Twelve O'Clock High Page #2
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Our stinking luck.
Those flak gunners had the range
when we made our run.
- What about crews, Doc?
- I could give you different answers.
I'll get started on route plans.
- Coffee?
- Not now, thanks.
That's your diet. How long since
you've had your clothes off?
What about crews?
You're crew when it comes
to being certified.
There's the crew availability.
About the route and timing.
Don't figure on the altitude
until it's checked with Pinetree.
Yes, sir.
Thanks for worrying, only don't.
- What about the rest?
- That brings us to the two answers.
Twenty-eight men want to be excused,
three times more than normal.
They gave reasons, colds mostly.
And most haven't got colds.
They haven't gone yellow.
They're getting their bellies full.
Do I okay them and mark them duty?
How much can a man take?
What's physical?
The rules say a man goes
unless he'll endanger his crew.
I don't know what that means.
Can you tell me this?
Do I okay Bishop for tomorrow?
He had a tough deal.
Jesse's a tough boy.
How tough? What happened today
must have affected him inside.
It had to cost him something.
Somebody's gotta give me a policy,
some kind of yardstick.
Tell me what a maximum effort means.
Doc, I wish I knew.
I wish I could answer that one.
[PHONE RINGS]
Hello? Yes.
Hello, Pinetree. All right.
Frank, Keith Davenport.
Yeah, I heard it. I didn't call up
to talk about Lord Haw Haw.
What about that cock-eyed field order
that said 9000?
What? You're kidding.
But the strike photos
don't show what the flak is like.
Are you gonna be there for a while?
I'll be right up.
They meant 9000.
When I get back
I'll give you an answer, Doc.
No, no mistake. It's 9000.
They've got to try.
We haven't hit those subpens.
I know, then twist it.
Had the same request all day.
The wailing wall is just
around the corner, Keith.
Oh, I don't know. I guess this is it.
Sit down.
If you don't level about this stuff,
they'll drop their bombs here.
Look, Frank...
It was tough enough at 19,000.
It'll be suicide at nine.
Whoever dreamed this up
ought to have his brain in a jar.
- Anything else?
- You've been a group commander.
You led the first 10 missions.
Tell them what it'll be like...
Keith. I signed the field order.
- Why? I wanna know.
- I'll spell it for you.
We haven't penetrated
the concrete in those subpens.
We can't get concentration
and accuracy from 19,000.
We've got to go in low,
get it done in one trip...
...instead of fighting
our way there for nothing.
Nine thousand feet.
When the old man cuts a field order,
There isn't time to take
every one of them apart.
If I were you, when I got one,
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