As you recall, Johnny Cloud is at the controls of a captured B-17, flying the fort with a pistol aimed at his head. Jolly Roger, the critically injured B-17 pilot, is slumped next to him. He coaches Cloud to "Wait for the right moment." So too, Cloud's Big Brother appears as if to underscore the message.
Cloud wants to act, but he holds back. For now ...
Cloud reluctantly heads for the battleship. The commandant gloats about his plan to use the fort to destroy the unsuspecting Allied ship. Just as they angle towards the target, Jolly Roger leans over and whispers with his last breath: “Finish the mission.”
The right moment is here.
Cloud starts to descend towards the battleship, but then whips the fort to the right and puts it into a steep dive aimed at the blocked German warship. The commandant waves his Luger and roars: “Fool … Madman … Savage!” He reminds Cloud that he has no parachute – he will die.
The fort is hit with cannon fire from the ship, and Cloud grabs the commandant as they are blasted out of the cockpit. They struggle beneath a single parachute, as the burning fort crashes and sinks the ship. WHAAM!
Mission Complete!
Cloud drowns his captor. And in a moment of clarity, Cloud acknowledges that he fights, not just for Jolly Roger, but also against all men who claim to be of a master race.
He looks to the sky and sees his Big Brother alongside the face of Jolly Roger smiling at him – Cloud had waited for right moment.
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