Fail-Safe Page #2

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I'm not your kind.

- Airman?

- Sir?

General Bogan should be on his way in.

Tell him I checked out the new computer.

I'll be back on duty before he leaves

to check it out again with him.

- Yes, sir.

- I'll be in my quarters if he wants me.

- Yes, sir. Sir?

- Yes?

A telephone message for you.

They want you to call back,

said it was urgent.

Line, please.

Hello.

Yes, I got the message.

Why do you think I'm calling?

Where did he get the money?

No, I'll come myself.

I'm going into town, Airman.

That's the address.

I'll be there about a half an hour,

then I'm coming back to the base.

Yes, sir.

Better button up

before the general gets here.

Yes, sir.

General Bogan's office.

Airman Slote.

No, sir, General.

He just left.

Damn it, I need him.

Where did he sign out to?

Conklin, you know where that is?

Yes, sir.

It's on the way to the base.

Get over there. I'll pick him up

myself, Airman. Thank you.

- This is the house, General.

- You sure this is it?

There's not another street

by this name?

I've in Omaha all my life. I know

this city like the back of my hand.

Don't bother getting out.

- Spending the money I send you on this!

- Give me that!

You raise your hand

against my mother once more...

Just a drop!

Who the hell are you?

- Yeah?

- I'm General Bogan.

I'm looking for Colonel Cascio.

He gave this address.

- Sure, General.

- Let the gentleman in, Luke.

Honored to have you.

My son always speaks well of you.

Sorry to bother you, Colonel.

We have some unexpected VIPs

we have to show around.

Yes, sir.

I'll be right along.

Why don't you come in, General?

Thank you, I...

I just take a drop now and then.

The boy here gets a little excited.

I'm ready, sir.

Damn snot-nosed kid.

It's that Congressman Raskob,

who's been nosing around the bases.

Washington wants us

to put his mind at ease.

- He's on one of those committees.

- Yes, sir.

Gordon Knapp will also be there to look

at that equipment his company makes.

He'll be on our side.

Anyone looks cross-eyed at his stuff,

he goes up like a rocket.

Yes, sir.

Time was when I'd say,

"goes up like a balloon. "

- Times change.

- Yes, sir.

Ploesti was a rough one.

We lost half our group.

Regensburg was the worst one for us.

I never flew the B-17, only B-24s.

The 24 was a good airplane.

You knew you were flying it, not the

other way around, like today's things.

You still have to fly

the Vindicator, Grady.

We're the last of the lot, Flynn.

Don't kid yourself about that.

- The next airplanes won't need men.

- You'll be too old, anyway.

After us, the machines.

We're halfway there already.

Look at those kids.

Remember the crews

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