The Dam Busters (1955)

Anthony Shaw: R.A.F. Officer At Trials

Quotes 

• RAF Officer at trials : [after another failed test of the full-sized bomb]  Well, it's a bad business isn't it?

  Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S. : Yes, I'm afraid it is.

  RAF Officer at trials : What are you going to do?

  Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S. : I think I know the trouble, I must work on it again.

  RAF Officer at trials : Well, here we are on the 22nd of April. The deadline date for the raid the 19th of May. That's barely four weeks.

  Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S. : Give me a few more days. A week at most.

  RAF Officer at trials : If you go and change the design. the factories will never do it in time...

  Doctor B. N. Wallis, C.B.E., F.R.S. : I shan't change the design. I must just strengthen the casing and try a new method of release.

  RAF Officer at trials : Oh well, a week from today. If it doesn't work then, we shall have to call it off. There's nothing else we can do.