Strategic Air Command (1955)

Frank Lovejoy: Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes

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• Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes : Well, we've got a job to do Mrs. Holland, and getting men like your husband isn't easy.

  Sally Holland : Don't tell me about your little problems General. I'm only interested in results!

  Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes : Touche.

• Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes : One B-47 and a crew of three carries the destructive power of the entire B-29 force we used against Japan.

• Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes : It all boils down to less danger of war.

• Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes : We'll be better able to realize SAC's best hope - to prevent a war from ever starting.

• Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes : [Briefing officers at SAC headquarters near Omaha]  The B-47 has been under development for eight years. It's the fastest operational jet bomber in the world. Recently it was timed at a ground speed of 794 miles per hour, and it's ceiling is over 40,000 feet.

• Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes : Let's leave it this way. The B-47 is on third base. It'll be up to you to bring it home.