Mosquito Squadron (1969)

David McCallum: Quint Munroe

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Quotes 

• Hufford : Ah, what do you say, Munroe, hmm? What are the odds?

  Munroe : About the same as spitting in an Air Commodore's eye from an express train, sir.

• [During a low level flight to a target in France, Munroe's Navigator leans over to him] 

  Flt. Sgt. Wiley Bunce : I hope you brought your driving licence with you.

  Munroe : What for?

  Flt. Sgt. Wiley Bunce : You fly this thing any lower, you're going to need it!

• Flt. Sgt. Wiley Bunce : [Pointing to the V-1 launchers]  Look at those bastards! Three V-1's ready to take off!

  Munroe : Enough to flatten another square mile of London!

  Flt. Sgt. Wiley Bunce : We're not stopping enough of them, are we sir?

  Munroe : No, we're just thinning them out a little.

• Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton : [Watching Beth walkaway in tears]  What did you say to my sister?

  Munroe : I didn't have to say anything.

  Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton : [Face falls]  Scotty?

  [Quint nods] 

• Munroe : [Watching Quint come back from talking to Beth]  Do you thing I should go to her?

  Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton : No, I don't think you should go to her! Just let her cry!

• Mr. Scott : When your parents died, and you came to live with us, Mother and I always admired your spirit, the way you handled your grief, and went on with your life.

  Munroe : Well, that's what they would have wanted me to do.

  Mr. Scott : I... I only hope we can do as well, Quint.

• Munroe : [On the recon mission to Charlon]  How close do you want to go?

  Major Kemble : Part their hair, Squadron leader!

• Major Kemble : [Indicating the German flak gunners]  Noisy lot, wern't they

  Munroe : Lat's a lot of flak for one chateau! they must have something they don't want seen.

  Major Kemble : It's a good reason for us to have to go in again!

• Wing Commander Clyde Penrose : You were close, weren't you?

  Munroe : [Walking off]  We were brought up together.

  Wing Commander Clyde Penrose : [Walking alongside]  Really? Were there family connections?

  Munroe : No. My mother and father were killed some time ago. I've always thought of Sqaudron Leader Scott's parents as my own

  Wing Commander Clyde Penrose : I see.

  Munroe : Well, I suppose i'd better go and tell them.

  Wing Commander Clyde Penrose : Hateful business. I could never find the words.

• Munroe : When do you return to duty?

  Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton : Duty? What duty?

  [Indicates his missing arm] 

  Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton : flying a desk one handed!

  Munroe : If that's all you think you can handle.

  Flt. Lieut. Douglas Shelton : Well, they've offered me a hook - makes a marvelous back scratcher, so I'm told!

  Munroe : Well, I'm sure Scotty would settle for it right now

  [Leaves] 

• Munroe : [Kemble has asked for a second run over the chateau]  How close do you want to go this time?

  Major Kemble : Knock their bloody heads off!

• Munroe : [Watching the fire crews remove Kemble from the wrecked Mosquito]  Well, lets hope those bloody pictures are worth it!

• [Douglas insists that Quint tell Beth that Scotty is still alive] 

  Munroe : You want me to tell her he's in Charlon? My next mission is to bomb Charlon!