"Sir!" The rear machine gunner saw that the He59 water rescue aircraft continued to lose altitude. He turned the machine gun and pointed it at the rescue aircraft. "Let's shoot it down now. No one will know anyway."
"No! I have a way to force them back."
Zhou Zhihan was unwilling to fire and immediately rejected the machine gunner's request. He had to stick to his principles, otherwise he would have shot down the gunner long ago.
During this time period, he opened fire and shot down the He59, which was spread by the British people on the shore. It had a great impact on the Royal Air Force and himself.
As for whether others will open fire on German rescue aircraft in the future, that is someone else’s business. Anyway, he will not open fire on rescue medical aircraft.
The He59 is indeed an aircraft created for rescue. The four crew members on the aircraft did not even carry a pistol.
In fact, during the air battle at Dunkirk, many British pilots parachuted into the water. Fortunately, the He59 rescue aircraft rescued them in time. If they relied on the Royal Air Force's search and rescue boats, the pilots would have frozen to death.
Many British pilots will deliberately avoid He when they meet at sea, and some even say hello to German pilots, because only God knows whether they will parachute into the water in any air battle and be rescued by this aircraft!
Zhou Zhihan glanced at the altimeter.
400 meters from the sea.
The pilot of the He59 was still proudly pushing the stick, lowering the altitude, and comforting several other crew members who were worried that the British would fire:
"We must not turn around and go back under the threat of the British. Once this precedent is set, it will be very detrimental to the rescue team in the future.
If the British guys wanted to have a meeting, they would have started the meeting already, and they would not wait until now.
The Geneva Convention stipulates that both warring parties are prohibited from opening fire on medical assistance units and individuals on the battlefield, and must ensure that medical units, their buildings, equipment and personnel are not violated.
Our planes are clearly painted with a red cross on a white background. If the British dare to open fire, they are openly violating the Geneva Treaty. Are they not afraid of our planes bombing their rescue boats? Those rescue boats of the British, a simple dive of our fighter jets can kill them without burial.
So don't worry, the British won't fire. The main thing is that we are saving our own pilots now. If the British fall into the water, then I have to weigh it.
Our plane's top speed is only 220 kilometers per hour, and it can still fly close to the water. The British guy's speed is almost twice that of ours, and he can only stare and worry, watching us fly close to the water.
Dare he come down?
If the British big nose dares to come down, it will have to plunge into the water. "
Several crew members thought about it. If they wanted to shoot down the British, they would have opened fire long ago.
Many times before, they had swaggeringly rescued people on the water below the fighter jets of both sides in a low-altitude dogfight, and they had not been attacked once. This time they could not turn around because of the intimidation of the British.
Therefore, the other three crew members on the He59 rescue plane confirmed the position of the German pilot in the water and prepared rescue tools. The pilot directly reduced the speed of the plane to 120 kilometers, whistling and looking up to see the inevitable Blenheim bomber. Before hitting the ground, he continued to push the control stick slowly, and the rescue aircraft descended to a height of 100 meters above the water.
"The German rescue plane is about seven or eight kilometers away from the fallen pilot, sir!" The gunner faced the He59 and could clearly see the opponent's pilot's face. He was so angry that he puffed his beard and glared, but still wanted to fire, "Sir! The German is flying too low and too slowly, so it would be dangerous for us to follow him."
The Blenheim bomber inevitably rushed forward. Zhou Zhihan accelerated forward and said, "Sit tight." The bomber made a 180-degree inversion maneuver, scaring the rear gunner so much that he crossed himself repeatedly. Thank God for blessing. The bomber did not hit the water.
Is it a good thing to come out with the Allies' number one ace pilot?
not necessarily!
If Zhou Zhihan hadn't warned her in advance, Kristeva almost let out another irritating scream.
So cool!
Her heart was about to jump out of the murder weapon.
"Damn it!" the four crew members on the He59 almost said in unison, "Is Big Nose crazy? He actually used the bomber to perform an inverted maneuver."
"Damn it!" He crew navigator looked at Blenheim, who was constantly descending and flying over on the same track, and yelled, "Damn it, the British guys want to hit us? The British are crazy, we are Return, Muller!"
Pilot Mueller put away his whistle, widened his eyes, and continued to push forward: "Shut up Tommy, he is scaring us. I'll go down to 50 meters. Let's see if this damn guy dares to follow."
The other two crew members also stopped what they were doing when they heard this, and looked at the Blenheim bomber pushing towards them like a hill with wide eyes.
"60 meters from the water, sir!" the rear gunner of the Blenheim bomber reminded Zhou Zhihan loudly, "50 meters, sir."
Navigator Tommy stared at the approaching bomber, cold sweat broke out on his big forehead: "Damn it, Mueller, I don't think the British guy has any intention of pulling up. He is rushing towards us, you turn!"
"Shut up Jimmy!" Muller continued to putt, lowering to 20 meters above the water. "If a British guy dares to continue diving at this height, he doesn't want to live anymore."
"Sir! 30 meters from the water." The rear machine gunner's back was wet. He was also a veteran. He had never seen anything like this before, but the bomber was flying too low, let alone 30 meters from the water. While continuing to descend in a micro-dive, even 100 meters above the water, no one dared to keep the aircraft nose down without pulling up.
30 meters from the water?
Even fighter jets dare not fly like this.
It sounds slow, but the two sides are flying fast. In an instant, the two planes continue to lower their altitude and fly closer and closer.
The distance between the two sides is 300 meters.
He59 felt scared and continued to descend, 10 meters from the water.
The Blenheim bomber was still pressing its nose down on a slight slope.
"Speed 320 kilometers per hour, 20 meters above the sea. Sir!"
The rear gunner looked at the altitude gauge and speedometer in front of him and was really scared. He had the urge to parachute. If he had known that the bomber would fly so low, he should have parachuted at 500 meters.
Skydiving now?
Before the parachute could open in time, the person hit the water like a cannonball. Only God knows whether his stomach hit the water first or his face hit the water first.
Now the bomber is 20 meters away from the sea and is still descending. It is nose down and cannot be pulled up at all. As long as it hits the water head-on, the three people will not survive.
On the contrary, Kristeva did not feel scared at all. Her face flushed and she felt very surprised, because she did not understand how dangerous it was for the bomber to fly at such a height from the sea. In her heart, she thought this was a normal operation and she was just watching. It's just more exciting to go up there.
At this time, the phrase "ignorant and fearless" can be used to describe Julia Kristeva. Seeing Zhou Zhihan, who was as calm as an ancient well and holding the joystick in his hand and swaying freely, Kristeva felt that she was behind. The machine gunner's voice is a bit funny.
To use an old Eastern proverb, the emperor is not in a hurry, why are you, a eunuch, so anxious?
The He59 pilot gritted his teeth. The plane was still 8 meters away from the water. At this time, the speed was too fast. He did not dare to let the bamboo tube touch the water, otherwise the rescue plane would somersault on the water.
"15 meters!"
The rear gunner felt that the allied ace pilot was deliberately pretending to be crazy in front of the beautiful reporter today.
If you want to show off in front of a beautiful woman, fine!
But don’t take me with you!
"Damn British guy, why did he lower the landing gear, Muller?" Tommy watched the approaching Blenheim bomber slowly lower its landing gear, and a terrible thought flashed through his mind.
"Turn Muller!" Jimmy shouted loudly, watching the other party lower the landing gear, and he seemed to understand something.
"It's too late. If you turn at this time, the wings will be directly inserted into the water. The aircraft will be destroyed and everyone will be killed!" Muller is also a ruthless character. He can only move forward if he grits his teeth. Now is the time to fight for courage. If your bomber dares to continue to attack Press, if we hit each other, we will perish together. If you pull up, I will beat you.
Two planes meet.
Zhou Zhihan pulled the lever with all his strength.
"Crack!"
The two front landing tires of the Blenheim bomber slid over the 660-horsepower piston engine on the left side of the He59 rescue aircraft, between the upper and lower wings.
The He59 rescue aircraft is a twin-engine, biplane.
Amidst a burst of shattering sounds, the Blenheim bomber took advantage of the force of the landing tire on the wing to instantly pull the nose upwards, push the throttle to the bottom, and when the landing gear touched the water, the bomber took off. It lifted up and brought up pieces of water curtains under the belly of the aircraft.
"ah……"
Julia Kristeva felt very excited and screamed loudly. This was the most exciting moment in her life, even more exciting than last night when the editor-in-chief announced her as deputy editor in public.
The rear gunner kept crossing himself. Just when he thought the bomber would plunge into the water, he saw the left wing of the He59 rescue aircraft was broken, and the material was shattered and flew everywhere. He staggered and almost fell into the water. Then he felt Facing down, he looked at the curtains of water appearing at the rear of the bomber. He finally shouted, "Oh God!" Then, he found that his pants had become wet at some point.
The hearts of the people watching the battle with telescopes on the shore were about to jump out of their throats. They saw the Blenheim bomber soaring into the sky with a curtain of water under its belly like a dragonfly. Many teenagers immediately jumped up, opened their arms, and ran. Rush into the water, stick out your tongue, widen your eyes, shake your head and scream loudly to vent your excitement, excitement and tension...
One of the He59's wings was broken, but fortunately the other engine was still working. It slowed down while swaying, and the bamboo tube landed on the water and slid forward.
"Damn it Mueller, turn around and leave this damn place. That crazy British guy is flying back towards us again. If we don't leave, it looks like he will break our other wing, and we will have to fight with that guy in the water." Together, we became prisoners of the British."
Before Jimmy could finish speaking, He59 began to turn around, determined not to be a prisoner of the British.
Watching the bomber turn around and fly towards the He59 again, the rear gunner wiped his face with both hands: "Sir! I request to get off the plane." Then he and Zhou Zhihan laughed out loud.
Julia Kristeva glanced at Zhou Zhihan and cursed, is this funny?
