Battle of Britain (1969)
Robert Flemyng: Wing Cmdr. Willoughby
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Quotes
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Air Vice Marshal Keith Park : [Seeing an unknown marker on the strategy planning board] T-5, what's that?
Wing Cmdr. Willoughby : Training squadron, sir. They're the poles.
Air Vice Marshal Keith Park : Get them out of there. Get them down.
Wing Cmdr. Willoughby : Blackhawk leader. Vector two, three zero and return to base immediately. Over.
Squadron Leader Edwards : Blackhawk leader. Received and understood. Out. Blackhawk leader to A flight. Turn to port, and steer two, three, zero.
Polish R.A.F. pilot : [In Polish] Germans! Germans on the right!
2nd Polish pilot : [In Polish] I don't see. Where?
Polish R.A.F. pilot : [In Polish] Down there on the right.
3rd Polish pilot : [In Polish] I see the Jerries! I see!
Squadron Leader Edwards : Stop that Polish chatter and steer two, three, zero.
Polish R.A.F. pilot : [Peals off to engage the Germans] Repeat please.
Squadron Leader Edwards : I say again, two, three, zero.
2nd Polish pilot : [Peals off to engage the Germans] Repeat please.
Air Vice Marshal Keith Park : For crying out loud, two, three, zero.
3rd Polish pilot : [Peals off to engage the Germans] Repeat please.
4th Polish pilot : [Peals off to engage the Germans] Repeat please.
5th Polish pilot : [Peals off to engage the Germans] Repeat please.
Squadron Leader Edwards : Now just shut up the lot of you. And follow me unless you're blind as well as... Oh
[Sees that all the Polish pilots have left to fight the Germans]
Squadron Leader Edwards : God's truth!
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Air Vice Marshal Keith Park : [during the raids on September 15th] Is everything up?
Wing Cmdr. Willoughby : The lot, Sir!
Air Vice Marshal Keith Park : Reserves?
Wing Cmdr. Willoughby : None!
Air Vice Marshal Keith Park : That's what I've just told the Prime Minister!
[walks back into office with Winston Churchill watching the progress]
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Wing Cmdr. Willoughby : [hanging up the phone and looking down at the plotting table, showing a large number of RAF Squadrons in place to intercept a Luftwaffe raid on London] This should give them something to think about!