Well, now we know where we are going. I dont mind japs, but snakes . How did the skipper say it . I heard him. He said okinawa. They say this place looks like the country around frisco. Yeah. But the people look like japs. Frisco. They dont like it in San Francisco when you call it frisco. Spent my honeymoon up there. Drove up from l. A. Made it in eight hours. 400 miles. Eight hours . What was holding you back . I used to make it from buffalo to new york in six flat. Thats 370 miles with heels. 370 miles. Right here were closer to japan than that. Were just 325 miles from their home office. You heard him. Thats what the old man said. 325 miles. Its closer than milwaukee to st. Louis. I felt safe in st. Louis. Its awfully close. Mighty close. Yes, mighty close. Especially for a modern bomber with a job to do. About an hours run from any number of jap air fields. Here we were, closer than any fleet in history to a major landbased air power. At midway, in the sea, distance had been again
Dramatized scenes, but was assembled primarily from aerial and combat footage by filmmaker and navy ensign budd boetticher, who directed many navy westerns. Well, now we know where we are going. If you get that about those snakes. I dont mind japs, but snakes. How did the skipper say it . Okie, okie, okie. I heard him. He said okinawa. You know, they say this place looks like the country around frisco. Yeah, but the people look like japs. Frisco. Dont like what is happening. They call it frisco. That my having one o spent my honeymoon up there. Drove up from l. A. Made it in eight hours. 400 miles. Eight hours. What was holding you back . I used to make it to buffalo in new york in six flat. That is 370 miles. With hills. 370 miles. Why, right here we are closer to japan than that. We are just 325 miles from their home office. 325 miles . You heard him. Thats what the old man said. 325 miles. It is closer to work i always felt pretty safe. It is awfully close. Mighty close. Yes, mighty