Test Pilot Page #6

Oh, yeah-

The parachute jumper.

You got good seats? Going to be

A nice race to watch.

The battle for second place

Is going to be vicious.

My wife's sitting pretty. You can

Buy a lot of seats for 10 grand.

You're a piker.

My wife's here with the kids.

What do you want to

Disappoint all of them for?

I hear you're

Going to italy.

Right from here, Jim.

We'll meet you

In sweden.

I'm not kidding. The missis has

Been harping about the mediterranean,

But this is

The first real dough

I've ever got ahold of.

Oh, oh, may!

You know

Jim Lane.

No. Ha ha!

How do you do,

Mrs. Benson?

And this is the gunner, his mechanic.

How do you do?

The boys are drowning their sorrows.

What will you have,

Mrs. Benson?

I understand we're celebrating

A trip to the mediterranean.

Oh, nothing,

Thanks.

Oh. And I wish Fred would stop

Talking about the mediterranean.

He's got me

Half-believing it,

And as for the children,

They might as well be there.

Daddy!

Daddy!

Look, daddy, all pictures about italy.

Have you ever

Been to italy?

Mother says the sea

Is bluer than the sky.

I want a drink!

Ha ha! You want

A drink!

His father's boy.

Good-bye. I'm awfully glad

To have met you.

Thank you.

Good-bye.

Attention! Pilots

For the thompson trophy race

On the lines now!

Now, ladies

And gentlemen,

The big event of the year

In aviation-

The thompson trophy race for

The 10 fastest planes in america.

20 times around

This closed course

In aviation's toughest

Competitive speed event.

Why, it's annie.

Yes! And to think

I left kansas for this.

I wonder what

Joe's doing now.

Is this giving me

The laugh?

Mm-hmm. There's a sucker

Born every second, pal.

Not anymore.

I broke the mold.

All clear?

Clear!

Well, you can

Sing a song

Of 10 grand, a pocketful of dough!

I'll see you

At the bank!

Don't do anything

I wouldn't do!

I won't!

Oh, darling!

Yeah!

I got a telegram

From the landlady!

Oh, yeah?

What did she say?

She hopes you win!

Here comes

The first entry racer-

Number 7,

Flown by Jim Lane.

Lane, you remember, won the

Thompson last year in a Drake special

And set a new record

Of 259.108 miles per hour.

There's the starter

Holding up his flag.

Benny strong will be

Flying his number 86.

The timers and judges

Are ready.

There it goes!

They're away!

At the conclusion

Of the 16th lap,

With only 40 miles

Left to go,

Fred Benson

In his Drake special

Is still leading the field

And is averaging 279 miles...

Now he's pushing

Benson hard!

7 is riding

Right over 12!

Now he's nosing down

For speed!

Here they come

Down the stretch!

Lane's pulling away

From Benson

And going into an angled push.

There he goes!

Lane comes over the grandstand

And pulls out into the lead.

Uh-oh. There's something

Wrong up there.

Lane's on fire!

The grant mystery special

Is on fire,

With the motor

Of the grant racer burning up!

Lane has the ship

Under perfect control...

Come down, Jim.

Come on, don't be a fool.

Oh, gunner.

What's-

Why, he's going to continue!

With only 15

More miles to go,

Lane's going to gamble that

His ship will hold together!

One more lap.

He's on fire!

Ah, don't be crazy.

That's nothing.

It's nice to have

A little fire.

You don't know how cold

It gets up there.

Jim! Jim!

Besides, the guy

Is made of asbestos.

How can you talk like

That? How dare you!

Why, you little fool,

Who are you talking to?

What do you think this game is,

Anyway? It's death every time you move.

It ain't safe to sit

In one of them!

It ain't even safe

To look at one of them!

And you married him without giving it

A thought. I'll say you're a sucker.

Let me tell you another thing! If you're

With that guy long enough, you'll...

Bless you, gunner.

He's got

A good chance.

It's awful good

Up there.

There he goes,

Diving into the pylon!

And look! Look!

The fire's out!

He dove the fire out!

Come on, Jim!

Come on, boy!

Here he comes-

The winner!

He's across the line.

Ladies and gentlemen...

Oh!

The grant mystery racer

Wins the thompson trophy race.

Here he comes in now.

Give him a big hand...

Why, it's a beauty!

What were you doing,

Giving us an exhibition?

Ha ha! Thursday!

Thursday! Sweet thursday!

Aah!

Jim! Jim, that was

Marvelous!

You made it!

Ha ha!

Hey, hey, hey!

Oh, Benson's in trouble

- Benson in number 12!

It looks like he's going to

Crash! Everybody off the field!

Field guards,

To your stations immediately!

Ladies and gentlemen,

Please stay behind the fence

And off the field.

There's nothing you

Can do there

Save hinder those who are trying

Their best to help Fred Benson.

How is he?

He's all right now.

Let me through.

I can't.

Please. I'm Mrs. Benson.

It's him.

Will you

Watch the-

Joe, you and kathleen,

You watch the baby.

Now, don't move,

Please.

Mother!

Mama! Mama!

Wait for me.

She in there?

Taking him home

On the midnight.

She alone?

Children

Are in the hotel.

Well, that's

The way it goes.

Oh, Jim.

Yeah?

Benson should never have

Been in that new racer.

There's only one man

In all the country

Should have been up

With her today, Jim.

After this, let's you and

I stop this quarreling.

Seems kind of silly.

Yeah.

Go ahead.

I want to see

Mrs. Benson.

Yes, sir.

Oh.

Congratulations,

Mr. Lane.

It was very brave.

I don't feel the way

I thought I would.

I guess I was so sure

It would happen sometime.

How's the dough

Situation?

Oh, we'll be all right.

You're lucky in one way, Mrs. Benson.

I mean,

Lucky that I won.

You see, Benson

And I were splitting

If either of us

Came through,

But I suppose

He told you.

You what?

Yeah. Didn't he

Tell you?

No.

Well, we were,

So I got it cashed.

There's 5 grand

In the envelope.

Mr. Lane, please-

You don't me

To welsh on a guy

Because he's not here

To collect it, do you?

But I-

But listen, keep it

Under your hat, see?

I don't want Drake

To know that I thought

He ever had

A chance to win.

You know how it is.

We don't get on.

Mr. Lane,

You're lying to me.

If you want

To put it that way-

Of course, it's

So beautiful of you.

I- I do need it

So terribly.

I mean, the children.

I mean, they're so-

It's all right, pal.

And listen, he died

At his trade, see?

He has to die

Sometime, hasn't he?

He died in the air, and the

Air is Benson's business.

Yes. Yes, I know.

And he-he was so dear.

He wanted to take us

All to italy so much.

I- I hope he's there.

Ohh!

Oh, god!

If I had

The wings of an angel

O'er these prison walls

I would fly

And fly to the arms

Of my darling

And there

I'd be willing to die

Come on. Come on. Where is it?

I'm right here, pal.

I'm right here.

Come on. The dough. The dough.

Never mind the dough.

Waiter!

Listen, ann,

That guy started

With 10 grand,

All in cash,

And he's

On a bender.

Grab some of it,

Will you?

I can't grab any.

It's too big.

Attract

His attention.

Gentlemen,

Your pleasure.

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