Chapter 37 Night Air Raid
A small airport in London is stationed with the Eighth Air Force from the United States. Due to the painful losses some time ago, it is still resting and recuperating.---23wx-- A military airport located on the east side of the airport is the place where the Royal Air Force is stationed.
The Eighth Air Force and the Royal Air Force are representatives of the United States and Britain in the UK respectively. According to the third phase of the bombing strategy against Germany formulated previously, they focus on bombing Germany's military industry and economic system to combat the morale of German residents and minimize their armed resistance.
Due to the different views of the US general General General Spatz and the British Air Force, the two sides had differences. One pursued a few German heavy industries during the day to reach a complete destruction, while the other still insisted on the night attack strategy and mainly reduced losses.
Despite the heavy losses of the Eighth Air Force, the large-scale bombing of the British and American coalition forces in the third phase dropped a large-scale bombing. By the end of the third phase, they had achieved combat and strategic air supremacy.
When everyone received the latest order, the Eighth Air Force found that there was no task in it and was still mainly resting. It was originally thought that the British army deliberately excluded themselves and others. After taking it, it was learned that the 305th Bombing Team led by Colonel Curtis Limei would join the combat plan instead of them and fight with the Royal Air Force.
Seeing that the 305th Bombing Team took over his mission, everyone was in a better mood. Li Mei's reputation was also a relatively famous one in the Air Force. The bombing team he trained was enough to convince the Eighth Air Force.
At the Royal Air Force airport, a "fire-breathing" pilot hurriedly put on his flight jacket and was ready to board his fighter plane. On the other side, the pilot of a mosquito bomber was ready to take off, and one plane was pushed out from the hangar and was ready to take off.
"The construction is finally going to start, I've been waiting for several days."
The pilot muttered something while checking the plane's condition.
He is affiliated with the RAF 109 Squadron. According to the plan formulated by the command, several flight teams took turns to carry out missions, and at least one reserve air force at the base should be ensured that the base would be ready to carry out the mission as soon as news came to the front line.
This wooden light aircraft was a pride of British pilots during World War II, and the lighter "mosquito" showed excellent performance. Because it was made of wood, even a piano factory could produce and manufacture it, and the "Spraying Fire" series of fighters became the main force of the British Air Force during World War II.
It was not just him who acted together. Li Mei brought two flight squadrons of 104.72 from Birmingham, which also joined the battle. In the first half of the year, the Air Force purchased a new fighter aircraft, the model P51 "Mustang". The performance of this aircraft was somewhat unexpected. It quickly eliminated the previous P40 fighter aircraft, and the combination with the B17 "Air Fortress" was also a proud combination of the Americans.
The two flight squadrons, a total of 20 b17, 25 p51. Together with the two squadrons of the Royal Air Force, there are 40 bombers, including Mosquito. 62 fighter jets carry out this support, counterattack and bombing mission.
The US Air Force has not yet been completely independent, but is dependent on the Army and is organized into the Army Abbreviation, abbreviation: Usaaf, the first commander Henry Harry Arnold, who is now a four-star general. In less than a few months, Arnold will be promoted to a five-star general.
The Eighth Air Force led by Spatz is stationed in the UK, and Li Mei is currently under the jurisdiction of Spatz. Since these two US flight squadrons arrived temporarily, they borrowed an airport from the British and were allocated from the Eighth Air Force.
The bombers carrying a large number of bombs were as if they were overwhelmed, but they were more stable than the no-load flight and rushed into the sky with the team.
On November 7, 1943, a night bombing operation code-named "Yuanyang Tea" began.
It was not until after the air that the squadron leader began to tell everyone about the mission.
"Target location: southwest of Dunkirk City, the German Mosok base, the map has been marked. The base contains new German jets. That's right, the children, the new aircraft that suddenly came out a few days ago, and our people finally found him."
Major Padley is the squadron leader of Royal Airways 17th Squadron, and is also the commander of the British Air Force in this air strike. The commander of the United States is also a major.
The battle a while ago was a commando team composed of General Charles de Gaulle and the British and American Army. It was disbanded and the Allied Flying Team that went to bomb was also repelled. However, the German arsenal and airport were also bombed. Neither side gained the advantage, and both sides suffered a loss.
The pilots who were repelled by this irritating battle were filled with breath in their chests and vowed to earn their face back.
There was a breath coming from the radio, and no one interrupted, but everyone was working hard.
Major Padley was very satisfied with the current situation and continued: "The other party has 20 ju-88 bombers, 15 each of the fw190 and bf109 fighters. Our troops have the advantage, but most of the other party's aircraft are hidden in caves, and the bombing effect can be relatively small."
"Please pay attention to a hill that runs north and south. There is a small wind tunnel hidden under it. It was newly built by the Germans to build aircraft. Our second goal this time is to blow it up."
In this bombing team, an American b17 "Air Fortress" carries a special large bomb. This is a semi-finished product of a ground-boring bomb that the British are developing. The charge amount is only one-third of the original design standard, and the code-name is "High Cabinet."
In fact, this is a relatively famous ground drilling bomb designed by the UK. However, it appeared in history. It was only officially developed in 1944. The finished product weighs 5.4 tons and is 6.4 meters long. It must be carried by specially modified bombers. The original target was German submarines, reinforced concrete and other buildings.
After learning that there is a small wind tunnel at Mosok base, the British immediately took the semi-finished product of this high cabinet bomb, which had a load of 1.8 tons and shortened the bullet body to 4.2 meters. The b17's bullet casing was temporarily modified and it could be carried. We are planning to use this attack on Mosok base to perform an experiment to facilitate subsequent improvements. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!