With sharp eyes, Zhou Zhihan looked into the open cockpit of the Hs126 reconnaissance aircraft on the river. The rear observer was looking up at the clouds. Then he subconsciously reached out and grasped the 7.92mm MG 17 machine gun hanging on the tail gun rack.
was discovered.
The little Joseph shouted: "Sir, the German soldiers on the anti-aircraft positions on both sides of the bridge are running. The reconnaissance plane seems to have discovered us and notified the anti-aircraft fire."
"We've been discovered!"
Zhou Zhihan immediately notified the escorting fighter squadron, "Let the fleet attack immediately, the German fighter jets will be here soon, hurry, hurry, hurry!"
"Got it!" Zubach, who was serving as the escort and flying the Hurricane No. 9, immediately shouted, "Attack immediately. All bombers immediately launch a rapid attack!"
The Spitfire propellers of A214 began to rotate and dived downward: "Joseph, shoot down that Hs126 and don't let it escape. I'll suppress the German anti-aircraft fire on the ground!"
The propeller of Spitfire No. 3 also began to rotate, and it dived: "Shoot down Hs126. Got it. Sir!"
This pontoon bridge was built at the most critical position of the German supply line. It is more than 150 meters long and 20 meters wide. Although it is said to be simple, the investment is actually very huge. Four tanks can pass on the bridge at the same time, so the Allies sent 20 bombers to make it pass. The bridge completely disappeared on the canal. If the Germans wanted to build it, it would take at least five or six days. If the supplies could not keep up, the German troops attacking Dunkirk would be affected.
A214 Spitfire dived to attack the air defense position on the north side of the bridgehead.
"Woo..."
Seeing the Royal Air Force swooping down, the German troops at the bridgehead immediately sounded the air defense alarm. They had just received a message from a reconnaissance plane and spotted a British Royal fighter plane in the air. They asked the defense forces at the bridgehead to quickly get into position and do not sound the air defense alarm for the time being to confuse the British. military.
Now seeing British fighter planes swooping down, the alarm on the bridgehead air defense position immediately sounded.
When the Hs126 reconnaissance plane saw a fighter jet swooping in the sky, it immediately turned around and prepared to escape.
The A214 Spitfire dived at full speed and launched an attack at a very low altitude. The eight machine guns were fully fired, specializing in hitting the anti-aircraft machine guns on the anti-aircraft position and the ammunition placed next to the machine guns. The ammunition box immediately exploded, blowing up the machine guns. The flames shot into the sky, scaring the people. The German soldiers who had not yet had time to enter the anti-aircraft position fled in all directions.
The A214 Spitfire didn't need to pull up at all. It just turned quickly at a small angle on the flight plane and flew above another row of machine guns. When the launch button was pressed, flames spurted out. Wherever the fighter plane went, there were constant explosions. Most of the anti-aircraft machine guns were destroyed.
"Tu tu tu tu..."
The rear gunner of the Hs126 reconnaissance aircraft opened fire first. The two pilots knew that they were no match for the Spitfire. Now they just wanted to escape and strike first.
No. 3 Joseph has been in many battles with the commander-in-chief, and he knows how to deal with these fighters with rear-mounted machine guns. He learned the cold pressure lever thoroughly, rolled a 90-degree sideways roll, and flew to the lower right side of the belly of the reconnaissance aircraft at 4:30. .
“This is the most comfortable place!”
The little Joseph felt that he learned this trick from the commander-in-chief very well. He opened fire as he spoke, and the tracer bullets easily tore through the skin of the reconnaissance aircraft and sent sparks flying into the aircraft. He succeeded in the attack and immediately imitated the commander-in-chief's behavior. Pulling up and jumping, I felt extremely comfortable and screamed "Oh ho!"
"boom!"
The Hs126 reconnaissance aircraft first caught fire and then exploded. The two pilots immediately parachuted to escape like they were sitting in a convertible.
10 "Mackerel" torpedo attack aircraft dived first, followed closely by 10 "Skua" fighter-bombers, starting from the north of the bridge to drop bombs at low altitude. The bridge deck was very wide, and these bombers wanted to bomb. You can't even throw it off the bridge.
All the escort fighters are hidden at high altitudes. Only the A214 Spitfire and the No. 3 Spitfire are on guard at low altitudes!
The A214 Spitfire did not continue to attack the German air defense positions on the south side of the bridge. If it were to dive and attack at this time, if the Luftwaffe appeared and launched a counter-dive, it would be very difficult to pull it back up.
The main attack position of the bombers is from the north to the south bank of the bridge. It is enough to attack most of the bridge. The remaining bridge will collapse on its own.
The Spitfire A214 rose in the air, and when he saw that all the bombs dropped by the bombers fell on the bridge, he felt that today was an auspicious day, and everything went smoothly from departure to now.
In fact, Zhou Zhihan and the others were really unlucky this time. Just 20 minutes before they set off from the base, the British 2nd Bomber Group sent 93 "Blenheim" bombers to attack the German rearrangements in Canada. The artillery positions in Lai Harbor carried out a large-scale bombing campaign.
Since most of Germany's fighter planes were sent to escort bombers on the beaches of Dunkirk, all two fighter squadrons of the JG52 Wing stationed on the north side of the bridge were transferred to perform combat missions in Dunkirk. The JG51 Wing on the south side of the bridge Two of the three fighter squadrons were also removed.
Currently, only the 51st Squadron is stationed on the south side of the bridge. The Germans would never have dreamed that the Royal Air Force, which did not even have enough planes sent to the Dunkirk beaches to assist the troops in retreating, would dare to secretly conduct a long-distance raid on the pontoon bridge.
On the surface, the Royal Air Force suffered heavy losses in the skies over Dunkirk when it was covering the Allied retreat. In fact, the German Air Force also had a difficult time. Because the battle line was stretched too far, the pilots were very tired from repeated battles, resulting in fighter planes being shot down and crashes. more and more.
The front line was too far, and supplies at the rear could not keep up. Coupled with his desire for great achievements, Goering, who liked to brag, found that the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable for him to complete his boast, so he ordered the air force to step up the attack on Dunkirk. As a last resort, the fighter planes stationed at the airport of the occupying country can only be mobilized to fight at the front.
As a result, only the 12 Messerschmitts of the 51st Squadron of the JG Wing were left to protect the pontoon bridge.
All the bomber pilots also felt that the mission they carried out today was surprisingly smooth. They first attacked a German division without encountering any resistance. Now they successfully completed the first wave of bomb drops, and then pulled up, turned, dived, and took down the remaining ones. After all the bombs dropped, you can return home. If it weren't for the fact that the bridge deck needs to be bombed repeatedly until it completely collapses, the first wave of attacks would have thrown all the bombs and returned home.
Zubach, who was at high altitude, shouted: "Sir! Messerschmitt appeared from 90 degrees from the south, probably a fighter squadron, flying towards us."
Zhou Zhihan and the others did not know that there was only one squadron of German aircraft here. He did not dare to use up all his troops. He pulled the lever and the A214 Spitfire jumped upwards: "2 Spitfires and 2 Hurricanes circled to the high altitude on both sides of the pontoon. Ambush, wait for orders, and pay attention to see if there are other enemy aircraft supporting us. The remaining fighters and I go to fight.
The bombers continued to drop bombs. After the bombs were dropped, the high-altitude flames and hurricanes protected the bombers and returned immediately. "
Two Spitfires and two Hurricanes, one on the left and one on the right, formed a two-plane formation and lifted into high altitude.
The A214 Spitfire and seven other fighters moved forward to attack and blocked the 12 Bf 109E3 fighters on the south side of the bridge, which were rushing towards them like a gust of wind and rain.
The pilots of the 303 and 304 Squadrons, who have experienced the air battles on the beaches of Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and Dunkirk, under the guidance of Zhou Zhihan, quickly grew into aces and veterans. They are all experienced and know courage and courage. How important is the energy of fighter planes to pilots? As soon as they engaged the 12 Messerschmitts flying from Qiaonan, they shot down 2 of them head-on.
The two sides fired at each other and passed each other. Messerschmitt abandoned the escorting fighter planes and attacked the British bomber formation.
The bombers were not at the mercy of others, and the machine gunners took the lead in firing regardless of the distance, disrupting the attack momentum of the approaching Messerschmitt. They used tactics to delay and block the enemy, waiting for their own fighters to quickly turn around.
The escort formation turned quickly and accelerated in pursuit. Messerschmitt could only abandon the bombers and get entangled with the Hurricane and Spitfire in a dogfight.
Zhou Zhihan shot down a Messerschmitt head-on. As he was turning around quickly, he caught a glimpse of a Messerschmitt Bf109E4 fighter jet appearing from the south of the bridge that was all white except for the nose. In the blink of an eye, it was four to five hundred meters away. The yellow nose of the aircraft is full of murderous intent, and the cannons are quenching purple light. Although it is only a fighter plane, it still flies with a majestic momentum.
The serial number is 13.
White No. 13?
Under the cockpit of this fighter plane is a fat penguin carrying a handbag and an umbrella under his arm. It looks funny and lifelike.
