At 2:30 in the afternoon, all personnel of the 303 and 304 Squadrons arrived at the airport and everything was ready.
At 2:35, Warrant Officer Gary Wedel, the adjutant, came from the airport dispatch room. The mission assigned by the Air Force Headquarters arrived. The main mission of the 303rd and 304th Squadrons to go to Dunkirk was to protect the hospital ship "Worthing" from German bombers. attack.
The Great Retreat reached its final stage. In order to rescue all the wounded, the Allied forces deliberately sent a clear telegram before dispatching the hospital ship "Worthing" to Dunkirk on June 1, hoping that the German army would abide by the Geneva Convention. The ship was bombed, but it was still besieged by more than a dozen Stukas halfway. Two bombs almost hit the 2,294-ton hospital ship, so it was forced to return before it reached Dunkirk.
But there were too many wounded in Dunkirk and they had to be transported back, otherwise who would fight for the country in the future.
Therefore, the "Worthing" hospital ship went to Dunkirk again this afternoon to transport the wounded soldiers back at night. The mission of the 303 and 304 Squadrons is to protect the "Worthing" hospital ship when it reaches Dunkirk safely. The safety at night , there will be other squadrons responsible for the night battle with the hurricane.
Warrant Officer Gary Wedel, the adjutant, also sent a piece of combat information. Especially this morning, the Allied Legion accomplished its mission outstandingly and was praised by the entire army. Everyone was credited once.
In the early morning, the Allies used surgical strikes to shave off the German heavy artillery positions. The Luftwaffe's counterattack soon followed. At noon, under the escort of four Bf 109 squadrons and one BF 110 fighter squadron, the 54th bomber Heinkel of the group and Stukas from the 2nd Dive Bomber Wing launched the second round of bombing of Dunkirk that day.
Soon, more than 120 German fighter planes started a fierce aerial battle with the 32nd, 66th, 92nd, 266th and 611th Squadrons of the British Air Force.
In this duel between fighters, the German Messerschmitts once again had the upper hand, shooting down 7 Hurricanes and 5 Spitfires, while only losing 3 Messerschmitts.
On the other side, the Royal Air Force's 92nd Squadron, led by the squadron leader Major Stanford Tucker, moved back. They launched a surprise attack on a group of eight He 111 bombers, shooting down 4 of them and shooting down 2 Messerschmitt came to escort...
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The tactics Zhou Zhihan formulated for the two squadrons were to use the Lufber circle defensive formation when encountering the enemy, with hurricanes defending around them and spitfires waiting for opportunities in the sky.
Watching the two squadrons take off from the airport one after another and disappear into the sky, Zhou Zhihan returned to the tower and waited for the headquarters to send a plane to pick him up for the meeting.
Shortly after the 303 and 304 squadrons took off, they received a call from the headquarters. This afternoon's meeting was canceled and will be rescheduled to 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Well, since the meeting is cancelled, let’s go back to Wenwen Township.
A place with women feels like home.
Opening the door, there was a sound of pots and pans coming from the room. Zhou Zhihan changed his slippers and walked curiously towards the kitchen. Karen made the kitchen a mess and made herself sweaty. She pulled her hair back. He got up, wearing an apron, and swayed in the kitchen with a pair of big white legs, standing at the table kneading dough, and there was stuffing in the basin on the table.
Zhou Zhihan felt warm again. Last night, Karen picked up his favorite dumplings and wanted to make them for him.
Seeing Zhou Zhihan come back, Karen felt a little embarrassed. She had mixed the dumpling fillings, but she couldn't knead this side well, so she rolled out the dumpling wrappers more than a dozen times without success. As you roll it out, it becomes a square or several sides.
Zhou Zhihan loved and laughed at this, washed his hands, personally showed her how to roll out dumpling wrappers, and then made dumplings together, enjoying the beautiful world of the two of them.
Today, Zhou Zhihan specially made two pairs of chopsticks.
For dinner, Zhou Zhihan arranged a candlelight dinner for Karen. He hugged Karen in a romantic atmosphere, lowered his head and smelled the breath wafting from her collar, and then taught her how to use chopsticks. The whole room was filled with laughter and laughter. Lots of romance and sweetness.
"Zhihan," after dinner, Zhou Zhihan was washing dishes. Karen came up, gently hugged his waist, put her face against his back, and said softly, "I heard from my uncle that in the past two years, God, the Dunkirk evacuation may come to an end and your army can have a good rest. What are your plans?"
Zhou Zhihan knew that soon after the Dunkirk retreat, the Germans would implement the Sea Lion plan and the Battle of London would break out. At that time, the moment to test the British Royal Navy would truly come.
In fact, Zhou Zhihan's biggest plan is to return to China as soon as possible. The domestic anti-Japanese situation is not optimistic, and now is the most difficult time.
"I don't think the German army will just give up. We should take precautions and train more outstanding pilots."
"Yes! I heard from my uncle that there are currently less than 600 fighter jets in the entire UK. Many outstanding pilots have died in battle. If the war continues like this, the planes will be built, but no one will fly them."
"But cultivating excellent pilots does not happen overnight. Good pilots need long-term flying experience, which I have fully realized in air combat."
"Oh, by the way, Zhihan," Karen said, letting go of Zhou Zhihan's waist and picking up a clean rag to wipe the dishes, "I heard from my uncle that the wartime cabinet wanted you to stay in the UK and give you the rank of major general. ." After saying that, Karen stopped what he was doing and looked at Zhou Zhihan, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Zhou Zhihan was stunned and immediately understood that this was General Hugh Dowding asking Cullen to find out whether he was willing to stay in the UK. It was obvious that the expectation in Cullen's eyes had another deeper meaning.
A trace of pain flashed in Zhou Zhihan's eyes: "When the war here is over, I will return to China, where I am needed more."
The smile in Karen's eyes gradually dimmed. She said nothing, lowered her head and continued to wipe the plate.
The atmosphere gradually condensed.
"Karen!"
Zhou Zhihan was silent for a while, took Karen's hand, stared into her eyes, and spoke slowly.
"Have you ever seen those Chinese soldiers with sallow faces and thin muscles, less than 1.6 meters tall, fifteen or sixteen years old, charging at Japanese machine gun positions with swords and spears?
Have you ever seen a Chinese soldier who jumped from the sixth floor with grenades strapped to his body in order to smash through the Japanese steel array?
Have you ever seen thousands of orphans starved to death on the roadside during the war?
Have you ever seen tens of thousands of corpses piled in mass graves?
Have you ever seen 300,000 people die tragically under Japanese gunfire in a city?
I have seen all of these, because these are all heinous crimes committed by the Japanese in China.
As a Chinese, I will never forgive the crimes committed by the Japanese devils against the Chinese people. As long as the Japanese devils are still in China, we Chinese, the Chinese Air Force, will fight them to the end, even if we fight to the death.
The United Kingdom has France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and other allies, as well as the support of the United States, but China has always been fighting alone. In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the Chinese air force fought until the entire army was annihilated without giving in. To the end of the battle, we were not even able to give in. He didn't even have a fighter jet, but he still flew the trainer aircraft unyieldingly against the powerful Japanese fleet. "
Karen's beautiful eyes went from sad to surprised, frightened and then full of tears.
