One of Our Aircraft Is Missing Quotes

Tom Earnshaw, Copilot in B for Bertie Now look here, what are we going to do about our clothes?

Frank Shelley - Observer Yes, we've got to get into civvies somehow.

John Glyn Haggard - Pilot in B for Bertie Well, what's George doing?

Sir George Corbett, Rear Gunner in B for Bertie I'm swimming.

John Glyn Haggard - Pilot in B for Bertie Where?

Sir George Corbett, Rear Gunner in B for Bertie In a canal.

John Glyn Haggard - Pilot in B for Bertie Well, how do you know there is one?

Sir George Corbett, Rear Gunner in B for Bertie There's always a canal in Holland. The next best thing to having civilian clothes is to have none. I'm going to be a swimming instructionist and spy off the land.

Else Meertens Do you think that we Hollanders, who threw the sea out of our country, will let the Germans have it? Better the sea.

Jo de Vries ;; No Englishman would kiss a woman's hand - except perhaps an actor.

Frank Shelley - Observer Snub or compliment?

Jo de Vries Compliment.

Jo de Vries I give you a toast. Louis?

Jo de Vries It has been our motto since the House of Orange drove out the Spaniards 300 years ago. "Je Maintiendrai.

Jo de Vries It's nice to be a woman again, even for half an hour.

Geoff Hickman, Front Gunner in B for Bertie What do they reckon that motto of yours means, then, ma'am?

Jo de Vries We can take it.

Jo de Vries You see, that's what you're doing for us. Can you hear them running for shelter? Can you understand what that means to all the occupied countries? To enslaved people, having it drummed into their ears that the Germans are masters of the Earth. Seeing these masters running for shelter. Seeing them crouching under tables. And hearing that steady hum night after night. That noise which is oil for the burning fire in our hearts.