96: The Pilot and the Passenger

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 39.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2018

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

No movie has been made about this heroic tale, but over a hundred movies have been made because of it.

Transcript

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0:15.1	This is the way I heard.
0:16.4	The Fighter Pilot looked with some skepticism at the private
0:26.3	who wished to board his plane.
0:28.5	He was a towering kid, six four at least, and big-boned.
0:33.1	I really got to get back to Fort Ord, the private said.
0:36.6	Can I hitch a ride with you down to Oakland?
0:39.1	The year was 1951, and the 21-year-old private was trying to return to base
0:44.2	after an exhausting weekend of R&R in Seattle.
0:47.6	The Fighter Pilot, a lieutenant in the Air Force, was willing,
0:51.6	but not before offering his passenger a brief disclaimer.
0:55.7	You're welcome to ride a long private, but this is a dive bomber.
0:59.5	It wasn't built for guys your size.
1:02.0	The private smiled and shrugged.
1:03.7	I don't care if it's a hot air balloon, sir.
1:05.7	I got to get back.
1:07.2	All right, said the pilot.
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