Battle of Britain (1969)

Edward Fox: Pilot Officer Archie

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Quotes 

• [after berating Simon, a young pilot] 

  Squadron Leader Skipper : How many hours in Spits?

  Simon : Ten and a half, sir.

  Squadron Leader Skipper : Let's make it *eleven*, before *Jerry* has you for *breakfast!*

  Pilot Officer Archie : Spring chicken to shitehawk in one easy lesson.

  [at low volume, almost whispering, after Simon and Skipper leave the building for their aircraft] 

  Pilot Officer Archie : daka!-daka!-daka!-daka!-daka!-daka!-daka!-daka!

• [the Germans are about to overrun the airfield] 

  Squadron Leader Skipper : Right! Let's get the hell out of here!

  Pilot Officer Archie : Where are we going, sir?

  Squadron Leader Skipper : [Walking rapidly toward his plane]  Why don't you follow me and find out?

• Sgt. Pilot Andy : [Novice pilot Simon has made a very bad landing]  You can teach...

  Pilot Officer Archie : [joins in]  ... *monkeys* to fly better than that!

• [Sgt Pilot Andy is reading a letter, while the pilots are waiting for the call to scramble] 

  Sgt. Pilot Andy : Silly Bitch!

  Pilot Officer Archie : He's calling you names again, Arnold!

  Sgt. Pilot Andy : I spend half my leave getting her settled in the country, and now, "I'm bored", she says!

• [British pilots in France are listening to a French officer talking about the German advance] 

  Pilot Officer Archie : For the benefit of the uneducated among us, I shall now translate.