'I'm going in...'

[sooboo]

Does anyone remember which tv programme this catch phrase came from?

[joko]

i think its a wartime pilots catchphrase.

i always think 'ok chaps i'm going in, chocks away'

unless thats just a joke

[andy-hughes]

Mixture of two common phrases there joko, "Chocs away ..." is the phrase used before take-off. Fighter aircraft, being small and light, had large wooden wedges placed in front of their wheels to stop them rolling. these usually had a rope or chain attatched. When the pilot was ready, he would should "Chocs away ..." to the ground crew who would pull the ropes or chains, and drag the chocs away from the wheels so he could take off.

"I'm going in ...." usually referred to a pilot who was about to either dive and make a bombing run, or engage an enemy aircraft in an aireal 'dog-fight'.

[jeg1810]

May be Dads Army (I keep thinking of Clive Dunn)

[joko]

i realise that AH , i was just trying to 'set the scene' and give the context of saying those words

and they weren't made of chocolate! lol

[gingerballs]

it comes from the film

DAMM BUSTERS