Battle of Britain (1969)

Robert Flemyng: Wing Cmdr. Willoughby

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Quotes 

• 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!

• 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] 

• 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!