The Soviets in the tower chattered a lot, but Lu Jichun couldn't understand them anyway.
At this time, there were not many Chinese pilots at Hankou Airport. The main force of his Fourth Group were in Lanzhou and other places to receive and train Soviet fighters.
A translator quickly explained, "Captain Lu, the Soviets said that the observation post discovered the Japanese aircraft and was heading towards Wuhan."
"Japanese planes? How many are there?" Upon hearing this, Lu Jichun suddenly became anxious.
"Only one."
"Just one? I apply to fight!" Lu Jichun obviously didn't want to miss this opportunity to beat up the Japanese pilots.
"Captain Lu, Commander Ivanov said it is the latest Japanese fighter plane, the Japanese Navy's Ninety-Six Ship Battle."
"The little devil's new airplane?"
Hearing this, Lu Jichun hesitated.
If it were just the Type 95 fighter jet, he would naturally not be afraid, but the Type 96 carrier-based fighter jet forced him to take it seriously.
The reason why the Air Force currently has only a few dozen fighters is because this new Japanese fighter is so capable. The Air Force's own Hawker 2 and Hawker 3 are no match for this new Japanese fighter, and it would be difficult to fight even one against them.
"Commander Ivanov, I still apply to fight. This is our country's airspace and we cannot allow Japanese aircraft to wreak havoc."
After hearing what the translator said, the bearded Ivanov glanced at Lu Jichun and nodded seriously, "Our aviation team will send out two groups, and your army will send out one group."
"No problem. I wonder if your army can send out a team of I-16 destroyers?"
In the Republic of China, there was no such thing as a fighter jet, but a destroyer aircraft, so it was not a big problem for Lu Jichun to say so.
"That's natural. Our air force will send an I-15 fighter group and an I-16 fighter group, plus a Hawk 3 fighter group from your army, which is enough to deal with a new Japanese fighter."
At this time, the Fourth Group of the Air Force, which is the first batch to receive Soviet fighter jets, is still training and running in Lanzhou and other places. If it wants to form combat effectiveness, it may not be until the end of this month or early next year.
Therefore, this period of time is actually a gap period for the Chinese Air Force. Fortunately, it is supported by the Soviet Air Force assisting China.
After hearing the news, Lu Jichun felt reassured and hurriedly ran to change his flight suit.
"Old Liang, please be careful later. This time is a new fighter plane from the Japanese, called the Nine-Six Ship Battle. It is very fast and flexible, so be careful."
Before taking off, Lu Jichun gave serious instructions to the wingman pilot who was not far away.
"The captain is talking about the new type of aircraft that killed the band leader?" Liang Tiancheng asked curiously.
The band leader was Le Yiqin, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Air Force. He died in Nanjing. After shooting down a Japanese Type 96 carrier-based fighter jet, he was hit by another Japanese fighter plane and fell to his death while parachuting.
It can be said that three of the four great kings of the Air Force are a little aggrieved when they die.
Gao Zhihang was killed by a Japanese plane at Zhoukou Airport, while Liu Cuigang died when he crashed into a building without a flare during the emergency landing.
Le Yiqin was slightly better. He died in the air battle, but he fell to his death because he parachuted too late.
Only one of the Four Heavenly Kings is left, Li Guidan, who is currently the deputy captain and acting captain of the Fourth Brigade. He is currently receiving Soviet aircraft in Lanzhou.
"Yes. Our Hawker 3 aircraft is at a disadvantage against the Japanese new fighters. After taking off, the two of us must cooperate with each other. We cannot fight alone. If possible, we can jointly destroy the Japanese aircraft with the Soviet Air Force. airplane."
"No problem. If possible, I still want to destroy the Japanese plane alone."
"If you are ambitious, let's work hard together!"
While talking and laughing, six planes of three different types took off one after another.
"Is there going to be a war? Is the Japanese plane coming?"
"Probably, otherwise why would there be so many planes dispatched?"
"Hide and go home."
Hankou Airport is not far from Hankou city, so six planes took off and quickly attracted the attention of many people.
Some of the timid ones were already hiding towards their homes, while those who were brave or indifferent stretched their necks curiously to watch the excitement. This was an air combat, so it was still a bit rare.
The six fighter planes that took off quickly began to look eastward for the invading Japanese aircraft.
Because the weather was very good today and the sun was shining, we quickly discovered a Japanese aircraft that was not flying very fast.
Looking at the unscrupulous Japanese aircraft, Lu Jichun and Liang Tiancheng were extremely angry. Even the Soviet pilots in the four Soviet aircraft were also very unhappy.
This is like entering a no-man's land. Didn't you see six planes on your side?
Is it possible that you still want to fight one against six?
The pilots of the three groups of six fighter planes made gestures to each other, and then began to outflank the arrogant Japanese fighter plane.
Two Yi-16 fighters are the main force, two Hawker 3s are as auxiliary, and two Yi-15 fighters go to higher altitudes as support to respond to special situations at any time.
The Type 96 carrier-based fighter has advantages against both the Hawker 3 and the I-15, but it has no obvious advantage against the I-16. The maximum speeds of both sides are similar, and their performance has their own advantages and disadvantages. It all depends on the skill of the pilot.
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"This is Wuhan, right? It still looks quite big, but the gap between it and Wuhan in the 21st century is too obvious. There are not many decent high-rise buildings."
At an altitude of three thousand meters, Li Fan curiously looked at Wuhan in front of him and below.
He flew along the Yangtze River, and the view was very good. He could see clearly that there were many ships sailing on the river. Unfortunately, there is not even a shadow of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge at this time, so there is no trace of the bridge on the wide river.
He came to do something big, not to fight with himself, so when he was about to enter Wuhan, he took out the blue sky and white sun flag in his flight suit. It was a talisman.
Who let himself fly a Japanese plane?
If you think you can fly such an advanced Japanese fighter plane, then the government won't show no sign at all, right?
Although he was uncomfortable with all the dirty things happening in the government, at least the Air Force was the biological son of the government, no, he should have been raised by his stepmother.
After all, the third lady who controls the air force is not the original wife, and it is not an exaggeration to say that she is a stepmother.
Although this stepmother has done a lot of stupid things towards the development of the Air Force, at least the treatment of Air Force pilots is really good. The salary of a colonel in the Army is not as high as that of a lieutenant in the Air Force.
Think again about the principal who likes to do micro-management. If he is so sincere, why shouldn't he be rewarded with a big gift or something?
Just when he was thinking wildly, a rumble suddenly came from the distance, which immediately interrupted his thinking.
"Let me go, four planes are coming to deal with me? No, six planes, and there are two more in the sky. Do you think so highly of me?
But I am one of my own! "
