:14:00
Colonel Korn, I'd like you
to stay in the control tower.
:14:03
Stay on top of this mission. I'd like
to know when my boys make target.
:14:08
Yes, sir!
:14:10
What is it, Lieutenant Minderbinder?
:14:13
- An egg, sir.
- I know that, Lieutenant.
:14:17
- A fresh egg, sir.
- Where did you get the egg?
:14:21
In Malta, sir, where there are enough
chickens to lay fresh eggs
:14:26
for every officer in the squadron,
:14:29
at five cents apiece from the mess fund.
:14:33
- Yes?
- With a clear profit of two cents per egg.
:14:38
- For whom?
- Sir!
:14:40
For whomever sells the eggs
to the mess.
:14:45
- And who may that be, Milo?
- Ah, sir...
:14:49
- Oranges from Marrakech, and pecans...
- Pecans?
:14:52
And in Palermo, sir, ten thousand gallons
of the finest Italian olive oil.
:14:57
The Sicilians need blankets.
It would be a fair trade.
:15:00
There's an interested party in Sardinia.
:15:03
All we need is the co-operation of
the countries that we're dealing with.
:15:07
- What countries?
- The African nations, sir.
:15:09
Well, the countries
in the Greater Mediterranean area.
:15:13
So, what we have to have
:15:15
is an additional assignment of personnel,
a little time and a plane.
:15:19
- What plane?
- One of ours, sir.
:15:21
If I had one, I could get the gasoline
to Malta and bring the eggs back.
:15:26
All right, Milo.
:15:27
And if I was taken off combat duty
until I get this thing into operation...
:15:33
I know, sir, that I'm just an acting
mess officer, Colonel,
:15:37
but the job requires my full attention.
It's to everyone's benefit.
:15:40
- All right, take whatever you need.
- Thank you, sir.
:15:43
What I hope to do is to give the men
the finest cuisine in the entire world.
:15:48
- That's something to shoot at, isn't it?
- Yes, Milo, it certainly is.