Seven night-fighting Hurricanes versus twenty-four night-fighting Messerschmitts, the odds of victory were slim.
Although among these seven fighter planes there is the A214 Spitfire, which is capable of defeating thousands of people, the chances of winning are still slim.
After a moment of joy, the dispatch room fell into brief silence again.
Everyone knows that a large part of the credit for this success lies with the Allied Commander-in-Chief. If it were not for him, there would be no current success.
After a brief silence, General Hugh Dowding began to mobilize troops and generals. There were still 400,000 people on the front line waiting to retreat. He did not have time to worry too much about these seven people. This was the way to be a general.
"Order to assemble all fighter planes and establish an air corridor between Calais and Dunkirk. All ships will withdraw via Route A, passing through Calais Island..."
The way to be a general is not to take victory as joy, not to take defeat as worry, to make decisions when the opportunity arises, and not to get entangled with anyone or anything.
Calais.
A214 Spitfire led six night-fighting Hurricanes, turned over the sea, and flew towards Cromber Airport.
According to information received by the Royal Air Force Headquarters in the afternoon, twelve German day-fighting Stuka bombers were stationed at Clonber Airport.
Day-fighting bombers will basically not take off at night unless there is an emergency.
Both the Hurricane and Spitfire have a range of about 700 kilometers, but this is only a normal cruising speed. Once an air battle occurs, or an emergency pull-up or full-speed dive occurs, the fuel consumption will increase exponentially.
Zhou Zhihan had calculated that if there was no fierce air battle during the flight from Calais Pier to Clonber, the remaining two-fifths of the fuel would be more than enough for them to fly back to the UK.
In order to save fuel, the seven fighter jets used the gliding flight method, passing through Kekele and Platinum.
Just after passing Platinum, Zhou Zhihan felt something in his heart and led the fleet to glide for more than 20 kilometers. He took a detour and flew by the edge of Pien Airport. Looking down, everyone was shocked.
Then came a burst of joy.
There are eight Ju88A day bombers parked at Peen Airport.
Zhou Zhihan blurted out in Mandarin: "These are eight extra big fish? The goose drips obediently."
The six Night Fighting Hurricanes took up their positions and prepared to attack.
Zhou Zhihan stops it!
The pilots were puzzled.
Zhou Zhihan turned around and continued flying towards the Kronber Airport: "These eight Ju88A day bombers? They will not take off at night unless there is an emergency. Let's blow up the Kronber Airport first? We will pack these eight bombers on the way back. Take it away. Anyway, whether there are bombers parked at Kronber Airport? These eight Ju88 bombers have been reserved by us."
"The commander-in-chief has such a big appetite..."
The six night-fighting Hurricane pilots followed immediately, and each of them felt comfortable. There are eight here, plus the twelve at Kronber Airport? A total of twenty... Tsk, tsk, tsk, the title of the ace pilot is getting closer and closer... …Ouch… I’m a little nervous…
This battle was fought so smoothly and enjoyable? It feels a bit unreal, Commander-in-Chief...
"Commander-in-Chief, is the phrase "Pain Pai Pai" you said in Chinese..."
Zhou Zhihan slowed down his speech: "The goose beeps and thumps."
Six night-fighting Hurricane pilots: "It's so painful to drink daddy's ghosts and ghosts..."
"..."
After a funny lesson, everyone laughed together to relieve tension.
There are flight helmets, Zhou Zhihan is leading the way, everything is going well? All planes are flying with the most economical fuel, and when they are still six kilometers away from Kronber Airport? All fighter planes shut down, following the A214 spitting fire in the air at three thousand meters? Heading towards Kronber Airport Gliding above.
The airport was brightly lit, and twelve Reaper Stuka Ju87B bombers were lined up in two rows on the airport runway. There were several ground staff beside each plane carefully checking the body one by one to ensure that it could take off at any time in case of emergency.
How many cars are going up and down the track? Transporting people and some necessary tools.
The Germans never dreamed that the Royal Air Force, which was struggling over Dunkirk at this time, would make a long-distance visit in the middle of the night.
Zhou Zhihan ordered: "The six Hurricanes are divided into two teams and prepare to attack!"
The six night-fighting Hurricanes quickly circled and moved into attack positions. Their engines were still turned off and they descended silently.
"The fuel tanks of these bombers do not have an automatic closing function. We specifically attack the fuel tanks and ammunition parts to cause explosions." Zhou Zhihan was worried that the six people would steal the credit, so he took precautions in advance: "You six fighters, take turns to dive and attack. Don't be greedy for credit. , these twelve Stukas count as the total score of the six of you, two for each of you, I will cover you at high altitude!"
The pilots of the six Hurricanes were immediately extremely grateful. The commander-in-chief not only refused to eat such a big piece of fat, but also served as a guard for them in the air. This...
"Let's fight quickly and try to pack them all away in the first wave of attacks." Zhou Zhihan said in a deep voice, "I count to three, you attack immediately!"
"yes!"
"1……"
Six Night Fighting Hurricanes moved into attack position.
"2……"
All fighter planes started their engines and their propellers began to rotate, making a whirring sound.
"3."
Six night-fighting Hurricanes dived down from two thousand meters in sequence, with a distance of three hundred meters between the two aircraft.
Suddenly they heard the sound of a propeller. The German ground staff at the airport thought it was a plane on the airport starting up, so they turned their heads to look for it. Suddenly they felt that the sound came from the air, and they were shocked. They shouted twice that an enemy plane was incoming. , the firepower from the air hit the outermost bomber like raindrops.
These Stuka bombers were fully fueled, and weapons were hung on the belly and wings. They were ready to fly at any time. The tracer bullets fired by the Hurricane fighter ripped open the Stuka's fuselage, and the high-explosive incendiary bombs drilled into the fuel tank. It burned immediately. Under the subsequent continuous attacks, the bomber's fuel and bombs began to explode, and fuel splashed everywhere. In just a few seconds, the entire airport was plunged into a sea of flames.
In such a strong explosion and burning, few people could survive.
The six Hurricanes in the night battle were not greedy for merit, and their attacks were like mercury pouring down the ground. They were not sloppy. After each one launched an all-out attack, the fighter planes pulled up, followed the leading A214 Spitfire, flew at high speed, and quickly returned to the Peen Airport.
Everyone looked back at the Kronbel Airport. It turned into a sea of fire, with thick smoke billowing and flames flying hundreds of meters into the sky. There were continuous explosions. It was impossible for any fighter plane to survive.
Ten minutes later, the A214 Spitfire and six night-fighting Hurricanes turned Peen Airport into a sea of fire again.
Watching eight Ju88 bombers disintegrate in the explosion, explode into pieces, and burst into flames. Seven fighter planes pulled up and flew towards the seaside at full speed. Everyone had very little ammunition left. When they passed over the port of Calais again, a dive , dumping all the remaining ammunition onto the German positions.
"Damn it!" The German troops on the Calais Pier position looked at the seven British fighter planes flying over the sea after turning their position into a sea of fire again. They gritted their teeth and cursed, "It's that A214 Spitfire again." , the same seven damn British guys just now..."
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