:34:02
How many men has Nelson got left?
Are they alive, or are they dead?
:34:05
Give me some answers.
:34:07
At least a portion of the force was left
when they contacted our supply plane.
:34:11
That was days ago. Take a look at this.
It was taken this morning.
:34:15
Supply bundles
lying where they were dropped.
:34:17
Three dead men to keep company,
and play host to every fly in Burma.
:34:20
Maybe one of them is Nelson.
:34:22
- How do we know?
- We don't.
:34:25
They must have run into
a superior Jap force in the clearing.
:34:28
Couldn't pick up supplies.
Nelson lit out, the Japs lit out after him.
:34:31
Even if he got away from the Japs, by now
he's certainly out of food and supplies.
:34:36
He's certainly behind
the well-known eight ball.
:34:39
Here come the reconnaissance pilots.
:34:45
How'd you make out?
:34:47
- Any trace of Nelson?
- No, sir.
:34:48
I went up and down that route
like a kid on a bicycle. From...
:34:52
here to here.
:34:54
I covered this leg on a 90-degree sweep.
Didn't see a thing.
:34:58
This was my route.
:35:00
I flew high and low for three hours.
:35:02
If there was anything underneath
those trees, I didn't see it.
:35:05
Not a sign of them.
:35:09
All right, the search is over.
:35:11
We've got two days of briefing
ahead of us...
:35:13
and an important operation
at the end of it.
:35:16
Thanks very much.
:35:25
Where's Barker?
:35:27
Why wasn't he here?
Why hasn't he checked in?
:35:29
He's at the advance base. He's making
a big sweep today and tomorrow.
:35:33
- Did you tell him it was his last trip?
- No, sir.
:35:37
I didn't have the guts to tell him, sir.
:35:41
I know what you mean.
:35:43
Tell him when he comes in tomorrow.
Search is over. It's finished.