What the Fuck...... Byron was flying along in the Flat Gray B-25 with observation windows and a camera mount....The Billy Mitchell Special as he called it... he must of been shell shocked out of his mind... every thing in his vision was in black and white now... it was just he and the Corporal...
Before his eyes at 100' above the sea in the Pacific Theatre .......... there they were
Below him miles and miles of ships all lined up in a wavering single file as he flew along looking down, thinking about a strafing run... all the Japanese held their hands high.. in surrender.... if was a sigh of relief actually.... he never knew what those bastards might do.. he squinted .. what were they doing?.. they were shooting Victory signs in surrender... well as long as they were not aiming guns....
What a sight of Glory......the end of the War glory... for a camera, for a camera, for a camera,
I need a camera man.. he hollered in angst not one on board... are you kidding me?
What a sight..... thousands of Japanese troops topsides on hundreds of ships below him arms held high... they landed the reconnaissance flight on a island jungle strip not having fired a shot at the saps.... he yelled at the Corporal.. find a camera... maybe it is not to late we will go up again and make a movie of the end of the Glory....... find a camera , find a camera damn it he yelled...
I don't know anything about cameras or how to use one the Corporal remarked... I don't give a shit...
find a camera... find a camera....
bye the time they made rendezvous back at the Plane.. cob webs were inside and a huge black snake slithered forward towards the Cockpit... get that bastard out of here Byron yelled... it scared the shit out of him..
Get one of the natives.... I don't care what you do.. get that bastard out of here... a couple of Nuns got on board .. the little native islander man got the big snake out, those guys were o.k in Byrons book.. and the Corporal had found a movie camera... he told Byron he had no idea how to use it.... .... as they trundled down towards the end of the turf strip... You will learn Corporal you will learn.......... and quickly.
As they went off in search once again of the sight to behold hoping to capture on film The Surrendering in mass Glory, the end of War Glory........ In Byrons Sector.....
For Christ sake grow some Balls! he yelled out.... as he rammed the throttles to the fire wall... you Ninny.
Then In the hot pursuit of the now lost box of pictures that are in his head......... the most unbelievable sight Byron had ever seen.. all those arms up in Surrender..shooting him the victory sign in their giving up in the Grey of early morning light.....
He thought Grow Some Balls and that Lost Box of Picture reels.

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