bullyxtreme Chapter 817: The Flying Squadron Wins its First Battle
Chapter 817: The Flying Squadron Wins its First Battle
At the airport, 36 pilots who received telephone orders gathered in front of the barracks with their equipment as quickly as possible. Led by Captain Pang Yong, they took several convertibles and quickly rushed to the hangar.
"Screech--" the car braked, and the pilots jumped out of the car holding their helmets and ran towards the fighter planes.
There were already three ground crew members waiting under each fighter plane.
"The fighter jets are fully loaded with fuel and ammunition, and all operating systems have been checked. There are no problems and they can take off!" The ground crew manager under each fighter jet explained the condition of the aircraft to the pilots.
After saluting the ground crew, the pilots boarded the fighter planes, turned on the radio equipment, connected the communication, and after receiving the order from the captain, they drove the fighter planes towards the runway under the command of the navigator.
One fighter plane after another took off from the runway, then formed an arrow shape and flew towards the north.
Captain Pang Yong's voice reached the ears of all the pilots on the communication channel: "Fourth Squadron, go and entangle the 10 Japanese fighter planes flying from Sanzao Island. I will lead the First, Second, and Third Squadrons to annihilate the Japanese bomber group flying from Yuezhou Airport, and then I will come to support you!"
"Yes, Captain!" The captain of the Fourth Squadron agreed and said to his team members, "Fourth Squadron, switch to Channel 4!"
"Everyone in the 4th Squadron, please reply!"
"Received on the 28nd"
"Received on the 29nd"
……
"Received on the 36nd"
"Okay, everyone, gather. Follow my instructions and ascend to the clouds. 30, maintain altitude. If you see enemy aircraft, report immediately!"
"Yes!"
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd squadrons flew north under the leadership of Captain Pang Yong and soon encountered a group of 27 Japanese bombers flying from the north.
"Surround and annihilate them. Each of you should keep an eye on one plane and don't let them run away!" Pang Yong ordered loudly.
"Yes!"
At this time, among the Japanese aircraft flying towards Hong Kong Island, Captain Ichiro Dosei noticed a large number of fighter planes flying in the opposite direction. He was shocked and immediately shouted on the communication channel: "Where are these fighter planes coming from?"
Someone shouted in the channel: "Colonel, it seems like they are coming to meet us!"
"Damn it, didn't the intelligence say that the British only had two fish bombers and five old military aircraft that could not be used for combat on Hong Kong Island? Why are there so many fighter planes coming to confront us? Damn it, are those bastards in the intelligence department all idiots? Everyone, pay attention, the order is canceled, everyone evacuate!" Colonel Dosheng gave the order loudly.
What a joke! 27 bombers versus 27 fighter jets, how can they fight? Isn't this courting death?
Someone shouted over the communication channel, "Colonel, it's too late! The enemy is too close to us. We still need time to turn around. Moreover, the speed of their fighter planes is much faster than our bombers!"
Colonel Ichiro Dosou immediately made a decision: "Everyone, listen to my order! Throw away all the ammunition, throw away the auxiliary fuel tanks, throw away everything that can be thrown away, quickly!"
The Japanese pilots who heard the order immediately carried out the order. Aerial bombs and auxiliary fuel tanks were dropped from the sky like dumplings. Many Japanese pilots did not even notice that the temporary camp and offensive position of the Japanese attacking forces were located below.
"Boom boom boom..." 27 torpedo bombers carried a total of 162 50-pound aerial bombs, which were all thrown at the temporary and offensive positions of the Japanese, causing a series of earth-shaking explosions.
As the explosions rang out, flames shot up into the sky, killing and wounding a large number of Japanese soldiers. The temporary camp behind the Japanese was also devastated, causing heavy casualties.
"Baga, are these air force idiots blind? They actually dropped bombs on our own people, baga!" The Japanese officers of the 229th Brigade were furious when they saw their positions turned into ruins.
When they found that the group of bombers in the sky turned around and returned, and a group of fighter planes chased them and opened fire indiscriminately, and bombers were constantly shot down, they all opened their eyes wide and opened their mouths in shock.
Get up from the airport.
British pilots Major Hill and Lieutenant Gray stood at the airport and watched in the distant sky as Pang Yong led the flying squadron's fighter planes to beat the invading Japanese bomber squadron into a pulp. For a moment, their blood boiled and they were overwhelmed with excitement.
The two men looked at each other and ran towards the two Koelctro torpedo bombers on the runway at the same time.
Although fish bombers do not have the ability to engage in air combat, they can bomb the ground and sea.
As the two torpedo bombers drove down the runway, the navigator on the ground was terrified and hurriedly waved his hands and shouted: "Stop, stop, you can't take off without an order!"
Major Hill and Lieutenant Gray ignored him and stepped on the accelerator to rush to the far end of the runway.
British Commander Modpey, who was watching the air battle in the distance through a telescope at the headquarters, slowly lowered the telescope and could not help but feel jealous: "These yellow-skinned pigs are really lucky. The Japanese fighter planes and bombers were separated. Otherwise, they would never have defeated the Japanese aircraft so easily."
"Report, report, Major Hill and Lieutenant Gray have taken off in torpedo bombers!" A staff officer ran over and said breathlessly.
Commander Modpi's face turned livid upon hearing this, and he shouted angrily, "Damn it! They're disobeying orders and acting on their own. Call the airport terminal immediately and order them to return and land immediately!"
The staff officer said: "The airport contacted them and gave them the order to return and land, but their radio is silent and we can't contact them!"
"Damn it, they did this on purpose. What can they do with just two torpedo bombers?" Modpi cursed.
A lieutenant colonel came over and advised: "Commander, things have come to this. We can only pray that they can achieve victory and return safely!"
"From the current situation, the air battle situation is turning in our favor. The Japanese's 10 fighters have been entangled by Zhang Yunhe's 9 fighters, and the Japanese's 27 Type 89 bombers have been defeated. As for how many can escape, it depends on their luck. Once Pang Yong leads the fleet to reinforce, those Japanese fighters will find it difficult to escape."
The air battle in the sky was in full swing. Pang Yong led the pilots to kill in all directions. The Japanese bomber group suffered heavy losses. After half an hour of fighting, the Japanese lost 21 bombers, and the remaining 6 escaped. Two of them were injured, and it was not known whether they could land smoothly!
After driving away the remaining 6 Japanese bombers, Pang Yong immediately led his team back to support the 4th Squadron. The 4th Squadron lost 3 planes in the fight with the Japanese fighter group, and the Japanese Air Force also lost 3 planes. However, when they saw Pang Yong leading his team to reinforce, the remaining Japanese fighter pilots saw that the situation was not good and turned around to flee, but the 4 planes that lagged behind were caught up and shot down.