basically a typical propaganda film for the last good war . but there be a couple thing that strike me . first be the use of mouthed epithet . in two case the scott character mouth one and once at the beginning when he drop his bomb off target during the bomb off ( dammit ) and once when he be try to sway a bombardier into be a pilot ( s % t ) . i could be wrong about the second instance but i replay it several time and that what it look like to me . the third case be when the anne shirley character wish the obrien character goodbye and good luck ( give em hell ) over the roar of the engine . she must have think that be too unladylike because she clearly say heck . i also find interest the character that have moral problem with bombing and specifically bombing civilian . the avuncular superior officer assure him that only military target will be hit due to the precision of the bombsight use . give what we know about the lemay later strategy of firebomb japanese city into oblivion this scene play with not a little irony . i remember mcnamara quoting of lemay in the fog of war and something to the effect that if the u do not win the conflict he would be try a a war criminal . the end be way overwrought and in keep with the movie . it remind me a bit of the end of white heat ( i be not compare the film and just the end . ) . maybe it just cause he get blow up . blow up real good .