00:51:08,219 --> 00:51:09,824 - I am? - Yes. 937 00:51:11,029 --> 00:51:14,240 I promise I won't smoke any big black cigars. 938 00:51:14,441 --> 00:51:16,246 That will be very nice. 939 00:51:16,247 --> 00:51:17,250 Right. 940 00:51:17,251 --> 00:51:18,857 Where are you going? 941 00:51:19,058 --> 00:51:19,860 Thule. 942 00:51:20,061 --> 00:51:21,264 Thule? 943 00:51:21,265 --> 00:51:22,470 - Where's that? - Greenland. 944 00:51:22,671 --> 00:51:24,477 Greenland? 945 00:51:24,678 --> 00:51:26,284 - Yeah. - In february? 946 00:51:26,685 --> 00:51:27,688 Well... 947 00:51:27,689 --> 00:51:29,695 With all that ice and snow? 948 00:51:29,696 --> 00:51:31,502 Well, we're running cold weather tests, 949 00:51:31,703 --> 00:51:33,710 you see, and in order to run a cold weather test... 950 00:51:33,911 --> 00:51:35,315 you have to have cold weather. 951 00:51:35,316 --> 00:51:37,123 - Yeah. - Yeah. 952 00:51:37,524 --> 00:51:39,129 What do you want me to bring you, 953 00:51:39,130 --> 00:51:41,739 a polar bear, penguin? 954 00:51:42,542 --> 00:51:44,950 How about a husband? 955 00:51:44,951 --> 00:51:46,557 Got one. 956 00:51:46,757 --> 00:51:50,571 No. I want a husband right here on the ground, 957 00:51:50,772 --> 00:51:53,783 not one that's 8 miles over Greenland 958 00:51:53,983 --> 00:51:56,392 or Alaska or Timbuktu. 959 00:51:57,396 --> 00:51:59,803 Whatever happened to that nive guy 960 00:51:59,804 --> 00:52:02,614 who played third base for the Cardinals? 961 00:52:03,618 --> 00:52:05,223 You mean Brewster? 962 00:52:05,224 --> 00:52:07,432 No. I mean you. 963 00:52:09,037 --> 00:52:10,643 Oh, I'm sorry. 964 00:52:11,245 --> 00:52:16,263 It's just so hard to be a good sport at 5 A.M., 965 00:52:16,464 --> 00:52:19,877 especially when you're 9 months pregnant. 966 00:52:23,088 --> 00:52:24,693 Now don't you worry. 967 00:52:24,694 --> 00:52:26,901 The little fella's never gonna know the diferrence. 968 00:52:26,902 --> 00:52:29,310 Before he's a year old, I'll be back at third. 969 00:52:30,314 --> 00:52:32,121 I hope so. 970 00:52:38,343 --> 00:52:40,149 Good bye, dear. 971 00:53:15,878 --> 00:53:17,685 Take it a minute. 972 00:53:31,936 --> 00:53:34,946 Aw, we're never gonna get under this stuff, Leo. 973 00:53:34,947 --> 00:53:37,556 Call Thule approach control for G.C.A. 974 00:53:37,757 --> 00:53:38,760 Roger. 975 00:53:42,574 --> 00:53:43,978 Thule approach control from Air Force. 976 00:53:43,979 --> 00:53:45,786 I've just been out on the left wing, sir. 977 00:53:45,987 --> 00:53:47,793 We've got a bad leak in number 2 fuel tank, 978 00:53:47,994 --> 00:53:49,599 gas sloshing around near the fire walls. 979 00:53:49,600 --> 00:53:51,004 May have a fire any second. 980 00:53:51,005 --> 00:53:53,814 All right, cut off every electrical system you can spare. 981 00:53:53,815 --> 00:53:56,625 We're gonna be over the base in about 40 minutes. 982 00:53:57,227 --> 00:53:59,434 Aircraft commander to crew... 983 00:53:59,435 --> 00:54:01,041 we have a bad fuel leak in the left wing. 984 00:54:01,241 --> 00:54:03,047 Gasoline fumes. No smoking. 985 00:54:03,048 --> 00:54:06,059 Take stations for possible emergency bailout. 986 00:54:06,260 --> 00:54:07,865 Take bailout stations. 987 00:54:25,930 --> 00:54:28,338 Might be that sudden temperature change, Dutch. 988 00:54:28,339 --> 00:54:30,948 42 below zero out there. 989 00:54:32,755 --> 00:54:35,364 Rear scanner to aircraft commander... 990 00:54:35,565 --> 00:54:38,375 we're on fire, Colonel. Number one engine. 991 00:54:38,977 --> 00:54:41,385 Feather 1, 2, and 3. 992 00:54:41,386 --> 00:54:43,795 Fuel switches off to 1, 2, and 3. 993 00:54:43,995 --> 00:54:45,601 Fire extinguishers on. 994 00:54:52,024 --> 00:54:54,231 All right, start jets 3 and 4. 995 00:54:54,232 --> 00:54:55,838 100% 996 00:55:02,462 --> 00:55:05,071 Full power on 4, 5, and 6. 997 00:55:16,914 --> 00:55:19,523 A.C. to crew standby for inmediate bailout 998 00:55:19,724 --> 00:55:21,731 when you hear the long ring. 999 00:55:24,541 --> 00:55:26,347 A.C. to navigator 1000 00:55:26,348 --> 00:55:28,757 call Thule tower. Give 'em our exact position. 1001 00:55:28,957 --> 00:55:29,960 Keep giving it to 'em. 1002 00:55:29,961 --> 00:55:33,373 Roger. Radio, this is navigator. 1003 00:55:34,377 --> 00:55:36,785 Our position is 68 degrees, 1004 00:55:36,986 --> 00:55:39,997 45 minutes west longitude. 1005 00:55:40,198 --> 00:55:41,602 76 degrees, 1006 00:55:41,603 --> 00:55:44,813 10 minutes north latitude. 1007 00:55:44,814 --> 00:55:46,019 I repeat. 1008 00:55:46,219 --> 00:55:48,025 Hadn't we better belly land, Dutch? 1009 00:55:48,026 --> 00:55:49,430 We'll freeze to deatch down there. 1010 00:55:49,431 --> 00:55:50,836 I'm afraid we'd blow up first. 1011 00:55:52,040 --> 00:55:54,248 Fire spreading over the whole wing Colonel. 1012 00:55:57,460 --> 00:55:59,467 A.C. to crew... 1013 00:55:59,668 --> 00:56:01,273 Bail out as close together as you can. 1014 00:56:01,274 --> 00:56:03,681 Try to join up as soon as you hit the ground. 1015 00:56:03,682 --> 00:56:05,489 All right, here we go. 1016 00:56:35,999 --> 00:56:37,404 Go on, Leo. 1017 00:57:08,516 --> 00:57:11,526 Thule tower, this is 2-3-5-0. 1018 00:57:11,727 --> 00:57:13,534 I just broke out of the overcast. 1019 00:57:13,734 --> 00:57:14,738 I'm too low to bail out. 1020 00:57:14,939 --> 00:57:17,950 I'm gonna attempt a gear-up crash landing. 1021 00:58:25,593 --> 00:58:27,400 Hey. 1022 00:58:28,604 --> 00:58:30,811 Who's that? Ike? 1023 00:58:30,812 --> 00:58:32,217 You all right? 1024 00:58:32,418 --> 00:58:34,826 Yeah. I guess so. 1025 00:58:35,027 --> 00:58:37,034 Just my ankle. 1026 00:58:37,235 --> 00:58:40,044 Just wait a minute now. Don't move. 1027 00:58:40,045 --> 00:58:42,454 Wait till I close this hatch here. 1028 00:58:58,311 --> 00:58:59,917 Witch leg is it? 1029 00:59:00,117 --> 00:59:01,723 Right leg, Dutch. 1030 00:59:01,924 --> 00:59:04,132 No movin' now. Just lie still. 1031 00:59:04,533 --> 00:59:07,745 Here. Put that blanket over you. 1032 00:59:09,551 --> 00:59:12,763 Wait till I get things closed up here. 1033 00:59:21,595 --> 00:59:23,602 We're darn near buried, Ike. 1034 00:59:24,606 --> 00:59:26,814 Storn comin' up, too. 1035 00:59:28,219 --> 00:59:29,423 Oh, that's great. 1036 00:59:29,624 --> 00:59:32,834 All the air rescue boys need is a good blizzard. 1037 00:59:32,835 --> 00:59:35,244 Well, It's no use trying to find the crew out there now. 1038 00:59:35,445 --> 00:59:37,049 Not a chance. 1039 00:59:37,050 --> 00:59:38,857 The bailed out miles from here. 1040 00:59:39,058 --> 00:59:41,065 Let me take a look at that leg. 1041 00:59:41,266 --> 00:59:42,871 Hold that. 1042 00:59:43,072 --> 00:59:44,677 Davenport's got the emergency radio. 1043 00:59:44,678 --> 00:59:46,685 - That's one thing. - Yeah. 1044 00:59:47,087 --> 00:59:50,096 Good thing the guys in back bailed out in time. 1045 00:59:50,097 --> 00:59:51,702 Yeah. They'd have had it. 1046 00:59:51,703 --> 00:59:53,510 This ankle's broken. 1047 00:59:53,710 --> 00:59:55,315 Here. 1048 00:59:55,316 --> 00:59:58,326 Can you reach that first aid thing there? 1049 00:59:58,327 --> 00:59:59,327 Hold that. 1050 00:59:59,527 --> 01:00:01,528 Why didn't you bail out? 1051 01:00:01,728 --> 01:00:02,928 Waited too long, I guess. 1052 01:00:03,128 --> 01:00:05,729 I was trying to give them a continuous voice fix. 1053 01:00:05,929 --> 01:00:08,729 You mean you kept talking till we hit? 1054 01:00:08,730 --> 01:00:12,130 Oh!, just in case we were off course. 1055 01:00:12,131 --> 01:00:15,532 Well, I'd say you were rigth on course, Ike. 1056 01:00:28,735 --> 01:00:31,136 Is this all of them, sir? All but Dutch and Nolan. 1057 01:00:32,136 --> 01:00:34,137 No sign of the wreck, General. 1058 01:00:34,337 --> 01:00:35,936 Why couldn't they have had the same luck we had? 1059 01:00:35,937 --> 01:00:37,136 Why couldn't they have come down 1060 01:00:37,137 --> 01:00:39,537 with an Eskimo Village in their lap? 1061 01:00:39,538 --> 01:00:41,938 Let's get back out there, Lieutenant. 1062 01:00:41,939 --> 01:00:43,139 I'm going with you. 1063 01:00:52,742 --> 01:00:53,741 How's the arm, Dutch? 1064 01:00:53,742 --> 01:00:58,343 Oh, it's pretty good, but it's still sore. Up around the shoulder joint there. 1065 01:00:59,343 --> 01:01:01,144 I think I'll have another look. 1066 01:01:06,545 --> 01:01:07,546 Anything doing? 1067 01:01:08,346 --> 01:01:10,146 No. It's still pretty gusty. 1068 01:01:10,546 --> 01:01:12,346 Our smoke signal's burning fine. 1069 01:01:12,347 --> 01:01:14,346 Close the blister, will you, Dutch? 1070 01:01:14,347 --> 01:01:15,748 We don't need any more ventilation. 1071 01:01:15,948 --> 01:01:16,948 All right. 1072 01:01:18,149 --> 01:01:22,150 You know... you know, with only 4 hours of daylight, 1073 01:01:22,750 --> 01:01:24,750 it might take quite a while finding us. 1074 01:01:25,150 --> 01:01:27,151 I hope not. I'd like to get out of this igloo. 1075 01:01:28,351 --> 01:01:30,752 I supoose they've notified our wives we're missing, huh? 1076 01:01:30,952 --> 01:01:33,153 They'd have to after 2 days. 1077 01:01:33,353 --> 01:01:35,952 Sally's a wonderful sport about everything, but after all, 1078 01:01:35,953 --> 01:01:38,554 when you're having your first child, this is rough. 1079 01:01:38,754 --> 01:01:39,554 When is it due? 1080 01:01:39,555 --> 01:01:41,355 When's it due? I don't right now! 1081 01:01:41,555 --> 01:01:44,755 Maybe now! How do I know? Here I am out in a pile of snow. 1082 01:01:44,756 --> 01:01:46,755 Hey, sit down, Colonel, sit down. 1083 01:01:46,756 --> 01:01:48,133 We've got trouble enough without you 1084 01:01:48,157 --> 01:01:49,957 pacing up and downlike a nervous father. 1085 01:01:51,958 --> 01:01:53,958 Don't suppose it does much good. 1086 01:01:54,358 --> 01:01:56,559 What do you want, Dutch? A boy or a girl? 1087 01:01:56,759 --> 01:02:00,560 Oh... Boy, I guess, 1088 01:02:01,560 --> 01:02:04,561 but I just have a hunch it's a girl. 1089 01:02:05,561 --> 01:02:07,561 Never. I'll bet you on it. 1090 01:02:07,562 --> 01:02:09,682 - You want to bet? - I'll bet you 5 bucks it's a girl. 1091 01:02:10,363 --> 01:02:12,763 - Did you hear something? - No. 1092 01:02:13,964 --> 01:02:14,964 No, there. 1093 01:02:15,364 --> 01:02:16,964 Listen. That... 1094 01:02:19,765 --> 01:02:22,366 Hey, Colonel, what are you doing down there awol? 1095 01:02:27,167 --> 01:02:29,967 Say, I want to get a message to my wife. 1096 01:02:29,968 --> 01:02:32,168 She's already been notified that you'r ok, sir. 1097 01:02:32,969 --> 01:02:36,370 This came for you a couple days ago, sir. 1098 01:02:40,371 --> 01:02:42,371 A baby girl. 1099 01:02:42,571 --> 01:02:44,092 Just happened to have this handy, sir. 1100 01:02:44,972 --> 01:02:46,171 Well, have one. 1101 01:02:46,172 --> 01:02:47,172 Thank you, sir. 1102 01:02:47,173 --> 01:02:48,572 Hey, Rusty, it's a baby girl. 1103 01:02:48,573 --> 01:02:49,773 Congratulations, pappy. 1104 01:02:49,973 --> 01:02:51,573 Look. It says right here a baby girl. 1105 01:02:51,574 --> 01:02:52,573 That's great, Dutch. 1106 01:02:52,574 --> 01:02:54,373 What do you know? A baby girl. 1107 01:02:54,374 --> 01:02:55,774 Amazing, Colonel. 1108 01:02:55,775 --> 01:02:57,975 6 pounds, 5 ounces it says. 1109 01:02:58,175 --> 01:02:59,776 It's a good thing we found you, Colonel. 1110 01:02:59,976 --> 01:03:01,775 6 pounds. What do you know? 1111 01:03:01,776 --> 01:03:03,176 She wants to know about a name. 1112 01:03:03,177 --> 01:03:04,577 Well, what about... 1113 01:03:04,777 --> 01:03:06,377 can you get a message to her right away? 1114 01:03:06,378 --> 01:03:07,778 Yes, sir. I'll take care of it. 1115 01:03:08,378 --> 01:03:11,378 Before you do anything else, why don't you go get washed up, 1116 01:03:11,379 --> 01:03:13,979 get some hot food and have that shoulder looked at? 1117 01:03:13,980 --> 01:03:15,179 We have about a half an hour 1118 01:03:15,180 --> 01:03:16,981 before General Hawkes gets here. 1119 01:03:17,181 --> 01:03:18,980 We got word a couple of hours ago 1120 01:03:18,981 --> 01:03:20,781 that he's landing here on his way back from England. 1121 01:03:20,782 --> 01:03:22,782 Oh, yeah! Well, that figures. 1122 01:03:22,982 --> 01:03:24,983 Yeah. Here. 1123 01:03:25,183 --> 01:03:26,583 Get that off right away, will you? 1124 01:03:26,783 --> 01:03:27,782 Yes, sir. 1125 01:03:27,783 --> 01:03:30,784 And, uh, this one for the General. 1126 01:03:33,785 --> 01:03:36,185 How much time was there on number one engine? 1127 01:03:36,186 --> 01:03:37,585 341 hours, sir. 1128 01:03:37,586 --> 01:03:40,187 Did you inspect the fuel tanks personally before takeoff? 1129 01:03:40,387 --> 01:03:40,987 Yes, sir. 1130 01:03:41,187 --> 01:03:42,988 Captain Symington and Sergeant Bible, too. 1131 01:03:43,388 --> 01:03:44,388 Any fuel stains? 1132 01:03:44,588 --> 01:03:45,588 No, sir. 1133 01:03:45,788 --> 01:03:48,388 How much time did you spend pre-flighting the aircraft? 1134 01:03:48,389 --> 01:03:49,388 Over 4 hours, 1135 01:03:49,389 --> 01:03:51,390 and that's not including engine run-ups. 1136 01:03:51,590 --> 01:03:54,591 You consider your flight engineer fully qualified? 1137 01:03:54,791 --> 01:03:56,991 I consider him the best in the business, General. 1138 01:03:59,192 --> 01:04:01,191 Well, Rusty, there's no use trying to get the rest 1139 01:04:01,192 --> 01:04:03,793 of this picture until Holland meets the investigating board. 1140 01:04:03,993 --> 01:04:07,193 But accidents don't just happen, Colonel Holland. 1141 01:04:07,194 --> 01:04:08,394 There's always a reason. 1142 01:04:08,594 --> 01:04:10,594 As Aircraft Commander you're completely responsible, 1143 01:04:10,595 --> 01:04:12,394 even if a wing drops off. 1144 01:04:12,395 --> 01:04:15,195 Especially if a wing drops off. 1145 01:04:15,196 --> 01:04:16,996 I'm leaving for Carswell in an hour. 1146 01:04:16,997 --> 01:04:17,996 Would you like a lift? 1147 01:04:17,997 --> 01:04:19,796 Yes, sir. 1148 01:04:19,797 --> 01:04:21,597 We'll continue this on my airplane. 1149 01:04:21,598 --> 01:04:23,198 Yes, sir. 1150 01:04:24,799 --> 01:04:26,398 Flight surgeon seen that arm yet? 1151 01:04:26,399 --> 01:04:27,799 No, sir, but I've talked to him. 1152 01:04:27,800 --> 01:04:28,799 I'm OK. I'll have it checked 1153 01:04:28,800 --> 01:04:29,999 as soon as I get back. 1154 01:04:30,000 --> 01:04:32,400 It's just a bruise up on my shoulder, General. 1155 01:04:32,401 --> 01:04:33,400 Make sure of that. 1156 01:04:33,401 --> 01:04:34,601 Yes, sir. 1157 01:04:50,606 --> 01:04:52,205 I want the latest results 1158 01:04:52,206 --> 01:04:54,207 of your last performance and stability tests 1159 01:04:54,407 --> 01:04:55,406 as soon as possible. 1160 01:04:55,407 --> 01:04:56,606 Yes, sir. 1161 01:04:56,607 --> 01:04:58,008 That cigar, sir. 1162 01:04:58,208 --> 01:05:00,248 Doesn't the General know the aircraft might explode? 1163 01:05:01,209 --> 01:05:03,009 It wouldn't dare. 1164 01:05:06,610 --> 01:05:07,809 While we're gassing up 1165 01:05:07,810 --> 01:05:09,210 I've got something to show you. 1166 01:05:09,211 --> 01:05:10,211 Yes, sir. 1167 01:05:42,420 --> 01:05:44,020 Holy smokes. 1168 01:05:44,220 --> 01:05:46,620 So this id the B-47, huh? 1169 01:05:46,621 --> 01:05:48,020 She's the most beautiful thing 1170 01:05:48,021 --> 01:05:49,421 I've ever seen in my life, General. 1171 01:05:49,422 --> 01:05:50,422 Just look at her. 1172 01:05:51,022 --> 01:05:52,422 Look at her. 1173 01:05:52,823 --> 01:05:56,623 I sure would like to get my hands on one of these. 1174 01:05:56,624 --> 01:05:58,224 Maybe you will, Dutch. 1175 01:05:58,424 --> 01:06:00,425 Maybe you will. 1176 01:06:38,035 --> 01:06:39,435 How are you, sweetie? 1177 01:06:39,635 --> 01:06:40,836 Oh, how are you? 1178 01:06:41,236 --> 01:06:43,435 Hey, what are you doing home from the hospital so soon? 1179 01:06:43,436 --> 01:06:46,436 The birth rate of Carswell must have jumped up or something. 1180 01:06:46,437 --> 01:06:47,636 Boy, they were so crowded. 1181 01:06:47,637 --> 01:06:48,814 They sure got rid of me in a hurry. 1182 01:06:48,838 --> 01:06:49,837 What? 1183 01:06:49,838 --> 01:06:52,638 Well, you seem to beall in one piece. Was it very bad? 1184 01:06:52,639 --> 01:06:55,438 No. I sure oiled up an airplane, though. 1185 01:06:55,439 --> 01:06:56,839 We were all mighty lucky. 1186 01:06:56,840 --> 01:06:57,839 The main things was 1187 01:06:57,840 --> 01:06:59,080 I just kept worrying about you. 1188 01:06:59,240 --> 01:07:00,440 I knew we were all right. 1189 01:07:00,441 --> 01:07:02,040 Oh, so did I, really. 1190 01:07:02,041 --> 01:07:04,841 I kept listening to the radio reports every day. 1191 01:07:04,842 --> 01:07:06,641 I knew you were coming back. 1192 01:07:06,642 --> 01:07:07,842 You just had to. 1193 01:07:07,843 --> 01:07:09,042 Oh!, yeah, sure. 1194 01:07:09,043 --> 01:07:11,243 Especially me being a father and everything. 1195 01:07:11,244 --> 01:07:13,843 A father. Well, where's the baby? 1196 01:07:13,844 --> 01:07:15,244 Where are you hiding the baby? 1197 01:07:15,245 --> 01:07:16,645 Oh, she'll be here. 1198 01:07:16,845 --> 01:07:17,844 Oh, she's so pretty. 1199 01:07:17,845 --> 01:07:19,446 - She is? - Yeah. 1200 01:07:20,046 --> 01:07:22,047 Dutch, are you terribly disappointed 1201 01:07:22,247 --> 01:07:23,246 because she's a little girl? 1202 01:07:23,247 --> 01:07:24,447 Disappointed? I'm delighted. 1203 01:07:24,647 --> 01:07:27,647 I won 5 bucks from Mike Knowland on it. 1204 01:07:27,648 --> 01:07:28,448 Wait. I've got a present for you, 1205 01:07:28,648 --> 01:07:30,849 all the way from Thule. 1206 01:07:32,249 --> 01:07:35,250 My goodness. It looks as big as the baby. 1207 01:07:37,251 --> 01:07:38,650 A penguin. 1208 01:07:38,651 --> 01:07:40,452 I couldn't get a polar bear. 1209 01:07:40,652 --> 01:07:43,651 Oh, but I didn't ask for anything but a husband, 1210 01:07:43,652 --> 01:07:44,853 and I got him. 1211 01:07:50,254 --> 01:07:51,655 Here we are. 1212 01:07:52,655 --> 01:07:54,655 Dutch, I want you to meet your daughter. 1213 01:07:54,855 --> 01:07:56,455 Well... 1214 01:07:56,456 --> 01:07:58,256 Well,... 1215 01:08:00,257 --> 01:08:03,657 Well, how do you do, young lady? 1216 01:08:03,658 --> 01:08:06,058 Very glad to meet you. 1217 01:08:06,259 --> 01:08:08,458 She says she is, too. 1218 01:08:08,459 --> 01:08:10,860 Would you like to hold her, Colonel? 1219 01:08:12,060 --> 01:08:13,059 Would you like to hold her? 1220 01:08:13,060 --> 01:08:15,661 I'm not checked out on this, but... 1221 01:08:15,861 --> 01:08:17,662 Oh, OK! 1222 01:08:19,262 --> 01:08:21,063 She's not very big, is she? 1223 01:08:21,463 --> 01:08:24,663 - No. - She sure is cute. 1224 01:08:25,064 --> 01:08:27,063 What did you name her? 1225 01:08:27,064 --> 01:08:29,064 Just what you said. Hope. 1226 01:08:29,065 --> 01:08:30,064 Hope? 1227 01:08:30,065 --> 01:08:31,265 Hope? I said Hope? 1228 01:08:31,465 --> 01:08:35,465 Well, yes, that's what you said in your telegram. 1229 01:08:35,466 --> 01:08:37,667 "Can't think of any name but Hope. 1230 01:08:37,867 --> 01:08:39,067 "Everything fine. 1231 01:08:41,268 --> 01:08:43,869 Oh, honey, see, I said, 1232 01:08:44,069 --> 01:08:45,469 "Can't think of any name, 1233 01:08:45,669 --> 01:08:47,670 "but Hope everything fine. 1234 01:08:49,270 --> 01:08:51,871 Well, Hope. That's a pretty nice name. 1235 01:08:52,071 --> 01:08:53,070 Yeah. 1236 01:08:53,071 --> 01:08:54,672 What do you think of the name Hope? 1237 01:08:55,672 --> 01:08:58,672 She says she likes it fine. 1238 01:08:58,673 --> 01:08:59,673 All right. 1239 01:08:59,873 --> 01:09:01,072 It's OK with me if it's OK with you. 1240 01:09:01,073 --> 01:09:02,473 I think it's really pretty. 1241 01:09:02,474 --> 01:09:03,873 Well, Hope, it is, then. 1242 01:09:03,874 --> 01:09:06,274 Well, now, you say good bye to your father. 1243 01:09:06,275 --> 01:09:07,274 Good bye, Hope. 1244 01:09:07,275 --> 01:09:10,275 I guess I'll be seeing you around. 1245 01:09:10,276 --> 01:09:14,076 That's was sort of a silly thing to say. 1246 01:09:14,077 --> 01:09:16,077 She's gonna like it in Florida. 1247 01:09:16,277 --> 01:09:18,077 Florida. Oh, I forgot to tell you. 1248 01:09:18,078 --> 01:09:19,677 We're gonna move. 1249 01:09:19,678 --> 01:09:20,679 When? 1250 01:09:20,879 --> 01:09:22,278 In about 2 weeks. 1251 01:09:22,279 --> 01:09:23,679 I've been transferred to MacDill. 1252 01:09:23,879 --> 01:09:25,880 We're going back to our old house. 1253 01:09:26,080 --> 01:09:27,880 Oh!, that's wonderful. 1254 01:09:27,881 --> 01:09:30,280 We'll be there just in time to watch the spring training. 1255 01:09:30,281 --> 01:09:31,281 How did that happen? 1256 01:09:31,482 --> 01:09:33,282 They're setting up a new B-47 wing. 1257 01:09:33,482 --> 01:09:36,882 General Hawkes gave me a chance to get in on the ground for. 1258 01:09:36,883 --> 01:09:38,483 General Hawkes? 1259 01:09:39,884 --> 01:09:40,883 What's a B-47? 1260 01:09:40,884 --> 01:09:42,284 It's a new jet bomber, 1261 01:09:42,484 --> 01:09:45,285 and it's the most beautiful, wonderful airplane 1262 01:09:45,485 --> 01:09:46,862 you've ever seen in your whole life. 1263 01:09:46,886 --> 01:09:49,086 Sally, this is the most wonderful thing 1264 01:09:49,286 --> 01:09:50,687 you could ever imagine. 1265 01:09:55,888 --> 01:09:57,087 In the B-36. 1266 01:09:57,088 --> 01:09:58,888 We've got a good long range heavy bomber, 1267 01:09:58,889 --> 01:10:00,688 but we've needed a medium bomber 1268 01:10:00,689 --> 01:10:03,089 to replace our World War II types. 1269 01:10:03,090 --> 01:10:05,490 The B-47 can fill that need 1270 01:10:05,491 --> 01:10:07,490 and greatly increase the overall capabilities 1271 01:10:07,491 --> 01:10:09,491 of the Strategic Air Command. 1272 01:10:09,492 --> 01:10:11,491 It's been under development for 8 years. 1273 01:10:11,492 --> 01:10:15,092 It's the fastest operational jet bomber in the world. 1274 01:10:15,093 --> 01:10:16,293 Recently it was timed 1275 01:10:16,294 --> 01:10:18,494 at a ground speed of 794 miles per hour, 1276 01:10:18,694 --> 01:10:20,695 and it's ceiling is over 40.000 feet. 1277 01:10:20,895 --> 01:10:23,696 This wing is so clean 1278 01:10:23,896 --> 01:10:26,295 that mechabics have to wear soft soled shoes 1279 01:10:26,296 --> 01:10:27,696 If they walk on it. 1280 01:10:27,697 --> 01:10:29,097 A scuff on this metal skin 1281 01:10:29,297 --> 01:10:32,697 could slow it down 20 miles an hour. 1282 01:10:32,698 --> 01:10:34,698 With the new family of nuclear weapons, 1283 01:10:34,699 --> 01:10:38,899 on B-47 and a crew of 3 carries the destructive power 1284 01:10:38,900 --> 01:10:42,701 of the entire B-29 force we used against Japan. 1285 01:10:42,901 --> 01:10:44,700 Up until now the B-47 has been 1286 01:10:44,701 --> 01:10:47,101 in the hands of test pilots. It looks good. 1287 01:10:47,102 --> 01:10:48,501 We don't now how good 1288 01:10:48,502 --> 01:10:51,302 until it's been proved out by our regular S.A.C. crews. 1289 01:10:51,303 --> 01:10:52,702 That'll be General Castle's job 1290 01:10:52,703 --> 01:10:55,304 with the first new wing at MacDill. 1291 01:10:55,504 --> 01:10:59,504 I want to see a year of flying crammed into 6 months. 1292 01:10:59,505 --> 01:11:02,506 I'll tell you why I'm in a hurry. 1293 01:11:07,908 --> 01:11:10,307 When units of all 3 S.A.C. Air Forces 1294 01:11:10,308 --> 01:11:11,708 are equipped with B-47's, 1295 01:11:11,709 --> 01:11:14,108 our overall mobility will be doubled. 1296 01:11:14,109 --> 01:11:16,710 It all boils down to less danger of war. 1297 01:11:16,910 --> 01:11:20,110 With each B-47 delivered, 1298 01:11:20,111 --> 01:11:22,911 S.A.C's capability of quick retaliation is increased, 1299 01:11:22,912 --> 01:11:25,712 and an enemy would undoubtedly know it. 1300 01:11:25,912 --> 01:11:29,513 We'll be better able to realize S.A.C.'s best hope: 1301 01:11:29,713 --> 01:11:33,114 to prevent a war from ever starting. 1302 01:11:33,314 --> 01:11:34,914 I've called you to Omaha 1303 01:11:34,915 --> 01:11:36,715 for the special briefings that will follow 1304 01:11:36,915 --> 01:11:38,715 because each one of you is gonna be a key man 1305 01:11:38,716 --> 01:11:40,516 in the B-47 program. 1306 01:11:43,317 --> 01:11:45,317 Let's leave it this way. 1307 01:11:45,318 --> 01:11:48,317 The B-47 is on third base. 1308 01:11:48,318 --> 01:11:51,319 It'll be up to you to bring it home. 1309 01:12:40,332 --> 01:12:42,933 Canopy Coming closed. 1310 01:13:27,545 --> 01:13:29,945 You all squared away, Ike? 1311 01:13:29,946 --> 01:13:31,145 Ok, Dutch. 1312 01:13:31,146 --> 01:13:32,145 How about you, Rocky? 1313 01:13:32,146 --> 01:13:33,346 Roger. 1314 01:13:33,347 --> 01:13:34,947 MacDill tower, this is 5024. 1315 01:13:35,147 --> 01:13:36,147 We're ready to go. 1316 01:13:36,348 --> 01:13:38,747 5024, you are cleared for takeoff. 1317 01:13:38,748 --> 01:13:40,949 Roger, 5024. 1318 01:13:49,351 --> 01:13:50,551 Rolling. 1319 01:13:50,751 --> 01:13:51,952 Arm A.T.O. 1320 01:14:00,754 --> 01:14:02,555 Fire A.T.O. 1321 01:15:06,172 --> 01:15:08,371 Air force 5024. 1322 01:15:08,372 --> 01:15:10,372 This is eagle control. Say again. 1323 01:15:10,373 --> 01:15:11,573 We're just in time. 1324 01:15:11,773 --> 01:15:13,574 The B-47 is on a bomb run. 1325 01:15:17,775 --> 01:15:21,775 Eagle control, this is Air Force 5024. 1326 01:15:21,776 --> 01:15:25,377 Type a bomb run, radar, observer, Major Knowland, 1327 01:15:25,577 --> 01:15:29,977 I.K., altitude 43.000, 43.000 feet. 1328 01:15:29,978 --> 01:15:32,378 Type of release, automatic, over. 1329 01:15:32,379 --> 01:15:33,778 Eagle control, Roger. 1330 01:15:33,779 --> 01:15:35,980 Give us a call when you depart the I.P. 1331 01:15:40,581 --> 01:15:43,981 Eagle control, this is 5024 departing I.P. 1332 01:15:43,982 --> 01:15:44,982 Roger. 1333 01:15:48,183 --> 01:15:49,382 Ike, you all set? 1334 01:15:49,383 --> 01:15:50,383 Roger. 1335 01:15:50,384 --> 01:15:51,984 Ok, it's your airplane. 1336 01:15:59,786 --> 01:16:02,386 We are 25 miles out. 1337 01:16:02,387 --> 01:16:03,387 Roger. 1338 01:16:07,588 --> 01:16:09,788 Tour tone is loud and clear. 1339 01:16:09,789 --> 01:16:11,989 Standing by for information. 1340 01:16:15,190 --> 01:16:17,191 Bomb away. 1341 01:16:18,591 --> 01:16:20,391 Dutch, that's a shot. 1342 01:16:20,392 --> 01:16:23,392 You mean this city's been wiped out 1343 01:16:23,393 --> 01:16:24,992 theoretically in a storm 1344 01:16:24,993 --> 01:16:27,193 by a bomber we didn't even see or hear? 1345 01:16:27,194 --> 01:16:30,193 Sure. With radar, weather's no problem. 1346 01:16:30,194 --> 01:16:31,395 We've been bombing cities 1347 01:16:31,595 --> 01:16:33,394 every day and every night all over the U.S., 1348 01:16:33,395 --> 01:16:35,196 only people never know it. 1349 01:16:45,198 --> 01:16:46,798 What? 1350 01:16:46,799 --> 01:16:48,799 Seventh hour stretch. 1351 01:16:52,400 --> 01:16:53,801 Thanks, Ike. 1352 01:16:57,802 --> 01:17:00,603 Hey, Rocky, we've got about an hour and a half more to go. 1353 01:17:00,803 --> 01:17:03,363 Do you want to take it the rest of the way and shoot the landing? 1354 01:17:03,403 --> 01:17:04,204 Roger. 1355 01:17:04,404 --> 01:17:05,404 You have it. 1356 01:17:11,405 --> 01:17:13,205 That shoulder again? 1357 01:17:13,206 --> 01:17:15,207 No. I'm stiff all over. Who isn't? 1358 01:17:57,018 --> 01:17:58,218 Pop the chute. 1359 01:18:20,424 --> 01:18:22,425 Say, you know, that boy's got a lot on the ball. 1360 01:18:22,625 --> 01:18:24,024 He could be another Bobby Feller. 1361 01:18:24,025 --> 01:18:25,024 Oh!, he looks great. 1362 01:18:25,025 --> 01:18:28,225 He won 18 for Rochester last year. 1363 01:18:28,226 --> 01:18:30,627 Dutch, will you stop looking at your watch? 1364 01:18:30,827 --> 01:18:33,227 You said you don't take off until midnight. 1365 01:18:33,228 --> 01:18:35,627 Well, honey, I'm not hopping a streetcar, you know? 1366 01:18:35,628 --> 01:18:38,629 A mission like this takes 6, 7 hours pre-flight briefing. 1367 01:18:38,829 --> 01:18:41,230 And what about the 4 days between missions? 1368 01:18:41,430 --> 01:18:42,630 You've only had 2. 1369 01:18:42,830 --> 01:18:46,031 I know, I know. I'm filling in for Charlie. 1370 01:18:46,631 --> 01:18:48,632 You could watch the rest of the inning, anyway. 1371 01:18:48,832 --> 01:18:50,231 All right, all right. 1372 01:18:50,232 --> 01:18:53,632 Hey, I just noticed those eagles. 1373 01:18:53,633 --> 01:18:55,433 When did you make chicken, Colonel Dutch? 1374 01:18:55,434 --> 01:18:56,433 Couple weeks ago. 1375 01:18:56,434 --> 01:18:57,833 They figure we needed the raise 1376 01:18:57,834 --> 01:18:59,234 on account of the baby. 1377 01:18:59,235 --> 01:19:00,834 She's not kidding. 1378 01:19:00,835 --> 01:19:04,035 How a Sergeant with 5 kids makesit, I don't know. 1379 01:19:04,036 --> 01:19:06,035 Well, I'll say this much for General Hawkes. 1380 01:19:06,036 --> 01:19:08,637 He's certainly doing everything he can for them. 1381 01:19:11,038 --> 01:19:13,237 Struck him out. 2 in a Row. 1382 01:19:13,238 --> 01:19:15,839 Honey, I've got to go. Bye. 1383 01:19:16,039 --> 01:19:18,640 Now look, this time I don't want any penguins. 1384 01:19:18,840 --> 01:19:20,239 I'll bring you a pelican. 1385 01:19:20,240 --> 01:19:21,240 Bye, Tom. 1386 01:19:21,441 --> 01:19:22,641 Bye, Colonel. 1387 01:19:25,842 --> 01:19:27,241 What's the matter, Sally? 1388 01:19:27,242 --> 01:19:30,043 Oh, nothing. I was just wondering 1389 01:19:30,243 --> 01:19:31,443 where he's going this time. 1390 01:19:31,643 --> 01:19:33,643 Hello, Sally. How are you? 1391 01:19:33,644 --> 01:19:36,044 Oh, hi, Rusty! I'm fine. How are you? 1392 01:19:36,245 --> 01:19:38,644 Fine, fine. May I present General Hawkes? 1393 01:19:38,645 --> 01:19:40,045 It's a real pleasure, Mrs. Holland. 1394 01:19:40,046 --> 01:19:41,622 I've been looking forward to meeting you. 1395 01:19:41,646 --> 01:19:42,645 Same here. 1396 01:19:42,646 --> 01:19:44,247 Only I'm a little disappointed. 1397 01:19:44,447 --> 01:19:46,446 I thought you'd be breathing fire. 1398 01:19:46,447 --> 01:19:48,448 Well, I usually do. I just had a flame-out. 1399 01:19:48,648 --> 01:19:51,448 Oh, well, if you're here recruiting, 1400 01:19:51,449 --> 01:19:53,248 please don't take Brewster. 1401 01:19:53,249 --> 01:19:55,249 Oh, no! I'm a great ball fan. 1402 01:19:55,250 --> 01:19:57,449 Oh, good. Why don't you tell that to Mr. Doyle? 1403 01:19:57,450 --> 01:19:58,651 Mr. Doyle, General Hawkes. 1404 01:19:58,851 --> 01:19:59,850 How do you do, Mr. Doyle? 1405 01:19:59,851 --> 01:20:01,050 Thank you for letting us in. 1406 01:20:01,051 --> 01:20:02,451 My pleasure. Won't you sit down? 1407 01:20:02,452 --> 01:20:03,652 Thank you. 1408 01:20:03,852 --> 01:20:06,453 So you're the man that stole my third baseman. 1409 01:20:06,653 --> 01:20:08,653 I wish we could keep him, too. 1410 01:20:08,853 --> 01:20:10,253 I'll bet you do. 1411 01:20:10,254 --> 01:20:12,253 So you're on Mr. Doyle's side, eh? 1412 01:20:12,254 --> 01:20:13,854 Yes, I am. 1413 01:20:13,855 --> 01:20:16,054 Well, we've got a job to do, Mrs. Holland, 1414 01:20:16,055 --> 01:20:18,656 and getting men like your husband isn't easy. 1415 01:20:18,856 --> 01:20:21,056 Don't tell me your little problems General. 1416 01:20:21,057 --> 01:20:24,457 I'm only interested in results. 1417 01:20:24,458 --> 01:20:25,858 Touche. 1418 01:21:03,268 --> 01:21:04,268 Hello. 1419 01:21:06,466 --> 01:21:08,864 Oh, mother!, it's you. 1420 01:21:09,864 --> 01:21:11,662 Nothing, nothing at all. 1421 01:21:11,663 --> 01:21:13,261 It's just that every time 1422 01:21:13,262 --> 01:21:16,659 Dutch goes on one of these missions I just die. 1423 01:21:17,459 --> 01:21:20,456 No, of course he doesn't know. 1424 01:21:20,457 --> 01:21:22,456 No, and he never will. 1425 01:21:23,655 --> 01:21:27,052 No, no, but he should be here any minute. 1426 01:21:27,053 --> 01:21:29,450 Yes, it was a long flight. 1427 01:21:29,451 --> 01:21:30,849 Please don't ask me. 1428 01:21:30,850 --> 01:21:32,649 I never know where he's going. 1429 01:21:32,849 --> 01:21:34,048 Look, mother. 1430 01:21:34,248 --> 01:21:36,647 We thought we'd take you all 1431 01:21:36,846 --> 01:21:38,046 to the officers' club. 1432 01:21:38,246 --> 01:21:39,444 You know, for dad's birthday, 1433 01:21:39,445 --> 01:21:42,043 if Dutch is here. 1434 01:21:42,243 --> 01:21:45,441 Well, I haven't had a chance to ask him yet. 1435 01:21:46,640 --> 01:21:48,040 Oh, here he is. I'll call you back. 1436 01:21:48,239 --> 01:21:50,438 Oh, hi. 1437 01:21:51,837 --> 01:21:53,635 That's a real bear hug. 1438 01:21:53,636 --> 01:21:55,634 Oh, I'm just so glad to see you. 1439 01:21:55,834 --> 01:21:56,634 How are you? 1440 01:21:56,834 --> 01:21:57,833 I'm fine. 1441 01:21:57,833 --> 01:21:58,832 Was it rough? 1442 01:21:58,833 --> 01:22:00,830 No, no. Everything went off fine. 1443 01:22:00,831 --> 01:22:02,030 It was like clockwork. 1444 01:22:02,230 --> 01:22:05,027 My shoulder bothered me the last couple of hours, 1445 01:22:05,028 --> 01:22:06,509 but outside of that... How's the baby? 1446 01:22:06,627 --> 01:22:08,625 Oh, she's fine. She's still asleep. 1447 01:22:08,626 --> 01:22:09,625 Listen. 1448 01:22:09,626 --> 01:22:11,424 You know, Tuesday is Dad's birthday, 1449 01:22:11,624 --> 01:22:13,622 and I thought we'd take them to the officers' club. 1450 01:22:13,623 --> 01:22:15,222 You'll still be here, won't you? 1451 01:22:15,422 --> 01:22:16,221 Yeah. 1452 01:22:16,421 --> 01:22:17,421 I think so. 1453 01:22:17,620 --> 01:22:19,619 It all depends on the operations schedule. 1454 01:22:19,819 --> 01:22:21,817 You won't be going on another mission that soon. 1455 01:22:21,818 --> 01:22:22,817 Honey, I don't know. 1456 01:22:22,818 --> 01:22:24,215 All I know is we should be. 1457 01:22:24,216 --> 01:22:25,414 Should be? 1458 01:22:25,415 --> 01:22:27,613 You shouldn't be flying at all. 1459 01:22:27,614 --> 01:22:30,611 Dutch, why don't you go and see the doctor? 1460 01:22:30,612 --> 01:22:32,410 Every time you go on one of these trips, 1461 01:22:32,411 --> 01:22:35,208 when you come back your shoulder is much worse. 1462 01:22:35,209 --> 01:22:37,007 You know how flight surgeons are. 1463 01:22:37,008 --> 01:22:38,407 It's not that bad. 1464 01:22:38,607 --> 01:22:39,805 I'm not taking any chances. 1465 01:22:39,806 --> 01:22:41,604 Now, honey, I know what I'm doing. 1466 01:22:41,605 --> 01:22:44,002 You're so tired, you don't know what you're doing. 1467 01:22:44,003 --> 01:22:46,602 All right, all right, all right. 1468 01:22:46,802 --> 01:22:48,599 I'll fix you some breakfast. 1469 01:22:48,600 --> 01:22:50,199 Then you should go to bed. 1470 01:22:50,399 --> 01:22:51,798 All right, all right. 1471 01:23:00,393 --> 01:23:02,592 So this will be the first overseas movement 1472 01:23:02,791 --> 01:23:04,989 of an entire jet bomber wing. 1473 01:23:04,990 --> 01:23:06,388 While we're at it, 1474 01:23:06,389 --> 01:23:08,986 we've been ordered to try something a little special: 1475 01:23:08,987 --> 01:23:10,386 a new record. 1476 01:23:10,387 --> 01:23:15,182 30 B-47s will make a routine refueling stop at Seattle. 1477 01:23:15,183 --> 01:23:19,181 But the other 15 airplanes will attempt to fly 1478 01:23:19,381 --> 01:23:22,579 from MacDill to Japan nonstop. 1479 01:23:24,777 --> 01:23:29,174 Now, General Espy has some additional information. 1480 01:23:33,572 --> 01:23:36,170 The flight will be 7.400 statute miles 1481 01:23:36,370 --> 01:23:37,968 in almost 16 hours. 1482 01:23:37,969 --> 01:23:40,966 I will fly number one position of the nonstop group. 1483 01:23:40,967 --> 01:23:42,765 Colonel Holland will fly number 15. 1484 01:23:42,766 --> 01:23:44,364 Lights. 1485 01:23:44,365 --> 01:23:45,763 Now here's the plan. 1486 01:23:45,764 --> 01:23:48,962 This operation will be carried out in 3 phases. 1487 01:23:49,162 --> 01:23:50,960 First we'll move the wing bag and baggage. 1488 01:23:50,961 --> 01:23:52,359 Everything, spare engines, 1489 01:23:52,360 --> 01:23:54,357 fuel trucks and maintenance crews. 1490 01:23:54,358 --> 01:23:56,756 Tomorrow at 08:00, globemaster cargo aircraft 1491 01:23:56,757 --> 01:23:58,555 will load the men and equipment. 1492 01:23:58,556 --> 01:24:02,552 The second starts the following morning at 06:00 1493 01:24:02,553 --> 01:24:04,551 when our KC-97 tankers will take off 1494 01:24:04,552 --> 01:24:07,149 so as to be in place here... 1495 01:24:07,150 --> 01:24:09,148 and here. 1496 01:24:09,149 --> 01:24:11,946 For in-flight refueling rendezvous with the B-47s, 1497 01:24:11,947 --> 01:24:16,543 who will proceed to destination, Yokote. 1498 01:24:16,544 --> 01:24:18,742 Lights. 1499 01:24:18,743 --> 01:24:22,141 And third, the B-47s will depart when ordered. 1500 01:24:22,340 --> 01:24:24,738 All B-47 combat crews will stand by. 1501 01:24:24,739 --> 01:24:26,337 A word of caution. 1502 01:24:26,338 --> 01:24:28,535 There is a security blackout. 1503 01:24:28,536 --> 01:24:31,734 Let's do it first, then talk about it. 1504 01:26:02,077 --> 01:26:03,475 She's still asleep. 1505 01:26:03,476 --> 01:26:05,273 Does that child sleep all afternoon? 1506 01:26:05,274 --> 01:26:06,274 I have to get home. 1507 01:26:06,275 --> 01:26:07,872 Oh, now, she'll be awake soon. 1508 01:26:07,873 --> 01:26:09,271 You just be patient. 1509 01:26:09,272 --> 01:26:12,470 - Patient? I haven't seen her since yesterday. - True. 1510 01:26:18,866 --> 01:26:20,265 Hello. 1511 01:26:21,464 --> 01:26:24,861 No, Colonel Holland isn't here. This is Mrs. Holland. 1512 01:26:24,862 --> 01:26:28,259 Oh, it's long distance, mother. Tom Doyle. 1513 01:26:28,260 --> 01:26:31,057 Hi, Tom. How are you? 1514 01:26:31,058 --> 01:26:33,256 Oh, I'm fine. 1515 01:26:33,257 --> 01:26:35,054 She's just fine. 1516 01:26:35,055 --> 01:26:37,653 No, he's over at the base. 1517 01:26:37,654 --> 01:26:40,052 You can reach him at MacDill. 1518 01:26:42,451 --> 01:26:43,850 I see. 1519 01:26:45,449 --> 01:26:47,248 Yeah, I see. 1520 01:26:47,447 --> 01:26:49,445 Oh, I'm sure he can. 1521 01:26:49,446 --> 01:26:52,444 Oh, yeah, me? You know I'm all for it. 1522 01:26:52,844 --> 01:26:53,643 Fine. 1523 01:26:53,644 --> 01:26:55,442 Fine, then I'll see you in a few days. 1524 01:26:55,642 --> 01:26:56,841 Bye, Tom. 1525 01:26:57,041 --> 01:26:58,640 Hooray, hooray, hooray! 1526 01:26:58,840 --> 01:27:00,638 God bless Tom Doyle, Brewster, 1527 01:27:00,639 --> 01:27:01,719 and everybody in St. Louis. 1528 01:27:01,838 --> 01:27:02,838 What's come over you? 1529 01:27:03,037 --> 01:27:04,213 Oh, the most wonderfull thing just happened! 1530 01:27:04,237 --> 01:27:05,036 What? 1531 01:27:05,236 --> 01:27:06,236 Brewster broke his leg. 1532 01:27:06,435 --> 01:27:08,233 Oh, wonderful? The poor boy. 1533 01:27:08,234 --> 01:27:10,033 Oh, I'm sorry about it, of course, 1534 01:27:10,233 --> 01:27:12,031 but don't you see? This puts Tom in a spot, 1535 01:27:12,032 --> 01:27:14,029 and he wants Dutch to come back and finish the season. 1536 01:27:14,030 --> 01:27:17,227 You know, I'd almost forgotten Dutch was a baseball player. 1537 01:27:17,228 --> 01:27:19,226 Oh, gosh, so had he. 1538 01:27:19,227 --> 01:27:21,026 Oh, but he'd never turn Tom down. 1539 01:27:21,226 --> 01:27:22,225 He'd love this, 1540 01:27:22,226 --> 01:27:24,224 and you know, this settles everything. 1541 01:27:24,424 --> 01:27:25,622 Well, if you're going to St. Louis, 1542 01:27:25,623 --> 01:27:27,422 I'd say it unsettles everything. 1543 01:27:27,622 --> 01:27:28,820 Oh, no, Mom. 1544 01:27:28,821 --> 01:27:32,218 No more long missions, no more worrying. 1545 01:27:32,219 --> 01:27:34,216 Sally, I hope it all works out for you. 1546 01:27:34,217 --> 01:27:35,617 Oh, it will, Mom. It really will. 1547 01:27:35,816 --> 01:27:36,616 Where are you going? 1548 01:27:36,816 --> 01:27:38,814 I have to find the sports page 1549 01:27:38,815 --> 01:27:40,413 to catch up on a few things. 1550 01:27:40,613 --> 01:27:44,810 You know, I don't even know the Cardinal lineup anymore. 1551 01:27:44,811 --> 01:27:47,408 Well, this just came out of the blue. 1552 01:27:47,409 --> 01:27:51,007 You know I want to do everything I possibly can to help. 1553 01:27:51,806 --> 01:27:53,404 Uh-huh, yeah. 1554 01:27:53,405 --> 01:27:54,804 That's right. 1555 01:27:56,203 --> 01:27:58,202 Well, let me call you in an hour, huh, Tom? 1556 01:27:58,402 --> 01:27:59,601 What's your number? 1557 01:28:01,200 --> 01:28:02,799 What is it? 1558 01:28:03,798 --> 01:28:05,197 4728. 1559 01:28:05,198 --> 01:28:06,996 I'll call you in an hour. 1560 01:28:07,196 --> 01:28:08,196 Right. 1561 01:28:28,383 --> 01:28:29,781 - Hi. - Hi. 1562 01:28:29,782 --> 01:28:30,781 Did Tom get you? 1563 01:28:30,782 --> 01:28:32,780 Yeah, yeah. Talked to him twice. 1564 01:28:32,980 --> 01:28:33,979 You know, he called here first, 1565 01:28:33,980 --> 01:28:35,377 and he told me all about it. 1566 01:28:35,378 --> 01:28:37,777 I suppose you'll still have to make the flight, anyway. 1567 01:28:37,977 --> 01:28:39,375 Well, we've been standing by all day 1568 01:28:39,376 --> 01:28:41,373 for weather and word from S.A.C. 1569 01:28:41,374 --> 01:28:43,373 How soon can you get away? 1570 01:28:44,572 --> 01:28:46,571 Sally, I had to turn Tom down. 1571 01:28:51,568 --> 01:28:55,764 I had to make a decision, and I made it. 1572 01:28:55,765 --> 01:28:57,564 I'm not getting out at all. 1573 01:28:57,764 --> 01:28:59,763 I'm staying in the Air Force permanently. 1574 01:29:01,961 --> 01:29:02,761 Oh, you don't... 1575 01:29:02,961 --> 01:29:04,360 I know it's rough on you. 1576 01:29:04,560 --> 01:29:05,759 I know how you feel. 1577 01:29:05,959 --> 01:29:07,956 I took all that into consideration, 1578 01:29:07,957 --> 01:29:10,556 but when I got rigth down to rock bottom, 1579 01:29:10,756 --> 01:29:13,754 this was the only thing I could do. 1580 01:29:13,954 --> 01:29:16,351 But you've served your 21 months. 1581 01:29:16,352 --> 01:29:18,750 There's no use arguing. It's all settled. 1582 01:29:18,950 --> 01:29:20,349 I've signed up. 1583 01:29:21,749 --> 01:29:25,745 You just went ahead and made this decision all by yourself? 1584 01:29:25,746 --> 01:29:27,745 There are some decisions you have to make alone. 1585 01:29:28,744 --> 01:29:30,742 So this is going to be it? 1586 01:29:30,743 --> 01:29:32,142 The Air Force... 1587 01:29:32,342 --> 01:29:34,739 for the rest of your life and mine. 1588 01:29:34,740 --> 01:29:37,737 One station after another, one mission after another. 1589 01:29:37,738 --> 01:29:41,736 And you just walk in here and calmly tell me this. 1590 01:29:41,936 --> 01:29:43,134 Well, there are times 1591 01:29:43,135 --> 01:29:44,733 when you are given certain responsibilities. 1592 01:29:44,734 --> 01:29:45,932 You can't ignore them. 1593 01:29:45,933 --> 01:29:48,132 Well don't you have any responsibilities 1594 01:29:48,331 --> 01:29:49,730 to Hope and me? 1595 01:29:49,731 --> 01:29:51,728 Is it always General Hawkes? 1596 01:29:51,729 --> 01:29:54,726 General Hawkes didn't have anything to do with it. 1597 01:29:54,727 --> 01:29:56,725 Oh, he's been working on you for months. 1598 01:29:56,726 --> 01:29:58,125 Flattering you, promoting you. 1599 01:29:58,325 --> 01:30:00,323 Sally, if there was a war on, 1600 01:30:00,324 --> 01:30:01,922 you wouldn't question any of this. 1601 01:30:01,923 --> 01:30:03,521 Well, that's just it. There isn't. 1602 01:30:03,522 --> 01:30:05,719 But there is a kind of war. 1603 01:30:05,720 --> 01:30:07,718 We've got to stay ready to figth 1604 01:30:07,719 --> 01:30:09,317 without fighting. 1605 01:30:09,318 --> 01:30:10,716 That's even tougher. 1606 01:30:10,717 --> 01:30:12,515 That's why I made this decision. 1607 01:30:12,516 --> 01:30:14,714 You made it. We didn't. 1608 01:30:14,715 --> 01:30:17,312 All these months I kept telling myself, 1609 01:30:17,313 --> 01:30:19,710 "It isn't how much you're together that counts. 1610 01:30:19,711 --> 01:30:21,710 "It's that you are together. 1611 01:30:21,910 --> 01:30:24,708 And... and now, suddenly, we're not together at all. 1612 01:30:26,307 --> 01:30:28,106 Oh, Dutch, what's happened to you? 1613 01:30:28,306 --> 01:30:30,305 I just don't even know you anymore. 1614 01:30:31,304 --> 01:30:33,302 I... I'm still the same. 1615 01:30:33,303 --> 01:30:36,701 And here I am all alone with a stranger. 1616 01:30:54,489 --> 01:30:56,088 Colonel Holland. 1617 01:30:57,087 --> 01:30:58,686 Ok, I'll be right over. 1618 01:31:12,877 --> 01:31:16,475 Word just came through from S.A.C. I have to go. 1619 01:31:20,073 --> 01:31:22,471 Sally, I can't go this way. 1620 01:31:22,671 --> 01:31:25,070 What difference does it make? 1621 01:31:26,469 --> 01:31:29,266 We couldn't be any farther apart, 1622 01:31:29,267 --> 01:31:31,665 even if you were in Tokyo. 1623 01:31:50,253 --> 01:31:52,252 Hey, Dutch, let's go! 1624 01:32:16,237 --> 01:32:19,034 Armadillo flying taxi runway 2-2, 1625 01:32:19,035 --> 01:32:21,233 wind is south 1-0. 1626 01:32:21,234 --> 01:32:23,032 Altimeter 3-0-1-1. 1627 01:34:16,959 --> 01:34:19,358 Hello, Sergeant. This is Mrs. Holland. 1628 01:34:19,558 --> 01:34:21,357 Can you please tell me 1629 01:34:21,556 --> 01:34:23,954 if Colonel Holland has left yet? 1630 01:34:23,955 --> 01:34:25,953 You what? 1631 01:34:25,954 --> 01:34:27,353 You don't... 1632 01:34:27,553 --> 01:34:30,751 W... well, then where can I find General Castle? 1633 01:34:32,150 --> 01:34:33,948 The control tower. 1634 01:34:34,948 --> 01:34:35,948 No, nevermind. 1635 01:34:57,733 --> 01:35:00,132 Where can I find General Castle? 1636 01:35:02,130 --> 01:35:03,528 Has Dutch left yet? 1637 01:35:03,529 --> 01:35:04,928 Oh, I'm sorry, Sally, 1638 01:35:04,929 --> 01:35:06,327 but Dutch took off about 5 minutes ago. 1639 01:35:06,328 --> 01:35:09,125 Oh, there's something I've got to hell him. I can't let him go this way. 1640 01:35:09,126 --> 01:35:10,924 I wish there was something we could do, Mrs. Holland. 1641 01:35:10,925 --> 01:35:14,123 Well, I'm affraid there isn't, General, and I hope you're satisfied. 1642 01:35:14,323 --> 01:35:16,920 Wasn't one war enough for you without calling him back 1643 01:35:16,921 --> 01:35:18,319 just when he was beginning to live? 1644 01:35:18,320 --> 01:35:19,695 And you gonna let him go on and on? 1645 01:35:19,719 --> 01:35:21,117 How much more do you want? 1646 01:35:21,118 --> 01:35:22,317 Sally. 1647 01:35:22,517 --> 01:35:24,158 I'm sorry you fell that way, Mrs. Holland, 1648 01:35:24,316 --> 01:35:25,915 but I want you to understand one thing. 1649 01:35:26,715 --> 01:35:28,712 This was Dutch's decision, not mine. 1650 01:35:28,713 --> 01:35:30,911 His decision because you maneuvered him into it. 1651 01:35:30,912 --> 01:35:33,110 Promoting him, putting him in important jobs. 1652 01:35:33,111 --> 01:35:35,508 Now let's get one thing straight. 1653 01:35:35,509 --> 01:35:37,907 If you think I promoted him because he was Dutch Holland, 1654 01:35:38,107 --> 01:35:39,706 you underestimate him. 1655 01:35:39,906 --> 01:35:41,904 He's an exceptional commander. 1656 01:35:41,905 --> 01:35:44,102 Dutch earned this the hard way. 1657 01:35:44,103 --> 01:35:45,824 I just hope he can get through this mission. 1658 01:35:45,902 --> 01:35:46,902 There any reason. 1659 01:35:46,903 --> 01:35:48,100 He shouldn't be on this mission? 1660 01:35:48,101 --> 01:35:49,100 I think there's every reason. 1661 01:35:49,101 --> 01:35:51,698 And someday, when he cracks, it's gonna be 1662 01:35:51,699 --> 01:35:54,297 because you didn't give him any choice. 1663 01:35:54,897 --> 01:35:56,695 Mrs. Holland... 1664 01:35:56,895 --> 01:35:59,294 I, too, have no choice. 1665 01:36:37,070 --> 01:36:40,867 45 aircraft now airbone, Dutch. 1666 01:36:44,065 --> 01:36:46,662 OK, navigator, how we doing? 1667 01:36:46,663 --> 01:36:48,461 On course. 1668 01:36:48,462 --> 01:36:50,260 On time, Dutch. 1669 01:36:50,261 --> 01:36:51,660 Roger. 1670 01:36:51,860 --> 01:36:54,258 In 6 minutes the formation will break up, 1671 01:36:54,259 --> 01:36:57,456 and we'll proceed on our individual flight plan. 1672 01:37:22,840 --> 01:37:24,838 There's our fuel tanker. 1673 01:37:24,839 --> 01:37:26,638 Right on schedule. 1674 01:37:41,828 --> 01:37:44,626 Air Force 3-4-1-1, 1675 01:37:44,826 --> 01:37:47,025 what'll you have, ethyl or regular? 1676 01:37:48,224 --> 01:37:51,422 Ah, whatever you've got. Just fill her up. 1677 01:37:55,219 --> 01:37:57,217 Your slipway doors are open. 1678 01:37:57,218 --> 01:37:58,617 Receptacle clear. 1679 01:37:58,817 --> 01:38:00,215 Everything looks normal. 1680 01:38:00,216 --> 01:38:01,615 Tanker ready for contact. 1681 01:38:01,815 --> 01:38:03,614 Receiver ready for contact. 1682 01:38:03,814 --> 01:38:05,213 Forward 2. 1683 01:38:06,612 --> 01:38:08,210 Stand by for contact. 1684 01:38:08,211 --> 01:38:09,810 Roger. 1685 01:38:11,209 --> 01:38:12,808 Contact. 1686 01:38:13,008 --> 01:38:13,808 Contact. 1687 01:38:14,007 --> 01:38:15,007 Roger. 1688 01:38:31,596 --> 01:38:32,994 Up 3. 1689 01:38:32,995 --> 01:38:35,193 Your position is good. 1690 01:38:35,194 --> 01:38:37,992 Fuel pressure 35 pounds. 1691 01:38:39,791 --> 01:38:41,389 Tranfer completed. 1692 01:38:41,390 --> 01:38:42,789 Disconect when ready. 1693 01:38:42,989 --> 01:38:44,188 Roger. 1694 01:39:08,772 --> 01:39:11,170 Just caught a sports broadcast, Dutch. 1695 01:39:11,171 --> 01:39:13,169 You're front page news. 1696 01:39:13,170 --> 01:39:15,167 All about your passing up baseball 1697 01:39:15,168 --> 01:39:16,766 for an Air Force career. 1698 01:39:16,767 --> 01:39:18,765 Call that news, huh? 1699 01:39:18,766 --> 01:39:21,163 How about you, Ike? Made up your mind yet? 1700 01:39:21,164 --> 01:39:22,762 You staying in? 1701 01:39:22,763 --> 01:39:24,561 Oh, I guess I might as well. 1702 01:39:24,562 --> 01:39:27,360 Seems like quite a few of the boys are staying in. 1703 01:39:27,760 --> 01:39:29,759 You started quite a fashion, Dutch. 1704 01:39:54,743 --> 01:39:56,940 We bumped into a 129 headwind, Dutch. 1705 01:39:56,941 --> 01:39:58,939 Jet stream. 1706 01:39:58,940 --> 01:40:01,339 40 knots faster than briefed. 1707 01:40:01,539 --> 01:40:03,737 We've lost 13 minutos already. 1708 01:40:10,133 --> 01:40:12,132 Well... 1709 01:40:12,133 --> 01:40:15,133 Well, we better do something about that, Ike. 1710 01:40:16,133 --> 01:40:17,533 Leo, what do you think? 1711 01:40:17,733 --> 01:40:19,732 Think we better try and get over it? 1712 01:40:19,733 --> 01:40:22,933 If we stay under it, we'll use too much fuel, 1713 01:40:22,934 --> 01:40:24,934 that's for sure. 1714 01:40:25,134 --> 01:40:27,110 How much higher do you think we'll have to go, Ike, 1715 01:40:27,134 --> 01:40:28,533 to get out of the jet stream? 1716 01:40:28,534 --> 01:40:32,333 Oh, maybe 2 or 3.000 feet. 1717 01:40:32,334 --> 01:40:35,133 Well, that altitude's kinda critical for us 1718 01:40:35,134 --> 01:40:36,733 at this weight. 1719 01:40:36,734 --> 01:40:39,333 I think maybe we better try it, though. 1720 01:40:39,334 --> 01:40:41,535 Here we go. 1721 01:40:58,735 --> 01:41:01,535 Well, that's about as high as she'll go. 1722 01:41:03,736 --> 01:41:05,936 How much longer we got, Ike? 1723 01:41:06,936 --> 01:41:08,936 5 hours, 11 minutes. 1724 01:41:09,136 --> 01:41:10,935 Well, we're preactically there. 1725 01:41:10,936 --> 01:41:13,935 I went crazy the first 10 hours. 1726 01:41:13,936 --> 01:41:15,535 My hellmet's killing me, 1727 01:41:15,536 --> 01:41:17,936 and I feel like I'm sitting on a block of concrete. 1728 01:41:18,136 --> 01:41:20,735 I'll trade you that block of concrete 1729 01:41:20,736 --> 01:41:22,737 for this picket fence I'm sitting on. 1730 01:41:23,937 --> 01:41:25,936 You guys should've been navigators. 1731 01:41:25,937 --> 01:41:27,737 At least you can get off this seat 1732 01:41:27,937 --> 01:41:29,537 once in a while. 1733 01:42:38,140 --> 01:42:40,539 Air Force 3-4-1-1, 1734 01:42:40,540 --> 01:42:42,139 This is Yokota tower. 1735 01:42:42,140 --> 01:42:45,741 Ceiling is still variable from 1 to 400 feet. 1736 01:42:45,941 --> 01:42:46,941 Fog. 1737 01:42:47,141 --> 01:42:50,740 Visibility varying from 1/4 mile to 2 miles. 1738 01:42:50,741 --> 01:42:52,740 Occasionally zero. 1739 01:42:52,741 --> 01:42:54,740 Uh, how about the other airplanes? 1740 01:42:54,741 --> 01:42:56,740 They all land OK, Yokota? 1741 01:42:56,741 --> 01:42:57,740 Affirmative. 1742 01:42:57,741 --> 01:42:59,341 The last one barely made it. 1743 01:42:59,541 --> 01:43:01,341 Conditions may improve in 30 minutes. 1744 01:43:01,541 --> 01:43:02,541 Can you hold? 1745 01:43:02,741 --> 01:43:06,341 Well, I... not if I have to go to an alternate. 1746 01:43:06,542 --> 01:43:07,941 What's the forecast? 1747 01:43:07,942 --> 01:43:13,142 3-4-1-1, Okinawa is reporting broken and still V.F.R. 1748 01:43:13,742 --> 01:43:16,142 Your other alternates are still instrument 1749 01:43:16,342 --> 01:43:17,541 and bellow minimums. 1750 01:43:17,542 --> 01:43:20,341 Well, If I'm going to Okinawa, I have to leave right now. 1751 01:43:20,342 --> 01:43:22,142 My fuel reserve's low. 1752 01:43:22,742 --> 01:43:25,142 Uh, stand by, Yokota. 1753 01:43:25,342 --> 01:43:27,142 Roger. 1754 01:43:48,544 --> 01:43:50,744 Yokota, this is 3-4-1-1. 1755 01:43:50,944 --> 01:43:54,744 Proceeding to Kadena Air Force base, Okinawa. 1756 01:43:54,944 --> 01:43:55,944 Roger. 1757 01:43:56,144 --> 01:43:57,744 Yokota tower out. 1758 01:44:07,544 --> 01:44:09,744 Air Force jet 3-4-1-1. 1759 01:44:09,745 --> 01:44:11,745 This is Kadena aproach control. 1760 01:44:11,945 --> 01:44:14,144 You're now 68 miles out. 1761 01:44:14,145 --> 01:44:15,545 Weather getting worse. 1762 01:44:15,745 --> 01:44:17,144 Ceiling dropping rapidly. 1763 01:44:17,145 --> 01:44:19,145 You've got 3 miles and 500 feet. 1764 01:44:19,345 --> 01:44:20,744 Now you tell me. 1765 01:44:20,745 --> 01:44:22,744 That's a fine how do you do, Kadena. 1766 01:44:22,745 --> 01:44:24,145 I got 11 minutes fuel 1767 01:44:24,345 --> 01:44:25,744 and 9 more minutes to go. 1768 01:44:25,745 --> 01:44:28,145 It's gonna be a close one. 1769 01:44:29,746 --> 01:44:32,145 Air Force jet 3-4-1-1, 1770 01:44:32,146 --> 01:44:34,945 contact GCA on 1-18.2 1771 01:44:34,946 --> 01:44:38,146 and stand by for immediate jet penetration. 1772 01:44:39,346 --> 01:44:41,146 Affirmative. Affirmative. 1773 01:44:43,746 --> 01:44:46,145 Air Force jet 3-4-1-1, 1774 01:44:46,146 --> 01:44:48,946 You're cleared for immediate jet penetration. 1775 01:45:28,148 --> 01:45:29,548 Dutch? 1776 01:45:34,949 --> 01:45:36,348 Hey, Leo. 1777 01:45:36,349 --> 01:45:38,549 Yeah, Dutch? 1778 01:45:38,749 --> 01:45:40,549 There's... 1779 01:45:40,749 --> 01:45:42,549 There's something wrong. I... 1780 01:45:46,749 --> 01:45:47,749 Leo... 1781 01:45:48,149 --> 01:45:49,149 I... 1782 01:45:51,149 --> 01:45:54,149 I can't move my right arm, Leo. 1783 01:45:54,150 --> 01:45:57,149 Leo, you take ahold of the throttles. 1784 01:45:57,150 --> 01:45:58,750 Reduce your power 10%. 1785 01:45:58,950 --> 01:46:00,750 Roger. 1786 01:46:02,550 --> 01:46:03,750 A little more. 1787 01:46:03,950 --> 01:46:05,750 Hup. There you are. 1788 01:46:08,150 --> 01:46:10,749 All right, now... 1789 01:46:10,750 --> 01:46:13,150 You handle the throttles, 1790 01:46:13,151 --> 01:46:15,550 I'll handle the controls, OK? 1791 01:46:15,551 --> 01:46:17,151 Roger. 1792 01:46:19,751 --> 01:46:22,151 Wheater now reporting 100 feet. 1793 01:46:22,351 --> 01:46:24,750 Visibility 1/4 of a mile. 1794 01:46:24,751 --> 01:46:27,351 Advise you hold east of the outer marker. 1795 01:46:27,551 --> 01:46:28,551 Uh, negative. 1796 01:46:28,751 --> 01:46:30,150 Negative, Kadena. 1797 01:46:30,151 --> 01:46:31,951 I can't hold. 1798 01:46:32,951 --> 01:46:34,552 I'm committed. 1799 01:46:34,752 --> 01:46:37,151 I don't have enough fuel to go around. 1800 01:46:37,152 --> 01:46:39,551 Go on now. Bring me on in. 1801 01:46:39,552 --> 01:46:42,752 Affirmative. Continue your penetration. 1802 01:46:46,552 --> 01:46:48,552 Air Force jet 3-4-1-1, 1803 01:46:48,752 --> 01:46:50,551 This is your final controller. 1804 01:46:50,552 --> 01:46:53,551 You need not acknowledge any further transmissions. 1805 01:46:53,552 --> 01:46:56,152 You're 6 miles from the end of the runway, 1806 01:46:56,153 --> 01:46:58,152 40 feet above the glide path. 1807 01:46:58,153 --> 01:46:59,553 Increase your rate of descent. 1808 01:47:05,753 --> 01:47:07,553 You have now passed 1809 01:47:07,753 --> 01:47:09,553 through the GCA minimums. 1810 01:47:09,753 --> 01:47:12,753 I will hold your rate of descent. 1811 01:47:15,153 --> 01:47:17,153 You're right at the center line. 1812 01:47:17,154 --> 01:47:19,954 Steer to a heading of 1-7-5 degrees. 1813 01:47:21,154 --> 01:47:23,753 All right. Back another 5%, Leo. 1814 01:47:23,754 --> 01:47:25,153 Roger. 1815 01:47:25,154 --> 01:47:26,754 A little more. 1816 01:47:26,954 --> 01:47:29,153 Now forward. 1817 01:47:29,154 --> 01:47:30,554 A little more. 1818 01:47:30,754 --> 01:47:32,554 All right. Back a little. 1819 01:47:32,754 --> 01:47:34,953 There you are. Hold it. 1820 01:47:34,954 --> 01:47:36,954 Your course is good. 1821 01:47:36,955 --> 01:47:39,155 Your rate of descent is good. 1822 01:47:39,355 --> 01:47:41,554 Now steer to 1-8-0 degrees. 1823 01:47:41,555 --> 01:47:44,554 You're on glide path. You're on course. 1824 01:47:44,555 --> 01:47:46,955 Your heading is 1-8-0 degrees. 1825 01:47:47,155 --> 01:47:50,154 You're on glide path. You're on course. 1826 01:47:50,155 --> 01:47:53,154 You're 2 miles from the end of the runway. 1827 01:47:53,155 --> 01:47:55,954 Your heading is 1-8-0 degrees. 1828 01:47:55,955 --> 01:47:57,955 Your rate of descent is good. 1829 01:47:57,956 --> 01:47:59,355 You're on course. 1830 01:47:59,356 --> 01:48:02,155 You're approaching the end of the runway. 1831 01:48:02,156 --> 01:48:04,556 You're now over the end of the runway. 1832 01:48:04,756 --> 01:48:05,756 Take over visually. 1833 01:48:05,956 --> 01:48:08,556 We're breaking out, Dutch. I can see the ground. 1834 01:48:10,156 --> 01:48:12,155 All right, back a little more. 1835 01:48:12,156 --> 01:48:14,556 I got the runway. 1836 01:48:15,756 --> 01:48:17,756 Hold up. Hold up. 1837 01:48:17,757 --> 01:48:19,157 All the way back. 1838 01:48:19,357 --> 01:48:20,957 All the way back, Leo. 1839 01:48:21,157 --> 01:48:23,357 All right, fine. Pop the chute. 1840 01:48:46,358 --> 01:48:48,558 Thanks, GCA. 1841 01:48:48,758 --> 01:48:50,958 Thanks for getting us down, fellas. 1842 01:48:59,159 --> 01:49:01,158 Surprised you can use that arm at all. 1843 01:49:01,159 --> 01:49:03,158 Well, the inflammation's gone down already, sir. 1844 01:49:03,159 --> 01:49:04,359 In just 3 days. 1845 01:49:04,559 --> 01:49:07,958 I ordered you back to Omaha, Colonel Holland, 1846 01:49:07,959 --> 01:49:09,958 because of this medical report. 1847 01:49:09,959 --> 01:49:11,958 It indicates a chronic condition. 1848 01:49:11,959 --> 01:49:13,758 Might happen again any time. 1849 01:49:13,759 --> 01:49:16,159 Especially on long, high altitude flights. 1850 01:49:16,359 --> 01:49:17,959 I suppose that's true, General. 1851 01:49:20,160 --> 01:49:23,159 You know, I ougth to throw the book at you. 1852 01:49:23,160 --> 01:49:25,159 For not following existing instructions 1853 01:49:25,160 --> 01:49:27,960 about reporting to a flight surgeon after an accident. 1854 01:49:28,360 --> 01:49:30,759 For concealing a condition that could have grounded you. 1855 01:49:30,760 --> 01:49:31,960 Yes, sir. 1856 01:49:33,960 --> 01:49:35,759 What you did could have resulted 1857 01:49:35,760 --> 01:49:37,759 in the loss of your aircraft and your crew. 1858 01:49:37,760 --> 01:49:39,159 Until this last mission, sir, 1859 01:49:39,160 --> 01:49:40,760 It was nothing more than annoying. 1860 01:49:40,761 --> 01:49:42,760 I wouldn't have taken such a risk. 1861 01:49:42,761 --> 01:49:45,161 I'm inclined to give you the benefit of the doubt. 1862 01:49:46,961 --> 01:49:48,961 I suppose you know you're all through flying. 1863 01:49:50,961 --> 01:49:52,560 Yes, sir. 1864 01:49:52,561 --> 01:49:54,961 You can't command an operational unit. 1865 01:49:55,161 --> 01:49:57,960 You can stay in, of course, at a ground job. 1866 01:49:57,961 --> 01:49:59,561 Would you like that? 1867 01:50:02,562 --> 01:50:04,362 No, sir. 1868 01:50:06,162 --> 01:50:07,562 I didn't think you would. 1869 01:50:09,362 --> 01:50:11,161 I'm going to let you go. 1870 01:50:11,162 --> 01:50:13,162 You're out of the Air Force as of now. 1871 01:50:14,762 --> 01:50:16,362 Is your wife here yet? 1872 01:50:16,562 --> 01:50:17,761 No, sir. 1873 01:50:17,762 --> 01:50:19,762 I haven't seen her since we left MacDill. 1874 01:50:20,762 --> 01:50:23,163 I don't suppose you can play much ball with that shoulder. 1875 01:50:24,363 --> 01:50:25,163 No, sir. 1876 01:50:25,363 --> 01:50:26,962 Not this season, anyway, sir. 1877 01:50:26,963 --> 01:50:28,162 What are to do? 1878 01:50:28,163 --> 01:50:29,762 I'm sure Tom Doyle 1879 01:50:29,763 --> 01:50:31,762 will have a spot picked out for me, sir. 1880 01:50:31,763 --> 01:50:34,043 Well, if he doesn't make a manager out of you, he's crazy. 1881 01:50:35,363 --> 01:50:37,562 Well, that's fine with me. 1882 01:50:37,563 --> 01:50:38,963 Let's hope so. 1883 01:50:39,163 --> 01:50:40,562 Good luck to you. 1884 01:50:40,563 --> 01:50:42,363 I'm sorry it had to end this way, sir. 1885 01:50:42,563 --> 01:50:44,363 So am I, Holland. Damn sorry. 1886 01:50:44,364 --> 01:50:45,763 I hate to lose you. 1887 01:50:45,764 --> 01:50:48,164 Thank you, sir. 1888 01:50:50,364 --> 01:50:52,164 Dutch... 1889 01:50:53,564 --> 01:50:55,763 Dutch, I... 1890 01:50:55,764 --> 01:50:59,563 I suppose that you know better than anybody else... 1891 01:50:59,564 --> 01:51:01,763 what an uphill battle it is to keep S.A.C. going. 1892 01:51:01,764 --> 01:51:03,565 The job is big 1893 01:51:03,765 --> 01:51:06,164 and the pay is small. 1894 01:51:06,165 --> 01:51:08,565 The things that I've fought for... 1895 01:51:08,765 --> 01:51:10,164 better family housing, 1896 01:51:10,165 --> 01:51:12,565 better breaks for the combat crews 1897 01:51:12,765 --> 01:51:14,164 and the non-coms. 1898 01:51:14,165 --> 01:51:16,364 The things that help us to get the best people 1899 01:51:16,365 --> 01:51:17,965 and keep the best people. 1900 01:51:19,365 --> 01:51:21,165 And 80% of them, 1901 01:51:21,365 --> 01:51:23,764 reserve officers and citizen soldiers 1902 01:51:23,765 --> 01:51:25,366 just like you. 1903 01:51:27,366 --> 01:51:28,566 Dutch... 1904 01:51:28,766 --> 01:51:31,365 None of these things are easy to come by. 1905 01:51:31,366 --> 01:51:32,965 We need all the help we can get. 1906 01:51:32,966 --> 01:51:34,765 Yes, sir. 1907 01:51:34,766 --> 01:51:36,766 I want you to know this: 1908 01:51:38,366 --> 01:51:40,965 The job you did while you were with us, 1909 01:51:40,966 --> 01:51:43,965 and the decision you made when you had an easy out, 1910 01:51:43,966 --> 01:51:46,767 gave us more help than you'll ever realize. 1911 01:51:48,567 --> 01:51:50,167 We're grateful to you. 1912 01:51:51,767 --> 01:51:53,766 I'm glad to hear that, sir. 1913 01:51:53,767 --> 01:51:55,166 General Hawkes, 1914 01:51:55,167 --> 01:51:57,166 will you please tell Colonel Holland 1915 01:51:57,167 --> 01:51:58,766 that Mrs. Holland is here? 1916 01:51:58,767 --> 01:52:00,766 She says to tell him she'll be waiting for him 1917 01:52:00,767 --> 01:52:02,567 in General Wheatley's office. 1918 01:52:03,567 --> 01:52:05,167 Ask her to come in. 1919 01:52:10,368 --> 01:52:11,767 Hello, Sally. 1920 01:52:11,768 --> 01:52:13,767 Remember me? I'm that stranger. 1921 01:52:13,768 --> 01:52:14,767 Well, sure. 1922 01:52:14,768 --> 01:52:16,567 I'd know you anywhere. 1923 01:52:16,568 --> 01:52:18,367 You couldn't fool me. 1924 01:52:18,368 --> 01:52:20,767 I don't care what uniform you're wearing. 1925 01:52:20,768 --> 01:52:22,568 You're still my husband. 1926 01:52:24,368 --> 01:52:26,367 I'm very proud of you. 1927 01:52:26,368 --> 01:52:27,769 I'm ashamed of me. 1928 01:52:28,169 --> 01:52:29,169 We, uh... 1929 01:52:30,169 --> 01:52:33,168 We had a medical report on that arm, Mrs. Holland. 1930 01:52:33,169 --> 01:52:35,168 I've got to let him go. 1931 01:52:35,169 --> 01:52:37,169 He's all yours. 1932 01:52:39,169 --> 01:52:40,369 Is that it? 1933 01:52:43,169 --> 01:52:44,969 That's it. 1934 01:52:53,770 --> 01:52:55,769 That's our new B-47 wing 1935 01:52:55,770 --> 01:52:57,770 Flying its first training mission. 1936 01:52:57,970 --> 01:52:59,769 We'll have 4 full new wings 1937 01:52:59,770 --> 01:53:01,170 by the end of the year. 1938 01:53:26,771 --> 01:53:28,570 Ride the wind 1939 01:53:28,571 --> 01:53:30,772 Follow a star 1940 01:53:30,972 --> 01:53:32,571 Find the foe 1941 01:53:32,572 --> 01:53:34,972 Strike where they are 1942 01:53:35,172 --> 01:53:36,772 Round the world 1943 01:53:36,972 --> 01:53:38,772 Isn't too far 1944 01:53:38,972 --> 01:53:42,972 When the Air Force takes command