None of the four people understood German.
Zhou Zhihan stretched out his hand to hold Lieutenant Johnson Allen's hand and whispered: "Don't panic, we haven't been discovered yet. These Germans are just laughing, shouting and chatting. If we are discovered, they will not be like this."
The four people hid in the woods and dared not move for the time being. They looked outside and saw that several cars were not coming towards them. Instead, they were speeding around the airport several times. After making sure it was safe, the cars stopped.
A man who looked like a German officer was sitting on an open jeep and was saying something loudly.
A dozen German soldiers jumped out of the car with cigarettes in their mouths, chatting and laughing, took the airport runway marking poles from the car, and inserted them on both sides of the runway.
The Marc Airport in Calais is a large airport. Before the fall of France, a fighter group was stationed in France. One runway alone could accommodate four military aircraft taking off and landing at the same time.
The grove where Zhou Zhihan and the others were located was on the west side of the runway, about 100 meters away from the runway.
Three rescue planes were parked in a corner of the woods to the south of the airport.
At this time, the east was already bright, but the Germans looked at the grove and it was still dark. Fortunately, there was a little mist in the morning in Calais, which cast a light green gauze over the entire airport. They stood on the airport talking and laughing. The busy Germans never thought that there would be several Allied aircraft hidden in the woods.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the four of them did not dare to move for the time being. They were not discovered, but they could not get out.
Waiting is not an option.
At dawn the Germans would find planes in the woods.
Seeing the red numbers on the time bomb doused with gasoline in the belly of the fire-breathing aircraft counting down and about to explode in 7 minutes, Zhou Zhihan and the others were in trouble. He whispered to Warrant Officer Al Dier to pause the bomb first.
Now walk through the woods to avoid the Germans and get to the three rescue planes for at least 10 minutes. If this Spitfire explodes early, the Germans will immediately find that they don't even have a chance to get on the plane.
Warrant Officer Al. Deer redesigned the timed explosion time to 15 minutes, and then they immediately ran carefully from the grove in the direction of the three rescue aircraft.
A few minutes later, there was suddenly a huge sound of propellers and engine roar in the air.
Major White stopped and raised his ears for five or six seconds: "Is it a Bf 110 fighter? They are preparing to land."
"Walk!"
Turning his wrist and looking at his watch, Zhou Zhihan said decisively, "Don't care about anything now? Get to the rescue plane first. If it can't take off before dawn? We will all become prisoners."
Looking out from the small gap between the trees, a Bf 110 fighter jet landed from the sky. Then two more landed from the sky and lined up side by side from north to south. Several ground crew members immediately drove a fuel truck to refuel the aircraft.
It was not bright yet and there was light fog, so the view outside was still blurry. The tail of the Bf 110 fighter jet was facing the woods? It was not clear what model the fighter was and whether there was an antenna like an antler on the nose.
Two minutes later? Three more Bf 110 fighter jets landed. Several pilots jumped off the plane, walked away talking and laughing, lit cigarettes and made flying gestures while talking about something.
This time Zhou Zhihan saw an antenna like an antler on the nose of the aircraft. It was a night-fighting Bf110 fighter? If the Germans stationed night-fighting aircraft at this airport, it would bring huge disaster to the Allied forces retreating from Dunkirk.
It was getting brighter outside the woods.
Once the east turns white in the morning, the sky will soon light up. Now the four people trotting in the woods can clearly see the rifles carried by the German soldiers beside the airport runway. It won't be long before the Germans on the runway can see the rifles hidden in the woods. Spitfire.
The four of them sped up.
There is still the roar of the propellers and engines of the Bf 110 fighter jets in the sky? Three more fighter jets landed a minute later? It seems that a bomber squadron of 12 aircraft will be stationed here.
But the judgment of the four people was obviously wrong? Then six more Messerschmitt BF 109E3 Emilys landed one after another. It seemed that there was more than one fighter squadron stationed here.
The Messerschmitt's landing cast a shadow over the four people. God knows if there were any Messerschmitts in the air. If there were, the three rescue planes would have been shot down before they could take off.
There were many trees in the forest, and there were many thorns and shrubs where the fighter jets were not hidden. The four people's clothes were scratched. Regardless of the scratches on their bodies, hands, and faces, they were bleeding profusely. Finally, they ran to the three rescue planes. Twelve minutes have passed and it is already bright outside.
There are still 3 minutes left before the time bomb will explode. At this time, the four of them pray that the bomb will explode quickly. If they are discovered by the Germans, they can stop the time bomb in less than a minute by running from the airport. All the efforts All previous efforts will be wasted.
The four people quickly jumped on the wing and climbed into the cabin. Warrant Officer Al Dill piloted the Texan, and Major White got into the rear cabin.
The three planes started at the same time, slid out of the corner of the woods, and headed towards the runway.
It can only be forced to take off.
Major White and the other three chanted God's blessing.
Zhou Zhihan invited all kinds of immortals.
Suddenly, the shouts of German soldiers came from outside the woods.
"Damn it, it's been discovered. The Spitfire in the woods has been discovered."
Warrant Officer Al Dill shouted.
Zhou Zhihan regretted that the time bomb was set too long. He rushed to the southernmost end of the north-south runway first and accelerated the nose of the plane towards the north.
Looking to the north, the Germans indeed discovered the Spitfire in the woods. They were stunned for a few seconds, then immediately pulled out their guns, observed for a few seconds, and then trotted towards the Spitfire in the woods. past.
"Damn it!" Zhou Zhihan yelled. There were still two minutes before the time bomb exploded. "I hope these German guys didn't discover the time bomb under the belly of the plane."
"boom!"
The A214 Spitfire roared on the runway, accelerating northward, and the two planes behind it followed suit.
"Germany found us."
Lieutenant Johnson Allen yelled.
The group of Germans who were running towards the woods knew that it was not their own aircraft when they heard the sound of propellers and engines coming from the south side of the runway. Turning around, they saw two Spitfires and a two-seat trainer aircraft. They were stunned for a few seconds and then immediately Knowing what was going on, several people ran towards the Spitfire in the woods. A dozen other soldiers picked up their rifles and opened fire without hesitation. A few bullets hit the Spitfire A214. Fortunately, the distance was far and the rifle bullets could not penetrate the driver. The steel plate in the chamber did not damage the aircraft's vital parts.
A dozen German pilots who had just landed at the airport were walking towards the station. When they heard the sound, they turned around and saw two Spitfires and a trainer aircraft taxiing on the runway. They were startled. After a few seconds, they understood and quickly Go back and run to your respective planes.
Looking at the seven or eight German soldiers running towards the Spitfire in the woods, Zhou Zhihan shouted: "Major White, use your rear machine gun to light up the Spitfire in the woods. Lieutenant Johnson Allen, you guys After taking off, go directly to the direction of Calais Port to break through, don't worry about me, I will take off first and bomb these Messerschmitts, otherwise the training plane will not be able to escape."
