Very good. But until our scouts have searched the area we'll hold our most experienced pilots in reserve and half our aircraft.
8 seconds sound clip from the Midway (1976) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:04:14.735 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Times like this, Joe, I miss the flatlands.
- It's a big body of water out there.
- No matter what happens, Joe, I want you to know, you've sure as hell earned your salary this month.
- But, sir, the American fleet cannot be anywhere near Midway. We shouldn't hold back our best pilots.
- We've been over this ground before, Kusaka.
- Admiral, our first strike must be decisive.
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