roger blue leader

also ‘Copy, Blue Leader’ and ‘Copy that, Blue Leader’ – variations in Star Wars

Predator, 1987, sc. 4 or 5 – the initial shots of the helicopter mission

PILOT ONE (V.O.)

Redbird Two, Two. Bearing south, three, five, zero, one o'clock on the
saddle ridge. Over.

PILOT TWO (V.O.)

Roger, Blue Leader. Three, five, zero, on your move. Over.

The helicopters rise in perfect coordination over another ridge and

bank sharply into the next valley, leveling out as they go.

Iron Eagle, 1986

[Doug sees what appear to be enemy planes on his radar coming head-on while trying to escape
with his father]
Doug Masters: Dad, four more MiGs jumping us!
Col. Ted Masters: Pull up hard!
Maj. Dwight Smiley: This is Blue Leader, do you read?
Doug Masters: They're ours dad, they're American! Roger Blue Leader, I've got two bandits on
my ass, can you assist?
Maj. Dwight Smiley: We were about to contact the aggressor and verify his intentions. Attention
unidentified aircraft, this is Major Dwight Smiley of the United States Air Force, you are
following one of our F-16s in international airspace, do you wish to engage?
[both MiGs break off]
Maj. Dwight Smiley: I didn't think so.

Midway 1976

Whirlwind, this is Zephyr ! Two torpedoes hit the carrier!

I repeat: Two torpedoes hit the carrier! Returning to base.
Now it's one against one, Admiral. Congratulations.
Delaney, what's the situation below?
No good. All boilers are out.
Get your people topside, fast! Aye-aye, Sir.
Larry, radio Enterprise: We'll land there after our bomb run.
Yes, Sir. Blue Leader to all planes...
How many are we sending out? dive-bombers.
We'll have to try it without fighter protection.
What about the Hornet? Scraping the bottom of the barrel.
Vintage 1976 Copies
'STAR WARS' Visual Effects Storyboards + Matching Script Page
Storyboard #204 - Shot #279P - Red 5 Y-Wing Cockpit
Storyboard #205 - Shot #280P - Blue Leader X-Wing Cockpit
Script Page: vintage copy, 8 1/2" x 11" 3 hole punched, not dated, annotated with board numbers
in red, timings in pencil.
[[from a Worthpoint auction]] the attack on the death star

BEE MOVIE about 1/5 through

BARRY
Flowers!

SPLITZ
This is Blue Leader.
We have roses visual.

EXPANDED SCREENPLAY: “STAR WARS: EPISODE V 1/2: SHADOWS OF THE

EMPIRE”

v. 1.0
by George Lucas, Steve Perry and John Wagner
Featuring extra material from Christopher McElroy
Script Adaptation by Christopher McElroy (mcelroycg@cableone.net)
The following is a “what if?” screenplay, incorporating material published by Bantam Books,
Dark Horse Comics, and Scholastic Books.

FREIGHTER CAPTAIN: (over comlink) Listen, pal, I’m under contract to Xizor
Transportation Systems, and my orders are to deliver this cargo to Bothawui. Why don’t you go
pester pirates or something?
LUKE: Captain, you either shut down those engines now, or we’ll shut ‘em down for you. Blue
Squadron, arm weapons and raise shields.

INT. Y-WING – COCKPIT

A Bothan in flight uniform nods.

BOTHAN: Understood, Blue Leader.