Warrant Officer Al Dill involuntarily accelerated the speed of the Texan training aircraft.
The explosion of the Df 110 fighter just now may attract other German fighters.
Zhou Zhihan successfully dealt with the BF 110 fighter jet flying from the 170-degree direction. There was no obstacle in the air to Calais. The German night combat aircraft had just begun to take shape. There were not many in number, and it was difficult to maintain a 24-hour mission. , most of the night fighters that could take off were gathered near Dunkirk to prevent the Allied forces from retreating. The one that was shot down just now was probably on a routine patrol.
Now, what the rescue team has to do is to fly quietly to the Mark Airport and land without being discovered by the German ground forces outside the Mark Airport.
The sound of artillery continued to be heard in the distance, accompanied by the flash of fire, the humid air was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke, and the battlefield was getting closer and closer.
Since the Port of Calais has been completely destroyed, the British and French forces cannot board ships here, so no ships carrying troops can be seen in this area of the sea.
But the battle at the Port of Calais was very tragic, because once Calais was completely missed, the German tanks would be able to approach Dunkirk unimpeded.
At this time, 400,000 Allied troops gathered on this Dunkirk coastline, which was only more than 30 kilometers long, waiting for the ferry to return to the British mainland.
After flying forward for a few minutes, a French navy destroyer was blown up and broken into two pieces by a powerful German bomber. The wreckage was still burning on the sea. Although it did not sink, it had become a pile of scrap metal. Thick smoke and time were... The flickering flames can be seen from several kilometers away.
The rescue team flew forward around the destroyer, and the shadowy Calais Port not far away could be vaguely seen.
There were several destroyed military vehicles on the pier that were still smoldering. More than 200 meters to the east, a British MKVI light tank was blown up and was still smoldering. This shows that the Port of Calais has always been under fire. Never stopped fighting.
There must be many corpses among the many black shadows on the ground, because the steel helmets on their heads reflect distant gunfire, making them matte and shiny, which is a bit weird.
Flying further forward, a French AMR35 tracked armored vehicle was directly blown over by an anti-tank shell and landed next to a destroyed shipyard. There were abandoned military motorcycles and bicycles everywhere, indicating that the Allies had once Retreat here.
There are large and small gun pits next to the shipyard, and there are also some bombed twin 13.2mm Hotchkiss 1930 anti-aircraft machine guns, lying on the ground unnoticed, surrounded by shell casings, and in the dark fire The bottom is shining slightly, which is a bit bluffing.
In the darkness ahead, the ancient city gate of Calais, which is more than 20 meters high, looms. The city wall is very strong, and it still stands despite the German artillery attack.
There were sporadic artillery fire and cold gunshots around the city of Calais. After several days and nights of attack and defense, both sides were exhausted. At four or five o'clock in the morning, most of the soldiers stopped to take a breather for an hour or two.
Two lamps hang on the gates of the ancient city of Calais.
According to the plan last night, when the rescue team arrived at the gate of Calais, if there were still two lights hanging on the gate, it would mean whether Calais was still in the hands of the Allies.
At this time, the battle situation was changing rapidly, and no one could be sure whether the Port of Calais, which was still in the hands of the Allied forces one minute, would still be in the hands of the Allied forces the next minute.
If there are lights on the city gate, it means that the Port of Calais is still in the hands of the Allies. If there are no lights on the city gate, it means that the Port of Calais has been lost on the way to the detachment, and the detachment will avoid it immediately.
Zhou Zhihan asked Lieutenant Johnson Allen and Warrant Officer Al Dill to remain above two thousand meters. He first flew the A214 Spitfire at a low altitude.
Be careful when sailing a thousand-year-old ship? In the era of war, any sudden event may happen.
Are you sure it's safe? The N37 Spitfire and the Texan trainer lowered their altitude and flew over the Allied positions at low altitude? When they were still ten kilometers away from Mark Airport, the fighter planes raised to the ceiling of the Texan trainer? The three planes shut down their engines and turned off all instrument panels. They passed by the German positions silently like ghosts. They glided and landed in a nook and cranny on the edge of the woods at the Mark Airport. This was the corner of the woods and was very secluded. , even if there are planes flying over it during the day, it is difficult to find that there are three planes hidden here.
Like many military airports, Mark Airport is built on the edge of woods, where planes can hide in the woods during wartime.
Mark Airport is very large, and the entire airport is in darkness. After the French Air Force withdrew, the German army, which was starting to weaken, has not yet entered the area.
The three men searched separately, and after more than ten minutes, they finally found White, the squadron leader of the 74th Squadron, and his Spitfire, which was out of fuel, in the woods.
Major White was overjoyed to see the three of them. He almost went crazy after waiting for more than ten hours in agony. Fortunately, he slid the plane into the woods to avoid it when he landed. Otherwise, he would have been intercepted by the Germans who came and went from the airport during the day. Fighter found.
Major White said that there were no Germans at this airport. Maybe the Germans were worried that if the air force stationed here, they would be attacked by Allied artillery fire and damage the airport.
Zhou Zhihan asked Major White if the Spitfire could be repaired.
Major White said that the hole in the fuel tank was not big. It was estimated that the engine radiator was relatively damaged and it might take some time to repair it, but nothing could be determined until the engine cowling was opened.
The four people first took the repair tools from the training aircraft to repair the Spitfire's main fuel tank and radiator. If the repairs were not done well or there was not enough time, they would blow up the Spitfire before dawn and leave quickly. The gasoline could burn the Spitfire into ashes. A pile of deformed iron blocks.
Warrant Officer Al Deer used to be a mechanic, which was one of the main reasons why he participated in this operation.
Warrant Officer Al Dier used a tool to open the engine hood. The radiator was seriously damaged and he wanted to repair it for at least several hours. At this time, the east was already white, and there was still at most half an hour before dawn, so the four of them agreed to give up repairs immediately, and then Go back to the coach, pull out a few barrels of gasoline, and pour it on the spitfire.
When everything was ready, Lieutenant Johnson Allen began to install a time bomb on the belly of the aircraft. It was scheduled to explode in 15 minutes. After the bomb exploded, it would ignite the gasoline and set the entire aircraft on fire. What was left to the Germans was a pile of Scrap iron.
The four of them calculated that from here to where the rescue planes stopped, it would take six or seven minutes even if they were running in the dark and the terrain was not familiar. Then after the three rescue planes took off and climbed into the air, almost ten minutes passed.
When an explosion occurs here, it can attract the attention of the German troops outside the airport. Three rescue planes take the opportunity to fly over the German positions and quickly fly to the Calais Pier. From the Calais Pier to Dover, it is only dozens of kilometers away. When the German planes arrived, they had already entered the British radar detection range.
Perfect plan!
The time bomb was prepared and the countdown began. Watching the red numbers decrement and jump, the four of them walked out of the forest. Just a few meters out of the forest, suddenly the iron gate of the airport in the distance opened with a "bang", and then several cars drove The lighted car drove into the airport, and the four people were frightened and quickly retreated into the woods.
Several cars were speeding back and forth on the airport runway with their bright headlights on. There were many Germans laughing in the cars.
"Damn it, we've been discovered," Lieutenant Johnson Allen whispered, reaching for his pistol.
