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Air Vice-Marshal Cochrane:
Good morning, Gibson. Gibson:
Morning, sir. Air Vice-Marshal Cochrane:
First of all, congratulations on the bar to your DSO. Gibson:
Thank you, sir. Air Vice-Marshal Cochrane:
You finished your third tour last night? Gibson:
Yes sir. Air Vice-Marshal Cochrane:
Would you be prepared to take on one more trip? Gibson:
What kind of trip, sir? Air Vice-Marshal Cochrane:
I can't tell you much about it, for the present. But, it'll be a special one and you'll command the operation. I'm afraid it'll mean putting off your leave. How do you feel about it? Gibson:
Alright sir. Air Vice-Marshal Cochrane:
Good. It's going to need careful training, the commander-in-chief wants a special squadron formed. it'll be best if you formed it yourself. I'm telling all the squadrons they'll have to be prepared to give up some of their most experienced crews. They're not going to like it
Good morning, Gibson. Gibson:
Morning, sir. Air Vice-Marshal Cochrane:
First of all, congratulations on the bar to your DSO. Gibson:
Thank you, sir. Air Vice-Marshal Cochrane:
You finished your third tour last night? Gibson:
Yes sir. Air Vice-Marshal Cochrane:
Would you be prepared to take on one more trip? Gibson:
What kind of trip, sir? Air Vice-Marshal Cochrane:
I can't tell you much about it, for the present. But, it'll be a special one and you'll command the operation. I'm afraid it'll mean putting off your leave. How do you feel about it? Gibson:
Alright sir. Air Vice-Marshal Cochrane:
Good. It's going to need careful training, the commander-in-chief wants a special squadron formed. it'll be best if you formed it yourself. I'm telling all the squadrons they'll have to be prepared to give up some of their most experienced crews. They're not going to like it
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- Good morning, Gibson.
- Good morning, sir.
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First of all, congratulations
on the bar to your DSO.
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Thank you, sir.
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- You finished your third tour last night?
- Yes, sir.
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Would you be prepared
to take on one more trip?
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What kind of trip, sir?
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I can't tell you much about it
for the present,
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but it'll be a special one
and you'll command the operation.
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I'm afraid it would mean
putting off your leave.
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How do you feel about it?
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- All right, sir.
- Good.
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It's going to need careful training,
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and the Commander-in-Chief
wants a special squadron formed.
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It will be best if you form it yourself.
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I'm telling all the squadrons
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they'll have to be prepared to give up
some of their most experienced crews.
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They're not going to like it.
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- Is Group Captain Whitworth there?
- He's just arrived, sir.
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- Ask him to come in.
- Very good, sir.
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What kind of training is it to be, sir?
What sort of target?
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I can't tell you the target yet.
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But it will be low-flying.
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You've got to be able to low-fly at night
until it's second nature.
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- Hello, Whitworth.
- Good morning, sir.
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- You know each other?
- Oh, yes. We're old friends.
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- Hello, Gibson.
- Hello, sir.
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You'll be forming this squadron
at Whitworth's main base at Scampton.
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I'm sorry I can't tell you any more
at the moment,
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but the immediate job is to get your crews
and get them flying.
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you'll have to watch security.
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As far as others are concerned,
this is just an ordinary new squadron.
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Very good, sir.
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Now go off with Group Captain Whitworth
and he'll help you to get things going.
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You'll find pretty well
everyone that matters in here, sir.
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- On this board or here, in these albums.
- Right, thank you.
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Now then... Oh, thanks.
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I'd go for these two Australians
if I were you:
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Les Knight and Mickey Martin.
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Martin knows all there is to know
about low-flying.
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Yes, I met him
when he was collecting a DFC.
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I know this New Zealander, Les Munro,
I'd like to have him.
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- And Joe McCarthy, he's great.
- Oh, the American. The Glorious Blonde.
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He used to be
a Coney Island beach guard.
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We mustn't forget the English.
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Here's Bill Astell.
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Movie Summary
The story of how the British attacked German dams in World War II by using an ingenious technique to drop bombs where they would be most effective.
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