Test Pilot Page #10

Time, darling?

Precious.

Enjoying yourself,

Gunner?

Adorable.

Why don't you be gay for once

And give yourself a shock?

Too many roads.

What roads?

3 roads.

Gunner-

Yeah, 3 roads.

3 roads.

3 roads.

Yeah.

Yeah.

This is driving

Me crazy.

The 3 roads? Yeah, the 3 roads,

And I don't know

What I'm doing.

You're going

Crazy.

Yeah, I guess

Maybe I am.

Gunner.

I'm sorry to see you

Do that, pal.

You're going to be sorry

For a lot more than that,

But you got company.

There's 3 of us,

And we're all doomed.

That's a road apiece.

And miss up there-

She lives on.

What are you

Talking about?

You're drunk already.

I haven't said

A word.

Here, have a drink.

Where are we?

We're going through

Brooklyn, dear.

Jim.

What?

Going through

Brooklyn.

I can't help it.

Brooklyn

Or anything else.

You're helpless.

3 roads.

He's on them

Again.

What, dear?

3 roads.

Oh.

Make him

Take this.

I'll take them,

All 3 of them.

3 blind roads.

See how they run.

Where are we?

In brooklyn still?

You're on

The roads, boy.

It won't be long.

Ann.

Oh, ann.

I'm right here,

Dear.

Where's Jim?

He's right here,

Too.

Two? You're crazy.

There's 3.

3 roads...

3 blind roads.

How much heavier

You figure

These new bombs are

Going to run, general?

3 or 4 tons.

That's enough. Have you met Lane's wife?

No.

They don't come

Any sweeter.

Thursday!

Hello!

Oh, hello.

Come over here.

General ross, this is thursday Lane.

Hello, thursday.

Hello, general.

Get in there.

Thank you.

Come here.

Well...

What's the name

Of the hotel, general?

Isn't she a buster?

This is going to be the

Biggest job Jim's ever done,

In every way,

Thursday.

You see all that loading

They're doing?

That represents the weight

Of the bombs and the crew.

The height record for a war boat of

That size is just under 20,000 feet.

We're after 30 with

A range of 5,000 miles.

30,000?

Ha ha! That's way up, thursday.

6 miles?

Mm-hmm.

Hi, darling!

I hear you're going to have

Lunch with a bunch of angels.

Are you jealous?

Speak for yourself.

She's going to have

Lunch with the general.

Where did you ever find

Anything like this, Lane?

I picked it off

A cloud, general.

I haven't seen

A cloud for so long.

Darling, I'd love to take

That high ride with you.

I've never asked you before. Can I

Be a bomb? I'll be twice as quiet.

You know what you'd be

With that dress on up there?

What would I be?

A little icicle.

With you?

When do you take off? Right away.

Give me 28,000, we'll call it a day.

Right, general?

Certainly.

But don't force her, man.

You've got a hotel on your hand.

What will you give me for everything

I get over 30? I feel in form.

You just get

30 and stop feeling.

Those are orders.

Right, general?

Right.

She'll bust over 30.

You stop fooling

And come home.

Yeah. Think of us waiting down here.

Yes. Think

Of your wife.

Yeah, yeah. I always think of thursday.

Come on. Get going. We

Want to get out of here.

Take your time,

Gunner. We're ready.

Yeah? You've been

Ready all day.

Listen, you do

The flying, and-

Here, here. What's

The matter here?

Tell that guy-

I'll tell you.

What's the matter with you? You're not the

Guy I know anymore-drinking and fighting.

Yeah, and I'll tell you why, and

You're going to listen and like it.

Then maybe you'll see...

What will I see?

You must be drunk.

I never heard such talk.

Come on. We've got

To go to work.

Ok. I'm sober now.

Gunner, I...

Don't worry, ann.

I'll make up for that.

I won't let you

Down again.

Ok, pal?

Ok, pal.

3 roads.

We'll walk 'em good.

Ok.

For a nice fella, you've

Certainly turned into a crab.

I never saw

Anything like it.

She lifts nice.

She'd do better if she didn't

Have so much weight in her.

You're heavier

Than lead these days.

Calling w.s.r.

From Lane.

Yes.

Lane at 7,000 feet.

Starting up

Through overcast.

Going on instruments.

On north bead.

There she is.

We're coming, honey!

There's the sky.

Little alice

Blue gown.

W.s.r. From Lane.

15,100.

On top first layer.

Switching over

To high blower.

We'll call you in 20.

That's right.

Switching over

To oxygen-

Hot air to you.

W.s.r., Lane.

New record

For weight-

20,200.

Full throttle.

Manifold pressure-

34.5.

Rate of climb-

600 feet.

Fuel flow-76.

R.p.m.-2,200.

And it's 30 or bust.

Think nothing of it.

Yeah. We're at 26.

Manifold pressure

Dropping.

We're about washed.

Turn the heat full on.

It is full on.

29,350.

Get up there,

Baby girl! Get up!

Can't hear you.

2-9-3-5-0.

29,350!

Never mind.

That washes that.

We're about through, too.

She's washed.

Oh, no, she's not.

She's choking

To death!

30! 30, I tell you!

Isn't this high enough?

What more do you want?

I want 30. I said 30!

I want 30, and that's

The end of it!

50 more.

Squeeze!

Squeeze! Squeeze!

She's over!

Yay!

Yay!

Don't let her

Fall off!

It's the stabilizer!

W.s.r. From Lane.

W.s.r. From Lane!

Let's see you get

A hotel out of a spin.

Wait till we get down. We'll let in

Some air. Feel all right, don't you?

Oh, I feel charming.

Why don't we ditch the sand?

She's got to be light.

Plenty of time, pal.

Uh!

Go on! Beat it!

Can you move any? Give me

An inch on that wheel!

No. Go on! Get out!

Gunner?

Gunner!

Jim.

What?

Are you all right?

Yeah. Sure.

Aw, he's tough.

Hey, can you move any?

Sure.

I'm just taking it easy.

Don't do anything

Dumb on me.

Jim?

What?

Just listen.

I got so many words.

Let me string 'em.

Don't take anyone

In my place.

You're so dumb.

You don't know

How good I was.

You just loved me.

And I was

Awful good, see?

Give ann a kiss.

Gunner.

Here's a break for me,

Though.

I won't ever have to go home

And break the news to her.

I leave the roads first.

Don't die...

For my sake.

That's all

I'd come back for...

If I could.

Oh, my dear boy.

I'm sorry.

Thanks.

Why wasn't it you?

It couldn't have been

You, could it?

Oh, no. I've got more

Coming to me.

I've got to get all

That's coming to me.

Another year maybe,

Another year first.

I'll go crazy first!

Why don't you die

And leave me alone?

Got a kiss

For you, ann.

His last crack.

Go on. What else?

What are you

Going to say?

Your heart's

Bleeding.

Aren't you going

To say that?

My heart isn't

Bleeding a drop.

My memory of the gunner

Is beautiful.

I believe you.

You have no heart.

You don't know

What pain is.

But you'll have

Company.

I love you with

My heart, Jim Lane,

But it won't last

Much longer.

Pain is

Eating it away.

He died at his trade, didn't

He? What more do you want?

That's great. Go right

Back up in the sky...

That awful sky!

Go up there

And stay!

We have nothing

To talk about, ann.

Howdy.

Hello.

We had a little

Hard luck.

I don't know if it was

My fault or not.

Oh, I guess not.

You guessed it good.

28,000-cinch.

29-maybe.

30-good night.

Safe at 28, huh?

That's wonderful.

Who are you going

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