Flight World War II

Ladies and gentlemen, we have just reached our cruising altitude.

This is William Strong, your pilot to fly you across the pond.

My co-pilot is Daniel Prentice.

We're looking at a total flight time of just around seven and a half hours, which will

just put us on the ground in London, England right on time.

Forecast calls for clear skies

so sit back, relax, and enjoy your ride.

You didn't get that haircut we talked about after your vacation.

It's still within regulations.

Barely.

Sir, are you doing okay?

Okay. Here you go, Sweetie.

- Thank you. - Sir, can I get you anything?

Oh, another late night, party girl?

Oh, shush.

Will, all cross checks are done.

Been in the air a while. How are you doing?

Just a few more hours to Heathrow.

Hey, wingman. You're making me nervous. Something up over there?

I don't know.

Maybe a short somewhere?

See? All you need is just a little-

Come on, Daniel, disengage your yoke and get it figured out.

Gander Center, this is IA 42. We seem to be having some

intermittent instrument problems.

We're trying to sort them out. IA 42.

Understood IA 42. You're looking at clear skies ahead of you in all directions.

Let us know if you need assistance.

Will do, IA 42.

Daniel, I can't fly like this, man.

Dammit. We better-

Whoa.

Gander Center, this is IA 42. I thought you said we had clear skies.

You had clear skies five seconds ago, IA 42.

It popped up on our screens out of nowhere.

Squawk 7700. Do you have any way around this?

We're showing it right on top of you.

Ladies and gentlemen, please return to your seats.

We seem to be having some turbul...

Crew, secure the cabin and return to your seats immediately.

Shit!

Think we can fly around it?

I think we'll have to go straight through.

Give me a hand. She's rolling.

It's night already?

Sunset wasn't for another 40 or 50 minutes.

We didn't black out or anything, did we?

No, nothing like that.

Sorry about that everyone.

We had a sudden storm pop up there.

Good news is we've passed the worst of it.

It should be smooth sailing from here on in.

You'll notice that while we were going

through that storm the sun went down.

That will happen sometimes when you cross the tip of the Bermuda Triangle.

Don't worry.

You'll catch another sunset tomorrow.

The tip of the Bermuda Triangle?

As good an answer as any.

Anyone else's internet connection down?

Jesus. You seeing this?

I've got altitude, airspeed, fuel, but that's just enough to keep us airborne.

Three-quarters of a tank.

Looking fine but that's assuming we're still on course.

You've got control. Disengaging.

Gander Center, this is IA 42.

We've gone through the storm but it seems most of our

instruments are out requiring assistance. IA 42.

Gander Center, this is London-bound IA 42. Do you read me?

I'm not getting anything.

Fuses are good. I don't know what's going on.

- Check the backup system. There has to be something working. - On it.

Gander Center, this is IA 42. Do you copy?

Still nothing. You?

We've got one thing humming along just fine.

Thank God for that. What is it?

Our radar system. Only thing that wasn't replaced last time

they upgraded international airline avionics.

As long as that's operational.

It's a step in the right direction.

How are you guys doing over here?

Good, thank you.

Thank you.

Can I get you something to drink?

Sorry. Were you standing there long?

No, it's fine. What can I get you?

Ginger ale.

It got dark early, didn't it?

I'm sure it's just because of the storm, like the captain said.

Thank you.

So, what brings you gentlemen to England?

Business or pleasure?

Both!

We're history professors. Akron University.

There's a convention just outside of London.

They've discovered some amazing pre-war artifacts and several

distinguished members are-

You don't have to bore the poor woman.

Her eyes are glazing over already.

No, it's fine. I just need to finish this side of the plane

but I'd love to hear more so I'll come back.

I'm going to hold you to that.

Get out now, while you still can!

Alright, about the Hitler map of Argentina...

What are you working on there?

Oh me? Just trying to keep track of everything.

You see, when you get to my age you have to stay

on top of things because, well, you never

know when you're going to get another chance.

Well, I'll let you get back to it then.

Thanks a lot.

Huh, that's weird.

Have you got some more good news for me?

Take a look.

There's nothing there.

Not a blip.

Is the radar malfunctioning too?

I thought so at first but the

coordinates are moving with us.

If this thing were on the fritz

it wouldn't be working at all.

So we're flying deaf but not completely blind.

There should be some air traffic showing up around us.

Okay, let's make a loop. Try to find someone or something.

Nothing. Bupkis.

According to the radar, we're all alone up here.

Maybe the storm diverted traffic.

We'll wait until those radios come back up.

What if it doesn't?

We're still a couple of hours away from London.

That's assuming we didn't get turned around or blown off course.

If we duck under the cloud cover we may be able to find some

visual cue from a shipping lane or maybe a

message being relayed from a cargo ship.

You sure that's the right move?

If no one can hear us on the ground.

That's the only move we've got.

This is Cameron.

Hey, Hicks. How's everything going back there?

We're all a little rattled but we're fine.

Good. I'll be making an announcement.

And I want the crew back in their seats when we're making a descent.

Is everything okay?

Just trying to get away from some of this, uh, high level wind shear.

Just get everyone strapped in, okay?

Sure.

Everything okay?

We need to get everyone to their seats. We're making a descent.

He says it's to get away from the turbulence.

What turbulence?

Ladies and gentlemen, we'd like everyone to get back in their seats.

We're trying to get away from this turbulence, so we'll be

ducking under the clouds for a bit. Pretty routine stuff but

we'd like everyone buckled in just in case.

All secure back here, Captain.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Trust me, when you've been doing this as long as I have, you've seen it all.

This is nothing.

Okay.

Land? The Atlantic should be below us.

Yes, it should be.

Okay, so we got blown off course.

Gander Center, do you copy?

Keep your eyes open for a radio tower. Blinking lights. Anything.

Radar says we've got smaller

craft about twenty kilometers away.

But they're all bunched up.

Are you sure that's aircraft?

Never seen anything like that before.

I'm not sure of anything but we're

closing in on whatever the hell this is.