Wing and a Prayer
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When you return
from your search,

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you will notice the carrier
will be towing a sled.

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It's more like a spar
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about the size
of a telephone pole.

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As each plane comes in,
it will make one pass,

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dropping its bomb
well astern of the sled.

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Don't hit it. We don't want
the flight deck

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showered
with bomb fragments.

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Every hour we continue
on our present course

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brings nearer the possibility
of contact

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with enemy aircraft.
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Your orders are these.
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When enemy planes
are encountered...

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do not engage them.
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Return to the carrier
at once.

:27:56
By '' Do not engage,''
you mean--

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I mean
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avoid all contact
with them.

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But, sir,
that's running away.

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Any other questions?
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But suppose the enemy
attacks us, sir?

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May we interpret
the orders--

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You will not
interpret the orders.

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You will obey them.
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Pilots,
man your planes.

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Pilots,
man your planes.

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That's all.
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Let's go.
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Pilot to Radioman.
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You got the dope
on the radio frequencies?

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Radioman to Pilot.
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Yes, sir.
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Frequency 69-7 0.
Secondary 61 -50.


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