The weather in the English Channel is cloudy and erratic, like a woman's mind.
At this time, the sky was completely bright, and the rainfall did not decrease at all, but had the tendency to increase. The clouds in the sky were very thick and suppressed very low. From time to time, muffled thunder came from the corner of the sky, and occasionally hazy lightning flashed on the horizon. Pass away.
Moderate rain has hindered the pilot's vision to a great extent, also increased the difficulty of flying and reduced the speed.
The faster the plane flew, the harder the raindrops hit the windshield. Looking out through the windshield wipers, the visibility was very low. The wind happened to be blowing from the direction of the English Channel. Against the wind, the raindrops seemed to become It was even bigger, which made the pursuing Messerschmitt dare not follow at full speed, and be wary of a collision due to unclear vision. He could only gradually approach with rear-tracking tactics to look for shooting opportunities.
It is now 12 to 8. According to the report of the reconnaissance aircraft, the British army has only 4 Spitfire escorts. For the German pilots, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Recently, the Royal Air Force has been unable to retreat. The German pilots are as tired as dogs every day. They are on call at least 12 hours a day, but they cannot achieve results. Everyone is so angry, how can they give up the fat that is already on their lips? , despite the bad weather, they were still chasing after them. Besides, the rain did not only hit the German fighter planes. It must have been very uncomfortable for the British to fly in the rain.
Three Blenheim bombers piloted by rookies followed the bomber piloted by Zhou Zhihan at full speed three thousand meters in the air. The rookies were high-spirited and focused.
The rear machine gunners directly opened the flight hatch cover, and most of the rainwater pattered on the cover. They held the machine guns in both hands and stared closely at Messerschmitt, who was following in the distance with a conspicuous yellow nose, and fired dozens of rounds from time to time. Bullets and red bullet traces shuttled through the rain, which was also a deterrent to enemy aircraft, and the most vulnerable sides of the bomber were protected by flames, which also caused the Messerschmier to be much faster than the Blenheim bomber. Special, cannot catch up quickly.
The Spitfire pilots flying at high altitudes on both sides of the bomber group were battle-hardened and their movements in the air were very weird and erratic. From time to time they rushed forward to the front of the bomber group and seemed to have lost their escort position. After a few dozen seconds, they made a high altitude in the rain. He made a shaking maneuver and reappeared behind the bomber group like a ghost, making the chasing Messerschmitt group mistakenly think that it was a British fighter plane coming for reinforcements. He quickly closed the throttle and put his thumb on the launch button until he was wide open. Only when I could see clearly that what appeared far ahead was the tail of the jet rather than the nose, I dared to push the throttle forward, but it was already pulled away.
The four Spitfire pilots have long been accustomed to flying in the unpredictable English Channel rain. They prepared in advance. They covered their entire faces with cotton cloth, leaving only two eyes exposed. They directly opened the cockpit during the flight and stretched their heads into the cabin. In the rain outside, to avoid blurry vision caused by the wipers on the windshield, keep a close eye on both sides of the bomber's fuselage during flight. The conspicuous yellow paint of the Type A-1 Royal Air Force always keeps in line with the bomber group. distance between.
Although the pilots of the Condor Legion are experienced, they have rarely fought in erratic rain like that over the English Channel before. They also know that when flying in the rain, if the front view is blurred by the wipers, they can directly open the windshield.
However, Messerschmitt's windshield design was different from that of British fighter jets. As a result, they could not stick their heads outside the cabin for a long time, and the raindrops flying in the direction hurt their faces. The rain over the English Channel also carried salt. Salty, it stings the eyes and makes German pilots cry and feel very uncomfortable.
The design of the Messerschmitt's bulletproof cockpit and windshield did not take into account fighting in the rain. In order to install a magazine for firing flares on the lower left side of the cabin, the bulletproof glass of the cabin was pushed open from the left to the right and drooped. On the right side of the nose of the plane, when flying fast in the air at 3,000 meters, the pilot will worry that the windshield hanging on the nose of the plane will be blown off by the strong wind, so he slows down or does not dare to push it away.
Taking into account the unpredictable weather in the English Channel, which is often accompanied by heavy rain, most British fighter windshields are designed to meet the requirements of fighting in the rain. They can be opened from left to right like Messerschmitt, or can be opened from left to right like Messerschmitt. The windshield can be pulled open from front to back, and the pilot's head is exposed in the cockpit, while the lower part of the neck is blocked by the cabin.
This method of flying in the rain with the head exposed outside the cabin was often seen on the Chinese Air Force in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War. Because the communication devices on many Chinese Air Force fighter jets at that time were dismantled by foreign parties or manufacturers when they were introduced, pilots We cannot use words and can only communicate and connect with our bodies.
Therefore, even in the bitterly cold winter, Chinese warriors will open the canopy to see the gestures of their teammates and the position of the fighter planes to maintain the integrity of the flight formation.
Zhou Zhihan used radio to inform during the flight that he had already taken off and opened an encirclement. He was waiting for Messerschmitt to be fooled and the two Spitfire and Hurricane squadrons that were following him were ready. After his order, they swooped down from the air and attacked Messerschmitt. Schmidt was caught off guard.
Kristeva became excited when she heard Zhou Zhihan ordered the fighter jets to lay out an ambush circle and prepare to attack. She looked up at the sky and prepared to take pictures with the camera, but through the glass cover of the cabin, the sky was filled with gray cumulus clouds and rain. , nothing else can be seen.
Zhou Zhihan's helmet clearly showed two positions waiting for the ambush squadron in the air:
"Everyone listen to my order. The 303 and 304 squadrons are preparing to dive on a 45-degree slope. We are flying at an altitude of 3,000 meters. The Messerschmitt fleet is on a plane about 650 meters behind us, pursuing us in three four-finger formations.
When I led the bomber group to dive downwards, the four rear machine gunners fired backwards and upwards for a second to let 303 and 304 Squadrons know our position. At the same time, the flames on both sides of the bombers dived at a small angle and spread out to both sides. , and spin back and pull up, launching attacks from both sides of the enemy plane! "
After Zhou Zhihan's order was issued, the squadron commanders of the two squadrons confirmed receipt, and the four machine gunners, three bomber pilots, and Spitfire pilots serving as escorts on both sides confirmed receipt.
Suddenly, the Messerschmitt fleet saw the four Blenheim bombers in front of them falling almost vertically towards the sea. The machine gunners fired fan-shaped shots into the air. The tracer bullets were dazzling, clearly showing the positions of the four bombers, and the positions of the four bombers. At the same time, the four Spitfire fighter jets guarding the flanks of the bomber suddenly dived and spread out at a small angle to both sides, and then turned back.
"We were fooled, all the fighter jets spread out." Lieutenant Adjutant Hei Burke of the Third Battalion of the Condor Legion shouted loudly, and then he saw the Spitfire and Hurricane fighter jets swooping down from the sky, spitting red Rain of bullets, "Bloody hell, move away, move away, we've been tricked by the British."
Before the adjutant, Lieutenant Lieutenant Heyberk, called out a second time, the 11 Messerschmitts immediately dispersed. The experienced pilots knew that the British bomber in front suddenly plummeted vertically, followed closely by the escorting Spitfires on both sides. Diving at diagonal angles to both sides means that they are leaving enough attack space for the diving fleet in the air to avoid being accidentally injured by their own people.
The experienced Vulture Legion was a little careless in the face of the fat meat that was easily available. They only focused on chasing the prey in front, forgetting the danger from the air.
Because he was using rear-tracking tactics to approach the bomber group in the rain, looking for attack opportunities, the Messerschmitt's speed did not increase enough to accumulate enough energy. Therefore, when it was suddenly dived by the Spitfire and Hurricane from the air, , there was not enough energy for them to make corresponding rapid rolls and roller maneuvers to get rid of the attack. Immediately, four Mays were hit, black smoke came out of the fuselage, two exploded during the fall, the pilot successfully parachuted, and the other two Injured, Jiajia struggled to turn around and prepare to return.
In the vast rain curtain, the traces of tracer bullets were crisscrossed like a spider web of fire and meteors. The other eight scattered Messerschmitts were attacked by an unknown number of enemy planes, and four of their companions were lost in the blink of an eye. , they must have been ambushed, so they had no intention of fighting. They just wanted to get away from the battlefield quickly, and they all lost their fighting spirit.
Hearing the explosion of the Messerschmitt behind him, Zhou Zhihan knew that the sneak attack was successful. He took the lead in pulling the lever and led the bomber group to pull up. After the other three bombers recovered during the pull-up and flew forward and level, Zhou Zhihan recovered the section. After waiting for the three bombers to fly over, he pushed the throttle all the way, climbed quickly, and then turned left at a steep angle to the edge of the battlefield. Suddenly, the full perspective of an air battle in the rain appeared on Julia Crist In front of the baby.
In the distance, the four Spitfires that first spread out to both sides, dived and turned around, had already flanked the Messerschmitt group on both sides. The four pilots were experienced and did not immediately turn back to directly attack the Messerschmitts. Instead of encircling him, he pulls up, accumulates energy, and waits for an opportunity to swoop in to attack. This move is even more severe, and it is equivalent to directly cutting off Mei Shi's retreat.
The Spitfires and Hurricanes of the two squadrons spread out, and the old led the new to form a two-plane formation or a three-finger formation, chasing Mei Shi who was scattered in the rain and trying to escape. The scene was very exciting and spectacular.
Kristeva had already prepared a camera and followed the bomber's nose to take pictures. The camera in her hand kept flashing to capture every precious shot.
Since the angles of the camera guns on fighter jets and bombers are often not ideal, and the pictures are blurry in most cases, in order to achieve better publicity effects, Julia Kristeva was asked to be a flight reporter, and she was also present at the air battle scene. Can write better promotional articles.
In order to allow Julia Kristeva to shoot more realistic on-site effects, Zhou Zhihan told everyone that the two injured fuselages were smoking and crooked, and Messerschmitt, who was trying to escape from the battlefield like a drunkard, handed them over to Messerschmitt. He goes to deal with it.
Immediately, the two Hurricanes, which wanted to chase the Mei-types that were turning at low altitude and preparing to return home, changed into a two-plane formation and turned back to chase and attack other Mei-types.
When a Messerschmitt was attacked by the first wave of dive attacks, two large holes were punched in the wings, one of the two rear flaps was also knocked off, and a piece of shrapnel flew into its fuel tank, leaving a large area of fuel. A few seconds after the leakage, the leakage area of the fuel tank was automatically sealed. Fortunately, the fuel did not splash into the smoking area.
Starting from the Messerschmitt Bf109E4, every fighter aircraft is equipped with a self-sealing fuel tank. In the flat structure of this fuel tank, the middle layer is filled with raw gum. When the fuel is hit by shrapnel and flows out from the leak, the raw The gum then dissolves and expands, sealing the leak.
The emergence of self-sealing fuel tanks allowed those fighter-bombers whose fuel tanks were hit by shrapnel during combat to barely return to base. If the fuel tanks were hit in the past, they would either have to leak out and crash land, or the fuel tanks would catch fire and explode.
In the chaos, an injured Meiji was turning around. When he saw two Hurricanes chasing him, the pilot kept chanting "God bless". Sure enough, the two Hurricanes that were about to catch up with him turned around and left. He let out a long breath and was about to When he said "God bless" again, he felt a shadow coming from the right. He turned around hurriedly. A Blenheim bomber appeared at three o'clock on his right and rushed over quickly. He cursed casually in despair. Out: "Fuck..."
"Tu tu tu tu..."
The three machine guns on the nose and wings of the Blenheim bomber fired at the same time. Three bullet trails penetrated the left side of the poor Messerschmitt. The skin was torn and scattered in the air, and the keel of the fuselage Exposed, with tracer bombs and high-explosive incendiary bombs jumping inside the fuselage, the Meiji suddenly stalled and fell off a cliff...
Four or five seconds later, the pilot jumped out of the cabin and opened his parachute. Below him, the Messerschmitt burst into flames, spinning like a firebird with broken wings and falling towards the sea.
This wonderful scene was all quickly captured by Julia Kristeva. Her face was red, her lips looked a little red and swollen with excitement, and she was concentrating on her work, making her look very sexy.
The Blenheim bomber jumped up and flew over the poor German pilot's head. He was so frightened that he once again thanked God for not being hit and was still alive. Then with an incredible look in his eyes, he doubted that the bomber was damned. How does the Lunheim bomber do it? It can lift and jump faster than a fighter jet.
Zhou Zhihan succeeded with one blow and made continuous 90-degree rollovers. He turned around and quickly glanced at the air combat scene. Seeing that the British aircraft had firmly gained the advantage and was chasing the Mei style, he confidently turned towards the other Mei aircraft that was injured and was preparing to escape. Seschmidt pounced.
The pilot of the Messerschmitt that had successfully turned said it was a fluke. He still couldn't figure out why the Hurricane, which was about to occupy the firing position, suddenly left. His heartbeat had just returned from his throat to his heart. But suddenly an unknown premonition came from the bottom of his heart.
He quickly looked to both sides and saw that there were no enemy planes. He was about to turn around and look back in the air. Suddenly, from the corner of his eye in the rearview mirror, he saw several red bullet trails behind his head. Then there was violent shaking from the back of the aircraft, and the propeller The whirring stopped spinning, the nose of the plane sank, and the cockpit was filled with the smell of gasoline. He immediately loosened the strap on his chest with his right hand, pushed open the door with his left hand, turned to the right, stood on the seat with his legs, and jumped out As soon as the parachute opened in the cabin, a Blenheim bomber roared past a few meters away, almost overturning his parachute. The raindrops hitting the bomber's fuselage splashed on his face, which hurt.
