 While the platoon are walking back to Walmington, a Luftwaffe reconnaissance aircraft is shot down and its three-man crew parachute to safety.They enter Walmington church hall, where a meeting is taking place to raise money to fund half of a Spitfire, the other half being funded by another near-by town.They hold all present as hostages, including the mayor and vicar, and demand a boat back to France.