Devotion

It could be tough to replace.

Yeah, go and jet the vent tube.

You ain't worth a shit.

Yeah, I'm talking to you.

You better run. I said run!

Everything okay over there?

You the transfer?

Lieutenant Tom Hudner.

Jesse Brown.

It's good to meet you.

- Where'd you come in from? - Pearl Harbor.

- Flying Bearcats? - Skyraiders.

Lot of profile flights. Tracking torpedoes.

Post-war busywork.

You fly in The Big Show?

I did not.

Then you'll fit right in.

What are you talking about?

- Morning, Jesse. - You should be grateful

- your room has seen action. - Good morning, Jess.

You're the one with clean sheets.

Hey! You must be the new guy.

Marty Goode, with an "E."

- You mean "G"? - 2 at the end.

Oh, Jesus! Don't tell me you're one of these country boys.

All right, Marty. Watch yourself.

Bo Lavery.

And this is Jerry,

or Kraut, Fritz, Heine.

- They all work. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Nice to meet you. And regardless of what you hear, the name's Carol Mohring.

Pleasure to meet you.

Now, there's a sight.

- Good to see you, Bill. - Good to see you.

Gents, this is Tom Hudner.

We were in Pensacola together.

Hell of a stick.

Hell of a pretty face, too.

Almost too pretty.

You boys sound lonely.

Welcome to VF-32.

Will the atom shatter a world to fragments,

or will it be a boon to mankind?

Stalin and the Soviets field-tested their own bomb,

and wouldn't you know it, it's the same design as ours.

I'd say that they're hot on our heels,

but this footage is already six months old.

It won't be long before they strap that thing to a bomber.

Bo, get that for me, would you?

So, now you know.

Fellas, you're not just here to fly and screw.

'Cause they're not sitting idle.

But with practice, there is not a pilot on this planet

who can wipe the ass of a United States naval aviator

and I truly believe that.

That's right!

So, nav hops...

Koenig, you got Mohring.

Lavery, you got Goode.

- Ensign Brown! - Sir.

You've got Lieutenant Hudner today.

Yes, sir.

Have fun.

Matt, you take Calloway.

All right, maps out, lights on, let's go.

- See if you can keep up. - Let's go.

All right, Bill. You ready?

"Cause if you bring that girl around, you're gonna have a problem.

Shit. She'll be sitting in my lap. What are you talking about?

That's all I'm saying.

Pretty warm out for a wool cap.

It's part of my kit. Never know when you'll need it.

...personnel, stand clear.

I'll try to keep us short of Canada, Lieutenant.

Watch your prop.

Try not to cut off my wing.

We're taking a slight detour on the way home.

- Try to keep up. - Say again?

What the hell are you doing, Ensign Brown?

You still with me?

Up and hard on my call.

Ready, set, hit it!

Any detours you wanna make?

Pretty slick flying for a nav hop.

Helps to know the plane.

Can't learn everything from a book.

Or at the Academy.

Well, there's knowing the plane and then there's flat-hatting.

What are you gonna find out about your wing man

cruising at 10,000 feet, Lieutenant?

Put him in a little bit of trouble, who knows,

you might get a peek at who he really is.

How 'bout I buy you a beer?

Plenty to talk about between who I am

and not getting each other killed on nav hops.

Sounds nice, Lieutenant,

but I don't drink.

Did you get to see the lighthouse?

I did.

It's chow time, boys.

All right.

Hey, Marty, pass me one of those forks.

- This looks delicious. - Bon appétit, boys.

Thank you, Dad.

Give me one of them napkins.

So, the Gulf stream's all right.

Tends to be a little busy.

Lot of locals,

but a lot of college girls who like to go out on school nights.

Sadao's is good on Thursdays.

Dimber's is the move to make on Saturdays and Sundays,

if you don't mind the cover.

Just think of that as an investment though.

Trust me.

But, I gotta warn ya,

no matter where you go, it is rough these days.

All right, girls around here do not go for participation medals.

Despite what they say, they are looking for that war tin.

That hero tin.

And here, that's only Cevoli.

Got a Navy Cross and he's got a wife.

Might be connected.

Wait, you ain't married, are you?

No. I'll start with the Navy, figure out the rest later.

Smart man.

How'd you come in?

Applied to the Academy right after Pearl Harbor.

I wanted to help.

As we all did.

But yeah, show up to find the heroes are made,

the fleets mothballed.

War ended a month before I graduated.

You know, I suppose we were born a few years too late.

Or too early.

The whole world's looking different.

Hell, did you ever think that you'd be in a squadron with a colored aviator?

Well, I didn't come here to not eat.

Cheers to that. All right.

How are the clams?

Hi.

You are just in time to get dinner together.

Yes, ma'am.

But may I have a dance first?

Always.

Always.

I saw our neighbor on my way in.

I saw her this morning.

She looked like a nice woman.

Someone can look nice?

Didn't I?

I thought you looked like a mean old hen.

Daisy?

Come on.

- That's cheap. - Strength in numbers, darling.

- You gonna paint your baby? - I'ma paint one of my babies.

Nah. Come on, come on!

Come on.

Incoming!

Well, I know a pilot can't fly at night.

Wonder where she got that from.

Where they go?

Where they go?

Where they-- There!

It's us. Okay, okay.

We surrender.

Well, it was well fought, soldier, but sadly, you were no match.

Officers.

Awfully loud in here.

Neighbors made a noise complaint.

Must've been the nice-looking one.

What I've been told

I don't know what I've been told

Navy wings are painted gold

I need two wing walkers for a respot.

All yellow shirts on FOD walk down.

Morning, boys!

Seems one of our reconnaissance planes went down over the Baltic a few days ago.

Now, what you won't see here in the newspaper

Is the photos the Pentagon has

of Navy flight uniforms washed up on the shore

and the landing gear, which is absolutely riddled with bullets.

That is more than a quiet act of aggression.

Washington wants us ready to respond to the Russians

and this is what we're gonna get ready with.

Say hello to the F4U Corsair.

Flew the hog a little after the war.

But the Navy's gone and made 'em fatter and meaner.

Now, I know that the Corsair will be new for a lot of you, but don't worry.

Just like yours truly, she earned her stripes in The Big Show.

Now, this is a plane that will get your hands dirty.

You're gonna be so close to the action,

you're gonna start to think that you made the mistake of joining the Army.

And I gotta mention, she's got a rather unfortunate nickname.

"The Widow-maker."

Good thing I ain't hitched.

Well, they also call her the "Ensign Eliminator."

This engine's one of the most powerful things you'll ever fly behind.

You throttle her too hard, she'll spin you over.

She's got enough torque to flip a house, So go easy on the power.

CAG wants us up to speed and fast.