A character in 1941 (1979)

Capt. Loomis Birkhead quotes from 1941 (1979)

Tim Matheson
Played by Tim Matheson 1941 (1979) · 23 quotes

Tied for 2nd most-quoted character in 1941 (1979): in 3 of its 23 quotes

A line from Capt. Loomis Birkhead [to Donna]

It's big. The biggest one here. You know what else? It's got a lot of range. You know what I mean by range, don't you? I mean, it can stay up for a long time. A very long time. And it's built firm and solid. Because it has to be. Because of its tremendous forward thrust. And when this baby delivers its payload... devastating.

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Scenes with Capt. Loomis Birkhead

2 scenes
Capt. Loomis Birkhead
[kneeling down as he spots Donna from a distance]

Is that the general's new secretary?

Pvt. DuBois

Yeah, she just came in from HQ. Not bad, huh?

Capt. Loomis Birkhead

Not bad? She's a goddess, DuBois, a goddamn goddess! That is Donna Stratton! I knew her back in Washington. She has got this thing for planes.

Pvt. DuBois

One of those real high flying types, huh?

Capt. Loomis Birkhead

I've never seen anything like it... she's got planes on the brain!
...

Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
[annoyed]

Where's Birkhead? He's supposed to have my lunch.

Donna Stratton
[whistling, dreamy]

B-17. Mmm...

Capt. Loomis Birkhead
[heads for the B-17 with a dreamy smile on her face]

No man has ever gotten to first base with her on the ground. But get her up in a plane, she'll bat your balls right out of the park.

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Capt. Loomis Birkhead

Sir, you don't have any bombers here, do you, sir?

Col. "Madman" Maddox

Bombers? Son, if I had bombers I'd be bombin' the hell out of them right now!

Donna Stratton
[Maddox and his men start laughing madly] [looking around; whispers to herself]

No planes?

Capt. Loomis Birkhead
[to himself]

Boy, am I in trouble now...

Col. "Madman" Maddox
[signals for the laughing to stop]

Hell, son, the only plane I've got around here is that old shit on a shingle trainer sittin' right over there.

Donna Stratton
[soldiers pull down tarp to reveal an older plane; Donna's face lights up at the sight of it, as Loomis looks over to her for approval] [nodding]

It's fine, it's fine. Let's go!

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