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- For which you washed me out of school.

I could have been flying one of these

if it hadn't been for that.

I didn't wash you out,

the board washed you out.

- On your recommendation.

- You lacked flying ability.

You should have been eliminated sooner.

I want you to know that nobody

held you responsible for Driscoll's death.

- Except you, sir.

- Not me either.

Get that out of your head.

Now, look, Winocki...

...there are two other men on this ship

who washed out as pilots.

McMartin's a bombardier, Hauser went in

for navigation. They're both good.

You're a good gunner

or you wouldn't have the rating.

We need you

like we need the whole gang.

It takes all of us

to make this ship function.

Now, get this into your head:

We all belong to this airplane.

Every man has got to rely on every other

man to do the right thing at the right time.

You played football, Winocki.

You know how one man

can gum up the whole works.

You gotta play ball with us, play the game,

or I'm gonna get rid of you.

Nice speech.

But my enlistment runs out in three weeks.

- You're quitting, huh?

- Yes, sir.

Well, that's your privilege.

But until that time, you're still in the Army.

Don't you forget it.

- Yes, sir.

- I'm sorry for you, Winocki.

- Anything else, sir?

- No, that's all.

Oh, Peterson, if you want entertainment,

tune in on the broadcast frequencies.

- I'll stay on the command set.

- Yes, sir. Thank you.

San Francisco. Mr. Litvinoff, the new

Russian ambassador to the United States...

... arrived yesterday

on the China Clipper...

... and departed immediately for the capital

to confer with the president.

Washington, D.C.

Tension in the Pacific and the Far East

has relaxed...

... as a result of the peaceful mission of

Japan's special envoy, Mr. Saburo Kurusu.

Mr. Kurusu and Admiral Nomura

have assured the press...

... that Japan's intentions

are wholly peaceful.

They will meet again tomorrow

with Secretary of State Cordell Hull.

Seattle, Washington.

A final labor conference

was held here this morning...

Weather report from Hickam Field, sir.

- Did you get a good sleep, Chester?

- Not much, sir.

I didn't wanna miss anything.

- How's the kid doing, sergeant?

- Fine, sir.

He likes the ship

and I guess Mary-Ann likes him.

Good. How about Winocki?

I can't make him out.

No, sir.

Thanks, Chester.

Beg pardon, sir. Isn't that

a picture of Captain Monk Hauser?

Yeah.

- Well, that's...

- My father.

Gosh, I'm pretty dumb.

I should have realized.

- Well, there's not much resemblance.

- Oh, sure there is. I can see it now.

I've seen him in a book I got

about the Lafayette Escadrille.

- Yeah, he was in it.

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