The A214 Spitfire was flying in front, Warrant Officer Al Dill piloted the Texan codenamed "Go Home" and followed it center to the right at a flying speed of 270 kilometers. Its top speed was 336 kilometers per hour. Lieutenant Johnson Allen The N37 Spitfire finally followed to the left.
After leaving the British coastline, the three planes always flew at an altitude of less than one thousand meters. They turned off the aircraft navigation lights, turned off the light switch in the cockpit, turned on the direction indicator switch, and turned on the horizon switch. The three planes flew in staggered directions, only from In the opponent's cockpit, the purple dot of the GM2 reflex sight was seen beating in the dark, which was used as navigation.
Finally, after leaving the British radar detection area, the three aircraft turned off their Identifiers.
Last night, the communications department installed a radio sharing frequency that could communicate with the A214 Spitfire on the N37 Spitfire and Texan fuselages.
The night stretches on, and the sky is dotted with stars.
The smell of the sea reminds me of something.
Click on the system.
Zhou Zhihan used the flight helmet in the system for the first time.
From the early days of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937 to the beginning of 1940, Japan had very few and no ability to use night combat aircraft in China, which has a vast territory and rich resources. Zhou Zhihan could use his superb eyesight and tens of thousands of hours of flying experience to make the Japanese suffer at night.
Although his air combat skills are at the level of an invincible fighter in this era, Germany's night fighter technology has begun to take shape. He did not dare to take it lightly when performing this night rescue mission, so he decisively used the skills that only modern pilots can have. Flight helmet.
During the day, he can defeat any opponent, but in the dark night, if an enemy plane silently appears behind him and launches an attack, the consequences will be disastrous.
Although Lieutenant Johnson Allen and Warrant Officer Al Dill had practiced blind flying before, their daily training was definitely different from a life-and-death battlefield. They had never experienced night fighting before. At this moment, they were excited, nervous and a little scared.
Suddenly, the pilot A214 Spitfire changed its course: "There is enemy situation at 90 degrees heading to Calais. Go home and adjust your course with N37!"
Warrant Officer Al Dill heard the words and immediately followed him. Although Lieutenant Johnson Allen had doubts, he immediately followed.
The two of them looked sideways in the direction of Calais. It was so dark there, how could there be any hostility?
None of the three fighters are equipped with radars and cannot fight at night. They can only rely on experience and direction indicators to reach their destinations. They have no actual night combat experience. Now they can only choose to trust the chief instructor of the Chinese Air Force.
Zhou Zhihan's flight helmet clearly showed that at an 80-degree position, twelve kilometers away from here, two Bf110 twin-engine fighter jets were engaging in air combat with two Hurricane fighter jets. But was this air combat different from an air combat during the day? Are you too close to be afraid of collision? If you are too far away, the opponent will easily get rid of it. The four planes are at least two to three hundred meters apart during the fight. In the dark, use radar and visual inspection to add experience? Start a fierce position occupation. Once occupied, Get the upper hand? Use a large caliber with high destructive power? Fire a cannon with a long range from a long distance? There is no longer a firing distance of less than 100 meters that pilots from both sides like to use during the day.
There were two Bf110 twin aircraft in formation at 60 degrees, heading towards the incident point.
There was a patrolling Bf110 twin-engine fighter jet at 170 degrees. It also received a signal from its companions and went to encircle and suppress the two British Hurricane fighter jets? It was 20 kilometers away from the A214 Spitfire.
Although the Bf110 has a long range, its speed and turning radius are not as good as the Hurricane fighter. Therefore, the two Bf110s in the dogfight called nearby companions to come to help.
For now, the Royal Air Force's only Hurricane fighter equipped with a night combat radar is much smaller than the German Bf110 fighter. In addition, it is far away from the British mainland to fight in East Kirk. Can the Hurricane fighter fly near Dunkirk? The mission time is very short, so almost every time we are surrounded by Bf 110 fighter jets.
Now, no matter which direction you go, you will inevitably be scanned by the radar of the Bf 110 fighter jet. The German fighter jet will immediately notify the headquarters and either intercept it in person or lead the ground fighter jets to intercept.
Going in the direction where the air battle was taking place would undoubtedly send the Texans into a sea of fire, so Zhou Zhihan chose to fly in a 170-degree direction. Only one Bf 110 fighter would pass that position.
After confirming that there were no other enemy planes around, Zhou Zhihan said: "N37 and Gou Gui continued to fly in the 170-degree direction. I went to kill the Bf 110 fighter approaching us that was located at 170 degrees and flew towards 80 degrees. Later, I’ll meet you again.”
Lieutenant Johnson Allen and Warrant Officer Al Dill were a little confused. They looked at the 80-degree and 170-degree directions. There was only endless night and no enemy planes. Although they had no actual experience in night combat, they flew at night and were not ignorant.
The two of them couldn't help but wonder at the same time, how did Spitfire A214 discover the enemy situation in these two directions?
Zhou Zhihan called again: "N37 and go home, N37 and go home, please answer if you hear me. You fly in the 170-degree direction. I will go and kill the Bf 110 that is approaching us, and then I will rendezvous with you. Listen. Please answer."
Lieutenant Johnson Allen: "N37 understands!"
Warrant Officer Al Dill: "I'll receive it when I get home, I understand!"
The two of them heard Zhou Zhihan's resolute words. They must have discovered the enemy's situation. They felt a little panicked. Looking around, except for their three fighter jets, everything was dark. When Zhou Zhihan said this, they instantly felt that they had been trapped. Surrounded by enemy planes, they could only obey Zhou Zhihan's orders.
Zhou Zhihan pushed the throttle forward, pressed the lever, and the A214 spit fire, rolled to a 90-degree side, pulled the lever, climbed upwards, and disappeared into the darkness in front of the two of them in a few seconds.
Zhou Zhihan pushed the throttle to the bottom and doubled the pressure of the supercharger. The fire-breathing "Merlin III" engine instantly burst out with super horsepower, increasing the speed to 34 miles per hour in three minutes.
In the spring of 1940, the Royal Air Force replaced the original No. 87 aviation gasoline with No. 100 aviation gasoline, and the Spitfire "Merlin" engine was also modified accordingly to use this grade of gasoline. High-grade gasoline and a modified engine allow the Spitfire to increase its top speed by an additional 34 miles in three minutes without damaging the engine.
The A214 Spitfire climbed diagonally to 7,000 meters in the air, recovered, and faced the Bf 110 fighter jet flying at 170 degrees. He wanted to kill the Bf 110 before its radar detected the N37 and returned home.
The departure of Spitfire A214 made Lieutenant Johnson Allen and his partner, who had no actual night combat experience, a little bit at a loss. They were like two wild wolves rushing into the lion's territory. They didn't know how many males were hidden in the grass around them. lion.
The reason why the British Air Force did not use the Hurricane fighter jets suitable for night combat this time and chose the Spitfire to go to the rescue was because the Hurricane fighter jets were not as powerful as the Spitfire when returning from Calais after dawn.
Moreover, the Mark Airport they were going to was located in an encirclement of enemy aircraft. Once they were unable to break through quickly and the Messerschmitt was entangled, the Hurricane would be almost unable to escape, let alone protect the training aircraft Texan.
If you go for rescue at night, you should return before dawn, but before four or five o'clock in the morning, the German night fighters are very numerous, and it is difficult for the two Hurricanes to carry the Texans, who have no radar and fly slowly, through German night fighter blockade.
The A214 Spitfire moved forward at full speed. Two or three minutes later, the BF 110 fighter jet flying over from a 160-degree direction was right under Zhou Zhihan's eyes.
