Commander Bolton: Well, we'll know in six hours' time.
Colonel Winnant: I thought the tides are every three.
Commander Bolton: Then it's a good that you're Army and I'm Navy, isn't it?
Lance-Corporal: The tide's turning now.
Colonel Winnant: How can you tell?
Lance-Corporal: The bodies are coming back.
Blind Man: Well done lads. Well done.
Alex: All we did is survive.
Blind Man: That's enough.
Irate Soldier: Where's the bloody air force?
Collins: Dunkirk's so far, why couldn't they load at Calais?
Radio Communication: The enemy had something to say about it.
Commander Bolton: I'd rather fight waves than dive-bombers.
Tommy: Wars are not won by evacuation.
Mr. Dawson: Men my age dictate this war. Why should we be allowed to send our children to fight it?
Commander Bolton: You can practically see it from here.
Colonel Winnant: What?
Commander Bolton: Home.
Answer: After running out of fuel, he kept his craft aloft as long as he could so he could shoot down the enemy plane. He then landed when and where he safely could, which was on the beach but in enemy territory. Ditching a plane in water is dangerous and would have meant far less chance of survival.
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