The Dam Busters Page #4

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I didn't expect him to be still here

after five months.

I don't think we did either.

We have urgent experiments

waiting for this tank.

Any idea how long he's going to be?

It's making things very difficult.

He's exploring something entirely new,

you can't hurry this kind of research.

I know and if I thought

he was getting anywhere...

But he doesn't seem to be doing so.

At any rate, he doesn't tell me anything.

He spends hours and hours

shooting golf balls up and down.

And every now and then,

he breaks a window.

Look, couldn't you find him

some quiet duck pond in the country

where he could shoot things up and down

without being a nuisance to other people?

We'd better have a word with him.

Is he there now?

He's always there.

Didn't go home at all last night.

- Why was that?

- I don't know, I think he forgot.

He only has lunch

about once a week.

All right. Stand by!

Once again.

Three, two, one...

fire!

It's OK, I got that all right.

1 5 0 2 0 3.

Splendid! We'll try that again.

Oh, hello.

Hello.

You couldn't have come

at a better time.

It's extraordinary

how these things happen.

One goes on and on feels as if

one's up against a brick wall forever

and then suddenly, it's as if a light

flashes on and everything slips into place.

And now...

If you come along here...

I've got a camera recording

but I think that up by the middle

you'll see everything perfectly.

All right.

Er, just about where you are.

Are you all ready?

Once again.

Right.

Three, two, one...

fire!

1 4 0...

We've been trying for months

to find a rule

by which we can fix

the height of each bounce.

If the bomb is released too soon,

it won't reach the dam,

if it's released too late,

it'll bounce over it

and explode directly under the aircraft

killing everyone.

But now, we've got it! If you just wait

here a moment and I'll do that again.

Right.

Three, two, one..

Fire!

You see? It wasn't a fluke,

it works.

Well, that seems to be conclusive.

It's extraordinarily good of you

to have been so patient.

Not at all, glad we could help.

There were times when you must have

thought I was absolutely cockeyed.

- My dear fellow, that's the last thing...

- I shouldn't blame you if you did.

There's such a very thin dividing line

between inspiration and obsession

that sometimes is very hard to know

which side we're on.

- Will you need the tank anymore?

- If I could have it

until the end of the week to check

my calculations and complete the report.

That's perfectly all right.

You'll leave on Saturday?

Oh, yes, definitely.

After what you've seen today,

you'll put in a satisfactory report.

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