1:46:08
EUGENE: That's 15, 16!
VIRGE: There's another one!
1:46:19
COMMANDING OFFICER:
At this point, 15 or 16.
1:46:22
They're still coming in.
How can I promise 24 planes tomorrow?
1:46:25
I don't know if they'll all make it back.
1:46:28
Where?
1:46:30
I thought we hit that target a month ago.
1:46:34
I know we have to keep the pressure on,
but I lost almost a quarter of my squadron.
1:46:41
Yes, sir.
1:46:43
I'll have the ground crews work
through the night.
1:46:45
I'd hoped to give the boys a break.
We're having a dance tonight in honor...
1:46:53
Yes, sir.
1:46:55
I will update you when I know more.
1:46:58
Thank you, sir. Good-bye.
1:47:01
Sir, eighteen planes, three still out.
1:47:18
So, that's the crew of the Memphis Belle?
1:47:20
The enlisted men.
You'll meet the officers this afternoon.
1:47:24
They must be the 10 luckiest
sons of bitches in the world.
1:47:27
CO: They're just ordinary men.
BRUCE: Are you kidding?
1:47:33
Ordinary? First they volunteer for all this.
1:47:36
Then they fly 24 missions without
a scratch. Doesn't sound ordinary to me.
1:47:41
MAJOR: Two more, sir.
1:47:51
People back home are getting discouraged
by our losses.
1:47:54
They're thinking daylight bombing
is a mistake.
1:47:57
- It's the only way we'll win this war.
- We must get that message across.