Jet launch has been canceled.
Clear both catapults.
Two flights returning.
Expect to recover
aircraft in 10 minutes.
Stand by with fire bottle
for helicopter turnup.
Shake a leg, Forney.
There're two flights
coming in.
We're here, ain't we?
Keep your jumper on, sir.
And Mike,
don't put that hat on
till you clear the deck.
Captain Parker doesn't like it.
Very well, sir.
Prepare to launch helicopter.
Top off all jets and check
fly one for ordinance load.
Launch helicopter.
My hat and scarf, please.
Can't you wait till
we get off the ship?
What if the Captain
had seen you?
We don't save captains,
Nestor. We save pilots.
When they're down there
in the icy water with
only minutes to live,
it makes them feel
awful good to look up here
and see this green hat.
I know that, but
I'm telling you, Mike,
you're gonna
get yourself in trouble.
And another thing,
you gotta quit sassin'
them officers like
you just did.
When are you gonna
learn, Nestor?
You can say anything
you like to 'em
as long as you put
"sir" on the end of it.
Take 215 and 207 down
the deck edge elevator.
Prepare to respot
aircraft for recovery.
We've got two flights
of jets to land and
they're low on fuel.
Look alive.
Stand by to land jets.
Clear the catwalks,
port side aft.
Check number six wire.
The center fiddle
bridge is down.
Let's hear the checks, boy.
Wheels down.
Wheels down.
Flaps down.
Flaps down.
Hook down.
Hook down.
All down, sir.
All down.
Clear deck.
Clear deck.
Come on, Commander.
Keep your nose up
so your hook will catch.
That's it.
Good boy.
Two-zero-two,
number three wire.
Did real good.
Clear the catwalk aft.
Two-one-one to Bluejay.
Two-one-one to Bluejay.
Flameout. Flameout.
CIC is reporting
an emergency, sir.
Go ahead, CIC.
Two-one-one reports
a flameout.
Will have to ditch.
We'll dispatch helicopter.
What's his position?
Eighteen miles out.
Is there another jet with him?
Affirmative.
Two-one-zero is wingman.
Can he ditch
near the destroyers?
Negative.
Very well.
Keep me advised.
Aye, aye, sir.
Have you got a fix
on their position?
Affirmative.
How much fuel
has the wingman got?
Twelve hundred pounds.
Angel from Bluejay.
Your vector
three-four-five,
magnetic.
Two-one-one will have
to ditch 18 miles out.
I say again.
Your vector three-four-five,
magnetic. Bluejay out.
Bluejay from Angel.
Roger.
Two-one-zero from Bluejay.
Helicopter on way.
What is the condition
of two-one-one? Over.
Two-one-zero to Bluejay.
Two-one-one is losing
altitude rapidly
and is all set to ditch.
Two-one-zero to Bluejay.
There he goes.
Two-one-one just ditched.
Aircraft sank immediately.
Pilot got out.
Dye marker is visible.
Downed pilot afloat.
Have him in sight.
I'm staying here.
CIC to flag plot.
Two-one-zero requests
permission to stay
with downed pilot.
Permission granted.
Who is the pilot in the water?
Brubaker, sir.
Brubaker?
Just an hour ago
a dispatch came in.
His wife and two kids
are waiting for him in Tokyo.
He doesn't even know it yet.
Keep me advised on Brubaker.
Aye, aye, sir.
Brubaker, huh?
You know him?
I don't think
I've ever seen him.
But I bet
I can describe him.
About 30, well-built,
good-looking boy
with a bit of a temper.
That's Brubaker all right.
Did you ever notice
the pilots the Admiral
takes special interest in
always look like that?
Now that you mention it, yeah.
That's what
the Admiral's son, George,
would have looked like.
CIC to flag bridge.
Two-one-zero has sighted
helicopter approaching.
Tell two-one-zero to return
as quickly as possible.
We can't hold this
course much longer.
Aye, aye, sir.
Angel from two-one-zero.
Come on, Forney.
I can't hold him
in sight much longer.
Two-one-zero from Angel.
I see him. Go on home.
Dinner's waitin'.
Roger.
If you have to jump in
after him, I'll wait around
until the hornet
sends one of its copters.
He looks froze.
I'll have to go down.
Sorry you have to ride
in the rumble, sir.
But I haven't
got anybody here
to haul you inside.
Savo Angel to Bluejay.
Two angels coming home
with two frozen mackerel.
Admiral.
Go ahead.
Helicopter reports
Brubaker aboard, sir.
The hornet's helicopter
picked up Forney's crewman.
Good.
The helicopter will
land in three minutes.
Turn right 90 degrees.
Aye, aye, sir.
Round Table, this is Jehovah.
Turn right.
Zero, three, five.
Stand by.
Execute.
I wish you could
see this, Lieutenant.
Awful pretty sight.
You know, sir,
it looks like they're
coming to meet us.
Land the two helicopters aft
and stand by with a stretcher.
Keep clear of those rotors.
Clear a passage
for that stretcher.
How are you
feeling, boy?
Oh, he's all right.
The water's pretty
cold, isn't it?
It's not bad,
not when you're used
to it like he is.
Oh, Doctor,
he's much too young
for brandy.
You weren't in the water.
I know, but I had
the hatch open.
It's awful cold in there.
Hello, Harry.
You don't look so bad.
How's it going?
Hi, CAG.
Well, I didn't know
water could get so cold
without being ice.
Feel like talking
to the Admiral?
Now?
No, no.
He says whenever
you feel up to it.
He just wants to chat with you.
The doctor thinks
you'll be fine by tonight.
Okay, I'll send for a uniform.
No, you don't have to dress.
The Admiral says just
come up in your robe.
See you later,
Harry.
Right.
I believe the Admiral
wants to see me.
I'm Lieutenant Brubaker.
Yes, sir.
He's in his cabin.
I'll tell him you're here.
From the world-famous
Chez Paree in Chicago,
overlooking beautiful
lake Michigan,
the Armed Forces Radio Service
is bringing you
the music of Henry Busse
and his orchestra.
This way, Lieutenant.
Come in.
You sent for me, sir?
Yes, come in, son.
Coffee?
No, thank you, sir.
Sit down.
How do you feel?
I guess I'm thawed out by now.
I got the report
on your ditching.
How long did it stay afloat?
After the first bounce,
sir, I was a submarine.
Didn't have time to get
your life raft out, huh?
It hooked on the seat.
I was lucky just
to get myself out.
Well, those helicopter boys
are pretty good fishermen.
As far as I'm concerned,
they deserve every medal
in the book.
You're out there
all by yourself.
You know you can't
last very long.
You're scared
and you're freezing.
You curse and you pray.
Then suddenly
you see that Mixmaster
whirling at you out of nowhere.
And you look up and there's
Forney and his green hat.
Then you relax
'cause you know
you got it knocked.
Well, I'm mighty glad
they pulled you out, son.
We can use you around here.
Coming from you, Admiral,
I appreciate that.
Oh, I mean it.
You fly well.
You go in low
and you do your job.
You'd have a great future
in the Navy.
Why don't you
make it your career?
You know what I think
of the Navy, sir.
Still bitter, hmm?
Go ahead, say what you think.
I always do.
Of course,
I've said it a couple
of times too often.
Well, sir, the organized
reserves were drawing pay,
but they weren't called up.
I was completely inactive
and yet I was.
I had to give up my home,
my law practice, everything.
Yes, I'm still bitter.
Sometimes I'm so bitter
I could put on a phony act
to the flight surgeon,
get a green slip
and get myself grounded.
Why don't you?
That's what I kept
asking myself
this afternoon
when I was bobbing
around in that ice water.
You do a lot of thinking
at a time like that,
mostly about your friends
who are back home
leading perfectly normal lives.
I wonder if you were
back home whether
you wouldn't do the same.
It's not a question
of indifference.
It's a question of distance.
They act the way they do
because they're there.
And you don't quit,
and go on doing your job
because you're here.
It's just as simple as that.
Son, whatever progress
this world has made,
it's always been
because of the efforts
and the sacrifices of a few.
I was one of the few, Admiral,
at New Guinea, Leyte, Okinawa.
Why does it have to be me again?
Nobody ever knows
why he gets the dirty job.
And this is a dirty job.
Militarily, this w*r
is a tragedy.
I think we ought to pull out.
That's rubbish, son,
and you know it.
If we did, they'd take Japan,
Indochina, the Philippines.
Where would you have
us make our stand,
the Mississippi?
All through history,
men have had to fight
the wrong w*r
in the wrong place,
but that's the one
they're stuck with.
That's why one of these days
we'll knock out those
bridges at Toko-Ri.
Do we have to knock out
those particular bridges?
Yes, we must.
I believe
without question
some morning,
communist generals
and commissars
will be holding
a meeting to discuss
the future of the w*r.
A messenger will
run in and tell them,
"They've knocked out even
the bridges at Toko-Ri."
That little mission
will convince them
that we'll never stop,
never weaken in our purpose.
And that's the day they'll quit.
But I didn't call
you here to discuss
strategy, Brubaker.
I'm supposed to chew you out
because of your wife.
My wife?
You knew she was in Japan.
She made it.
I hope she's got
the kids with her.
You better hope
you don't get
a court-martial.
I had nothing
to do with it, sir.
How did she and
the children get here
without your help?
Her father used
to be a senator
from Massachusetts.
Admiral, I don't
care if she's broken
a dozen rules to make it.
w*r's no place for women.
I'll tell COMNAVFE
you had nothing to do
with bringing her out here.
Thank you, sir.
When we get ashore,
I'd like to meet your wife.
It'll be a pleasure.
Why don't you see
if the surgeon can
spare you a nightcap?
I'll do that, sir.
Give you a good
night's sleep.
In three days,
you'll be in Japan.
No more worries about
takeoffs for a while.
No, sir.
But it's gonna be
a long three days.
Group one, idle.
Group two, idle.
Group one, full throttle.
Group three, full.
Come in.
CAG wants to see you,
Admiral.
Hmm?
Lee, Commander
of the air group,
is here.
Oh, send him in.
Wait a minute.
What do you think of Lee?
He's a good man, popular.
The pilots all swear by him.
I got a letter
from a friend in
the personnel office.
They're looking for someone
for higher command training.
They want
my confidential
opinion of Lee.
Send him in.
Group one, full throttle.
Admiral, I received
a dispatch this morning
from COMFAIRJAP.
It said that the replacement
aircraft requested for the
next tour are not available.
Yes, I saw it.
Well, all we'll have
is what's aboard
this minute.
The captain's
burning up the engines.
Have you talked
to the captain about it?
I tried to,
but he wouldn't see me.
I don't wonder.
He's a little busy
berthing the ship.
Well, if he keeps
doing it this way, sir,
we won't have any
propeller planes left.
How would you berth a carrier
against the wind, Commander?
I'd anchor in the stream
before I'd run a lash-down
engine at top speed.
That's not fair to the pilots
who have to fly them, sir.
You know as well as I do
that the Pinwheel Operation
is necessary in this harbor.
There's no room to get
a tug between the dock
and the ship.
Those planes
are the only thing
that can hold us off.
For the last 100 yards, yes.
But he's been running
those engines
from the moment
we hit the channel.
Do you consider a few engines
more valuable than a carrier?
No, sir, but they've only
got so many good hours.
Burn them up on deck...
How long have you been
in the Navy, Lee?
Twenty years, sir.
Twenty years.
You're the commander
of the air group.
What would you think
of one of your pilots
if he went over your head
and came to me?
You know the task force
commander doesn't interfere
with the running
of any ship.
Yes, sir.
But under extraordinary
circumstances such
as these, I feel...
You're coming up
for promotion, Lee.
Don't you realize that
Captain Parker will
have to turn in
a fitness report on you?
Yes, sir.
Suppose I did talk
to the Captain.
What kind of a fitness
report do you think
he'd give you then?
I guess I was only
looking at it from
my point of view, sir.
I was just thinking
of what was best
for my pilots.
Next time, think twice.
Yes, sir. I will.
There are two things
I don't like to see
a young officer do.
The first is going
over somebody's head.
But once he does,
I hate to see him
back down so quickly
from something
he believes is right.
He'll be all right
for some jobs,
but as far as
higher command goes...
And I'll have to tell him so.
Uniform of the day
for liberty is dress blue.
Liberty will expire
on board at 0700.
Looking for your wife, sir?
Yeah.
There she is.
Mrs. Brubaker.
You know, sir,
I've got the same
kind of reception
waiting for me
outside the gates.
You married?
Not yet.
But I may be after this leave.
Liberty party fall in.
Muster on the flight deck
for inspection.
Lower away. Easy.
All right, men.
Open up.
Hey, Beer Barrel,
what's your handicap?
I only have
two hands, junior.
That's my handicap.
Can't lift those
beer mugs fast enough.
Hey, Beer Barrel,
you need a caddy?
You bet. After the first
nine steins, they get
pretty heavy.
Oh, darling.
Darling.
Where are the kids?
It was too long
of a trip for them.
How long
is your leave?
A week.
Are the kids okay?
Oh, they're fine.
I found a wonderful
Japanese nurse.
Come on, darling.
They're dying to see you.
Have your liberty cards ready.
Have your liberty cards ready.
There she is, Nestor.
Hey, Kimiko.
Your man's back!
Not so fast, big boy.
Things are different.
We got to talk.
All right, let's find
some cozy little nook
where we can...
Talk.
Daddy, Daddy!
Daddy, Daddy!
Kathy, Susie.
We saw you getting
out of the car.
You did, huh?
They've gotten so big.
This is Setsuko, Daddy.
How are you?
Have they been good?
Oh, yes.
Come on, come on!
I'm coming.
I'm coming.
Thank you.
Daddy, Daddy,
Daddy, Daddy!
Yes, Kathy?
Come here,
I want to show
you the fish pond.
Uh, Kathy, take your
sweater off, dear,
and put it away in the closet
and see that Susie does too.
Daddy, Daddy, Daddy.
Yes, honey?
I want to show you
the funny bed I sleep in.
Okay, young lady.
You show me.
Why don't you leave me alone?
When I'm standing
out there with those
paddles in my hands,
I have enough
to worry about,
you guys.
When I get ashore,
I don't want to worry
about anything.
One thing does worry me, though.
Have they got
enough beer in Japan?
Good evening, boys.
Good evening, Admiral.
Brubaker, how's the family?
Oh, fine, thank you, sir.
Uh, Admiral, this is
Mrs. Brubaker, Nancy.
How do you do?
I thought your
husband was going
to take off like a jet
when he heard
you were here,
Mrs. Brubaker,
and now I understand why.
Why thank you, Admiral.
I was kind of pleased
to see him too.
Won't you sit down,
sir?
Thanks.
Well, they didn't
keep you in Tokyo
too long.
No, they don't anymore.
Not since that first
press conference.
I told them we were fighting
Russian g*ns, Russian radar,
Russian planes and
Russian submarines.
A lot of our men are being
k*lled by Russian equipment
manned by Russian experts.
Ever since then,
they bundle me out here
as fast as possible.
I'm Lieutenant Brubaker.
A gentleman
to see you, sir.
Oh.
Excuse me.
Will you have a drink?
Doctor won't let me.
What is it, Nestor?
Mike's been in
a terrible fight,
Lieutenant.
Just Mike?
No, sir.
But I got away.
Mike's in jail, sir,
in Tokyo.
I came out as quick as I could.
What happened?
His girl's marrying
a boatswain from
the Essex.
Oh, it was bad, sir.
If you don't come,
he'll be locked up
permanent.
Nestor, Tokyo's 60 miles away.
I'll phone
the MPs right...
Callin' won't help, sir.
Mike clobbered two MPs
along with the g*ng
from the Essex.
What did you two do,
take on the whole town?
Yes, sir...
Practically.
Nestor, I'd like to do
something, but...
Oh, please, Lieutenant.
You gotta help Mike.
Okay, I'll come.
You wait here.
Excuse me, Admiral.
Hon, there's been
some trouble in Tokyo...
Oh, Harry.
What kind of trouble?
Uh, it's Mike Forney
again, sir.
Uh-oh.
A girl, another sailor,
a brawl, the usual
consequences.
He's in jail.
Oh, Harry,
you don't have
to get mixed up with
brawling sailors.
Darling,
if Forney were in China,
I'd have to help him.
Harry.
If you were freezing
to death in the sea
and a man brought
his helicopter right
over your head
and rescued you,
wouldn't you help
that man if he got
in trouble?
Did Harry crash at sea?
Yes, four days ago.
You know your
husband's at w*r, but...
Somehow you just
can't believe that
he'd crash into the sea.
Hasn't Harry told you
anything about what
he's been doing?
He never talks about the w*r.
With the rest of them,
he's been doing a tough job
and doing it well.
But when we go
back to sea, he's got
a tough one ahead of him.
He's going to have
to fly against some...
Certain bridges.
Ask him to tell you
about them, Nancy.
I don't even want
to think about it.
I suppose to you
that's a sign of
weakness, isn't it?
Maybe not weakness.
But like most people
at home, you've been
protected.
You're ignorant and defenseless.
Harry doesn't want me to worry.
That's the way
my son, George, felt.
Harry often reminds me of him.
Same quick temper
and the same thorough way
of doing things.
As a matter of fact,
in certain ways
you remind me
a little of George's wife.
She didn't want
to think about it
either, is that it?
When George
was k*lled at Midway,
she never recovered.
For a while,
she tried to make love
with every man in uniform.
Thought he might die one day.
Then she grew
to loathe herself
and attempted suicide.
I don't know
where she is now
or what she's doing.
Once, she was my...
My son's wife.
And you think if things
go wrong at those bridges,
I might be like that?
Perhaps...
If you don't let yourself
think about certain things.
If you refuse to acknowledge
what you're up against,
terrible consequences
can follow.
I shouldn't have come out here.
That's what you're
trying to tell me, is it?
No.
In spite of all the regulations,
maybe you were right to come.
Perhaps when George was k*lled,
if my wife had
come out to join me
things might have
been different.
But she stayed at home
like a good navy wife.
Then when our other boy
was k*lled trying to
torpedo a Japanese carrier,
it was just too much for her.
You lost two sons and your wife?
No, Margaret's still alive,
but all that was gentle
and loving about her
slowly withered away.
Now she sits quietly
alone in her room,
knitting a baby's sweater.
Oh, Admiral,
I'm so ashamed.
Don't be.
Just be grateful
for what you have.
And above all,
be honest with yourself.
If I can't face the reality now,
then there won't
be much hope for me
afterward...
If anything should happen.
I have a feeling
you'll be all right.
Let's get
your little girls
and have dinner.
Come on, Nestor.
Major, I'm Lieutenant Brubaker.
You've got a chief here
by the name of Forney.
He's off our ship,
the Savo Island.
I'd like to get him out.
I wish I could
help you, Lieutenant,
but your wild Irishman
just wrecked the dance hall.
Well, he also saved
the lives of four pilots.
Look, Lieutenant,
I got a lot of monsters
back there in that birdcage.
Every one of them
was a hero in Korea.
But here in Tokyo,
they're all monsters.
Well, Forney's
a helicopter pilot.
The other day I had
to ditch my plane at sea.
These two men saved my life.
As a matter of fact,
this man here jumped
into the ocean...
And I suppose his face
got chopped up that way
by the waves.
Well, I know
there was a brawl...
A brawl?
Lieutenant, a brawl
is when maybe six guys
get to throwing punches,
but these two monsters
took on half of Tokyo.
Well...
You married, Major?
Yes.
Well, we just got in
at noon today.
I haven't seen my wife
or kids for over a year.
I left them
at Fuji-san and came
all the way up here
to get Mike out of jail.
That's what I think
of these two men.
Well, I...
You willing to
cough up 80 bucks
for the damage he did?
I'd pay $800 if I had to.
Okay, Sergeant,
drag Forney out here.
Sign here.
He's yours,
but you're not
getting any bargain.
I knew you could
do it, Lieutenant.
Thanks, Major.
Come on.
Oh, Lieutenant.
Don't let him get away from you.
There are parts of Tokyo
comparatively unharmed yet.
Look, Lieutenant...
You two are going
back to Yokosuka.
You gotta come with me.
You gotta talk to Kimiko.
She can't marry
that ape from the Essex.
Look, Mike,
I'm not...
Sure, you are.
She'll listen to you,
Lieutenant.
Please just do me
this one favor.
All right,
where is she?
Follow me, sir.
Pardon me, sir,
but you're not supposed
to be in here.
It's all right, son.
He's with me.
Lieutenant, there she is.
Kimiko, uh, this is
Lieutenant Brubaker.
Ah.
I wondered whether
any girl warranted
a riot.
I guess you do.
Thank you, Lieutenant.
He wants to talk to you.
I'm very sorry, Lieutenant,
but while Mike at sea,
I lose my heart
to Essex man.
Essex not at sea.
But Mike's a fine man.
You couldn't do
better than Mike.
I know.
Mike good man.
But I lose my heart, Lieutenant.
Not in my dress, you don't!
I'm gonna...
You don't want
to cause any more...
Lieutenant, she took me
through too much pain!
Leave me alone!
Come on now.
Hey, Mike.
What is it, you...
Hey, what's going on over there?
Break it up. Break it up.
What's going on here?
I guess you'll live.
Kimiko.
Here, Lieutenant.
Don't worry, sir.
I'll get him back.
Kimiko.
Come on, we're going
back to the ship.
That's my girl.
Kimiko.
I'm sorry, darling.
It's all right.
Did you get him out of jail?
Yes, I got him out.
Admiral Tarrant told me
about Mike Forney.
I wish he hadn't.
Don't worry.
I've had it now.
No one ever crashes twice.
Harry,
what are the bridges
you have to b*mb
when you go back?
Tell me about
the bridges, darling.
You know,
I think Kathy and Susie
ought to have piano lessons
when they get to be
a little bit older.
It's funny,
I was thinking
the same thing
just the other day.
I always wanted to learn.
Never got around to it.
Same here.
They say if you start
young enough...
They got new methods now.
It doesn't take as long.
I know.
Mildred Porter learned
in just a few months.
Even after four or five weeks...
Harry, you've got
to tell me about
those bridges!
The bridges span
a narrow gap between
two mountains.
It's one of the most
important targets
in all of Korea.
Consequently,
it's fortified accordingly.
Although we're only over
the target about 30 seconds,
it's a lifetime.
Every kind of g*n
imaginable is hidden
in those mountainsides.
The men behind
those g*ns know where
we're coming from
and where we're headed.
They know we're not going
to fly above the mountains.
We're gonna fly between them.
We're coming in
low and straight.
There's no room
to twist or duck.
And there's no surprising them.
They're just sitting there,
waiting for us,
hoping we'll come.
That's Toko-Ri, Nancy.
I'm glad you told me.
Does it help?
I think so.
You didn't want to tell
me because you didn't
want me to worry.
Well, I don't want
you to worry either.
About me, I mean.
I know what the Admiral
was trying to tell me.
I had to face those bridges too.
Well, I have.
And I'll be all right now.
I'm gonna swim
all the way across
the pool.
So am I.
Harry, I'm not
so sure about this.
Oh, don't be silly, Nancy.
Now, you ladies go in there
and I'll go in here.
Harry, you get
in the pool first.
We're not coming out until
I know the coast is clear.
Okay, you modest violets.
Why does the water
taste so funny?
Because
it's mineral water,
Kathy.
It comes right
out of the spring.
Watch me swim,
Daddy.
Okay.
That's fine, Kathy, fine.
Harry, are you sure
that door is locked?
Absolutely.
Watch me swim too, Daddy.
- Watch me swim.
- Okay, Susie.
Hey, hey, this is private.
This is private.
We had it reserved.
No, private, reserved.
Number one.
Good morning.
No, no, no.
You don't understand.
We had it reserved.
The whole pool is reserved.
No, no!
Harry,
do something!
What can I do?
Take a deep breath.
Ohayo.
Ohayo.
Ohayo.
Ohayo.
That means
"good morning"
in Japanese.
Belong you?
Yes.
Belong me.
Keiko, Takako.
I'm Kathy.
I'm Susie.
Happy family.
Yes, happy family.
And this is Tilly.
She picks up aircraft
and gets them off the deck
if they lose a wheel
or something.
Why do they call her Tilly?
Why do they call you Nancy?
The ship will get
under way in 45 minutes.
Visitors are requested to be
off the ship in 15 minutes.
Now hear this.
The officer of the deck
is shifting his watch
to the bridge.
Here comes Beer Barrel.
What was
your score, Beer Barrel?
Don't drop your putter.
Hey, what's par
for the course, Beer Barrel?
Pull your flaps up, boy.
You sure are overloaded.
Report my return aboard, sir.
Report my return aboard, sir.
Get refueled, Beer Barrel.
Report my return aboard, sir.
Can I help you with those, sir?
Thanks, sonny,
but this is a man's work.
We've got a few minutes yet.
That's Mike Forney.
Green scarf?
Yeah.
I never knew there was
so many beautiful girls.
There ain't.
We cornered the market.
Best thing ever
happened to you,
Mike...
Losing Kimiko
to that big ape
from the Essex.
Nestor, you're a wise man.
There she is, girls,
the Savo.
The greatest flattop
in the fleet.
What's called this ship?
Oh, that.
That's the Essex.
Not here, Mike.
There's too much
brass and SPs.
You're right.
She ain't worth it.
What's one girl?
The flower of Japan.
The pride of the fleet, my lad.
The best man won.
Thank you.
Bless you, my children.
Hey, come on,
Forney's at it again.
Hey, look, Chico's in the fight.
You take a swing
at me and I'll flatten you.
k*ll that little shrimp.
That's the guy that started it.
Hey, give me a hand.
Hey, who do you
think you're hitting?
I'm from the Essex, too!
Hey, get back.
Get back. This ain't
no place for a lady.
Hey, what's going on here?
Come on, back to the ship.
Come on, come on,
come on fellas. Let's go.
Come on, boys.
Get back to the ship.
And that's the man
you spent half the night
getting out of jail?
Yes, and I'd do it again.
Although we're going
out to get new pictures
of the target area,
this flak intelligence photo
will give you some idea
how rough this mission
is going to be.
In order to determine
the tactical approach,
I'll fly the mission
to get the pre-strike
photos.
Brubaker, you'll
fly cover for me.
Roger.
We'll come in from the west.
You stay at least
3,000 feet above me
at all times.
But keep away
from even altitudes.
It makes it tougher
on the gunners.
We'll take off in an hour.
All right, Martin.
You've got it.
Boy, what a spot
to take pictures.
When I go,
I want bombs,
not cameras.
All cameras ready
on photographic plane.
Clear port and starboard
catwalks forward.
Prepare to launch
photographic mission.
Launch jets.
Bluejay, this is Peter Peter 21.
My feet are dry.
Crossing first checkpoint.
There's our
second checkpoint.
Town of Majon-ni.
Just passed Yangdok.
Target 15 miles ahead.
Remember, CAG,
all you got is a camera.
Get in and get out.
I'm only gonna
take their pictures,
but watch how mad they get.
Commencing run.
I've seen it rough, CAG,
but that was the roughest.
You all right?
I think so.
I felt something that
could've been a hit.
My tail hook
position light came on.
Drop down, look me over.
Nothing visible.
Good. Mission completed.
Returning to carrier.
Real estate sure looks
better on the way home.
Stand by to land jet aircraft.
Wheels down.
Wheels down.
Flaps down.
Flaps down.
Hook down.
Hook down.
All down, sir.
All down.
Clear deck.
Clear deck.
Clear deck.
Land aircraft.
Nice goin', CAG.
Roger pass!
Clear the deck!
Stand by to rig a new barricade.
I'm all right.
I'm all right.
Bluejay to two-zero-niner.
Follow deck.
Peter Peter 21 crashed.
He's okay.
What is your state?
Fuel critical.
Only 650 pounds remaining.
Barrier being repaired.
Estimate 10 minute delay.
I'll be out of fuel by then.
How about the hornet?
Hornet not spotted for recovery.
Orbit ship.
Roger.
Get that barrier cleared
and that plane out of there.
Man Tilly!
Barricade is not repairable.
Tilly will be used
to protect planes forward.
I've only got 450 pounds left.
How about it?
I don't want to go
into the sea again.
Position Tilly in
the number three barrier spot.
On the double!
Impossible to repair
barrier in time.
Must use Tilly
to protect planes forward.
The deck is pitching badly.
Do you wish
to attempt deck landing
or do you wish to ditch?
I'll come aboard.
Pri-Fly says if he doesn't
make it the first time,
he'll have to ditch.
He hasn't got enough fuel
for another pass.
I'll bring him in
if Tilly doesn't bother him.
Stand by.
All personnel clear
the deck aft and at
the base of the island.
Stand by with crash equipment.
Bring me in, Beer Barrel.
No wave-off.
Come on, junior.
I know the deck's dancin',
but you gotta make it this time.
All planes aboard.
Continue clearing barrier.
Strike Peter Peter 21 below
as soon as possible.
Commence refueling.
The smoking lamp is out
throughout the ship.
Maybe you'd better
not fly for a few days.
I'm all right, thanks.
This is all I needed.
What are they doin'?
Movin' you, Doc?
They're not moving me.
We're sending some medical
supplies to the destroyer.
She's coming
alongside to pick up
Forney and Gamidge.
Forney and Gamidge?
Haven't you heard?
The Captain's having
them transferred.
They're going
to the helicopter scow
at Yodo Island.
So long, Gamidge.
Good luck.
Thanks, same to you, sir.
Watch out, Nestor.
Don't get your feet wet.
You're liable to catch cold!
So long, Lieutenant.
We'll send you
the 80 bucks.
Good luck, Nestor.
They want us to fly
our eggbeater in
behind enemy lines
three times a day after meals.
I don't mind rough duty, though.
I really hate them commies!
Take care of yourself, Mike.
The pilots need men like you.
Thank you, sir.
Well, Lieutenant,
if you ever have to ditch
around Wonsan Harbor,
we'll be there
to fish you out again.
What's the matter,
Lieutenant?
You look kinda edgy.
You know what I used
to do when I got jittery?
I used to walk out
to the forward end
of that flight deck,
and let that spray hit me
right in the kisser.
Used to fix me up every time.
All right, Forney.
Let's go.
Right.
Why don't you try it
sometime, Lieutenant?
The two stone bridges
offer the best targets,
but you'll also have
to hit the low ones.
We'll give you
your coordinates
and checkpoints
at the final briefing
tomorrow afternoon.
Now, your secondary target
will be this fuel dump
at Tok-tong.
We've hit this before,
of course,
but there's evidence of
new activity in the area.
Are there any questions?
Yes. About Toko-Ri.
Where would you say
is the heaviest
concentration of flak?
Here are the shots
from my wing camera.
Does that answer your question?
The flight will consist
of three divisions.
We'll make our approach
from the west,
and we'll attack
three times if necessary.
Martin, you'll take
your four jets in
to suppress flak.
I'll follow with
my division on
the western bridges.
Brubaker, your division
will take the two bridges
to the east.
Roy, you'll be
the last man down.
You'll give a damage report
after each attack.
Takeoff will be at 1500,
so when we go in,
we'll have the sun
at our backs.
Any questions?
A warm, sunny day
at the Memorial Coliseum
in Los Angeles.
The temperature
in the high eighties and
you oughta see this sight!
Eighty thousand fans
are sure getting the thrill
of their lives this afternoon.
This is the big one.
The Rams trail the
49ers by six points
and the winner meets
Cleveland for the title.
Now the Rams line up again.
The ends are split wide.
Van Brocklin is
dropping back to pass.
He gets good protection.
It's a long, long one to Fears.
He's dropped
on the six-yard line.
First and goal to go.
"Dear Nancy.
"These will probably be
"the last words
"you'll ever
receive from me."
"Dear Nancy.
"I wish I could tell you
how wonderful it was
to see you.
"I'll never forget
the picture of you
"standing there on the dock
"as we came in."
What are you doing, Harry?
Why, I was just writing
a letter to Nancy.
I can't sleep with all
this racket going on.
Yeah, I noticed that too.
It always seems louder
just before you're going
out on a mission.
You all right?
Yeah.
Look, Harry, this is
an important mission,
very important.
We've got to
do a first-rate,
professional job.
I can't afford to take chances.
I know.
If a guy comes clean
and grounds himself,
I'm grateful.
But if he tries to bluff
it out and endangers
an entire mission,
that's unforgivable.
Think it over, Harry.
Pilots man planes.
Pilots man planes.
Stand by to start jet engines.
Launch jets.
Flight from CAG.
Target dead ahead.
Prepare to attack.
Two-zero-five to CAG.
Commencing flak suppression run.
Two-one-two from zero-zero.
This is two-one-two.
Damage report follows.
Three bridges down.
One railway bridge intact.
Are you sure, Roy?
It looked like direct hits
on all of them.
Negative.
Stand by for second attack.
CAG to flight.
Commencing second attack.
All bridges down.
All bridges down.
Nice going, CAG.
CAG to flight.
Rendezvous and proceed
to secondary target.
CAG to flight.
Secondary target below.
Commencing first run.
Two-one-zero
from two-zero-niner.
I think I just took a hit.
Two-one-zero!
Two-one-zero
from two-zero-niner.
Just took a hit.
Where are you?
Harry, this is CAG.
Two-one-zero
must have radio failure.
I have you in sight.
I'll be with you in a minute.
No visible damage.
A little vapor coming
from your fuselage.
Could it be hydraulic
fluid or fuel?
RPM's surging a little bit.
Everything else seems okay.
CAG to two-zero-five.
Martin, take over.
I'm staying with Brubaker.
CAG from two-zero-five.
Roger.
Will stay above
and keep you in sight.
Thanks, CAG.
I was worried there
for a minute.
Thought I might
have to land here.
I think I'll make it all right.
Brubaker from CAG.
What state?
Fuel okay.
Two thousand pounds.
Keep checking, Harry.
You're losing fuel.
Hydraulic fluid
would be gone by now.
Can you still see vapor trail?
Affirmative.
Don't your gauges show it?
Can't tell.
You'll make it
to the sea all right.
Wonsan Harbor's
just over the ridge.
If you can make
the helicopter scow,
they'll pick you up.
Yeah, sure, I'll make it.
I'm losing fuel
fast now, CAG.
Down to 1,600 pounds.
You'd better call
the word now, Harry.
You better call the scow.
Yeah.
Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!
This is two-zero-niner.
RDF call.
Thirty-five miles
northwest Wonsan.
Flak damage.
Losing fuel rapidly.
Let's go, Nestor.
Alligator One
to two-zero-niner.
Give me a call for a bearing.
Emergency! Emergency!
Prepare helicopter for launch.
One, two, three, four,
four, three...
Launch helicopter.
Bluejay! Bluejay!
This is Alligator One.
Alligator One,
this is Bluejay.
Go ahead.
Two-zero-niner
has had an emergency.
He bears 330 degrees
35 miles from Wonsan.
Air Op, CIC.
We have an emergency.
Stand by to write.
Can't last much longer, CAG.
You're doing fine, Harry.
You'll make it.
Fuel tank's empty.
I've had it.
I still think
you can make it, Harry.
I've got enough altitude
to glide to the water
if I can only clear the ridge.
Can't make it.
What are you gonna do, Harry?
Crash. They love
to fire at parachutes.
Alligator One,
this is zero-zero.
Two-zero-niner crash landing,
bearing 335 degrees.
Twenty-five miles
from Yodo Island.
Roger your transmission.
Trying to divert propellered
aircraft to the crash
for RESCAP protection
of downed pilot.
There's a clearing ahead
looks pretty good.
I see it.
Looks like
an irrigation ditch
along the side.
That's right.
Try to land near it.
If you can get out fast,
make for that ditch.
Be sure and hit every item
on your check-off list, Harry.
I'm doing that now.
Tighten your shoulder straps
as tight as you can stand them.
I can hardly breathe.
g*n?
I've got one.
Not that I've ever used it.
The other division's
coming in above us.
How does the field look, Harry?
You pick 'em real good, CAG.
Jettison your canopy.
Get out fast, Harry.
No matter what happens,
get out fast!
Forney!
Nestor!
Nestor!
Nestor.
And they was gonna
give Nestor a medal too.
How much longer
can them ADs stay?
Not very long.
They must be running out
of ammunition.
They won't send over
another copter now,
not after dark.
If we can hold out through
the night, they'll find us
in the morning.
Here, you better take this.
You know how to fire
a carbine, sir?
Just release the safety there
and squeeze the trigger.
It fires automatic
automatically
till you stop firing.
I'm a lawyer from Denver,
Colorado, Mike.
I probably can't hit a thing.
Judas! How'd you ever
get out here in a
smelly ditch in Korea?
That's just what
I've been asking myself.
Better get these things off,
too good a target.
The wrong w*r
in the wrong place,
and that's the one
you're stuck with.
What'd you say, Lieutenant?
Did you ever hear
Admiral Tarrant go on
about this w*r?
About the chosen few
who have to lay it
on the line?
Uh, Nestor and me never
done much fraternizin'
with admirals.
I can see now he was right.
You fight simply
because you're here.
Watch out, Lieutenant!
Where's Lee?
He's waiting on the bridge, sir.
Admiral from CIC.
Go ahead.
Just received final report,
sir, authenticated
by Army Intelligence.
Jet aircraft crashed.
Helicopter shot down.
Three Americans k*lled
by communist troops.
Why was Brubaker abandoned?
Admiral, we kept
a RESCAP over him
as long as we could.
One helicopter crashed,
why didn't you
call in another?
I called in the downed pilot
condition report before
I was forced to leave.
My fuel was low.
The first helicopter
hadn't even arrived.
There was nothing more
that I could do.
Was Brubaker hit at the bridges?
No, sir, at our
secondary target.
We got the bridges.
We still had bombs left
so we went to work
on the fuel dump.
Was that good judgment?
Admiral, this was a
good mission. We did
everything just right.
I put Brubaker in charge
of the third division
because I knew he would
fly low and bore in
with the bombs.
He did just that.
I don't care what kind
of a fitness report
you give me.
This was a good mission.
It cost the lives of three men,
Forney, Gamidge and Brubaker.
I know how you feel.
But what makes you think
you're the only one?
He may have been
your boy, Admiral,
but he was my boy too!
I lost him.
You're right, CAG.
You're right.
I was wrong about CAG,
Evans. He's a good man.
Good man.
I'd like to write
Brubaker's wife,
but what can you say?
How do you explain
this to the mother
of two little girls?
Prepare to launch jets.
Where do we get such men?
They leave this ship
and they do their job.
Then they must find this speck
lost somewhere on the sea.
When they find it,
they have to land
on its pitching deck.
Where do we get such men?
Launch jets!
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Bridges at Toko-Ri, The (1954)
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