Excerpt: ...blushin' to give you the actual facts of what happened," O'Malley said slowly. "One Messerschmitt to us and three to Allison," Stan answered. The officer nodded and began scribbling. "Fill out one for me right away." He shoved a blank across the desk. "How about the varmint I dissected with me guns?" O'Malley asked. "Did you hit one of those Stukas?" Stan asked. "Sure, an' I did that," O'Malley said. "One Stuka badly damaged," Stan added. They went into the mess and for once O'Malley did not order a pie. He sat ...
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Excerpt: ...blushin' to give you the actual facts of what happened," O'Malley said slowly. "One Messerschmitt to us and three to Allison," Stan answered. The officer nodded and began scribbling. "Fill out one for me right away." He shoved a blank across the desk. "How about the varmint I dissected with me guns?" O'Malley asked. "Did you hit one of those Stukas?" Stan asked. "Sure, an' I did that," O'Malley said. "One Stuka badly damaged," Stan added. They went into the mess and for once O'Malley did not order a pie. He sat down and stared at the ceiling, his big mouth clamped shut, his Adam's apple sliding up and down. Finally he said: "Next time I get to take her, I can fly her like she was me own wings." "You might as well. This job is half yours," Stan said. "Until we find out about Allison this flight will have only two men and one ship." "Allison's going to be right back with us. The bye wouldn't kick off until he had had a Pg 109 chance to wind up this new colleen we got." O'Malley said it grimly, as though trying to make himself believe. "Here comes Wing Commander Farrell and I think he's looking for us," Stan said. "Sure, an' 'tis the big man himself and no other. An' comin' to see us instead of us tramping over there. Me bye, the first thing we know, the King will be dropping in to have a spot of tea with us two intrepid fliers." O'Malley's big mouth was spread in a wide grin. "Don't get up, men," the Wing Commander said as he came up. He seated himself and started in briskly. "I hear the Hawk is better than anyone thought." "Not better than I thought," Stan said. "Well, better than the inspectors and test men thought. They said she wasn't reliable." "She is sensitive and temperamental," Stan agreed. "She chops up a Messerschmitt and spits out the pieces like me auld granddaddy used to whack up a box for kindlin'," O'Malley broke in. "Fine." The Wing Commander smiled Pg 110 broadly. "I just dropped by to ask you boys to stay very close to quarters. We...
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