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As the Mosquito reconnaissance bombers departed, Lindbergh understood that enemy fighters were about to appear. Baidu Search: Read the novel // But the appearance of enemy fighters so quickly was still beyond his expectations. He looked in the direction of 1 o'clock, and sure enough, he saw several silver bright spots. After a while, as the distance approached, Lindbergh recognized that it was 4 P-51D fighters.

The paint on the U.S. P-51 fighter was washed off, revealing the sè of silver shiny aluminum. Doing so reduces the weight of the aircraft and increases the energy to a certain extent. Of course, this also makes the American plane very conspicuous and can be seen from afar. But the Americans don't care about this, and even this "flaw" is simply a means for the Americans to show off their absolute air supremacy: what if you find out? Kind of come up and fight me!

Lindbergh knew that most of the four planes were not sent by the American and British troops after receiving the telegram -- they could not have reacted so quickly. These guys must have happened to be passing by here. However, these four planes are also a threat to the airport, and Lindbergh must dislodge them to ensure a smooth take-off of the other fighters.

The four P-51D fighters did not seem to have spotted Lindbergh. Lindbergh: Their current altitude is exactly about 6,500 meters, and at such an altitude, it is just so that they will not pull out of the track. Plus the cover of the sun, so it's normal that the Americans didn't notice them. However, the four P-51Ds apparently spotted the other four BF-109K4 fighters at a much lower altitude of about 4,000 meters. So the four P-51Ds began to turn, and they pulled a large circle, preparing to circle to the east of the four Bf-109s, and then launch a dive from the angle of the sun to shoot down the Bf-109s.

"Column No. 3, pay attention to the direction of 6 o'clock, and keep the direction slowly accelerating. Pay attention to my instructions. Lindbergh gave instructions to the BF-109K4 fighters, who were still in a lower position.

"Lena" is one of the most cunning foxes in German folklore, and in legend, it has repeatedly gained the upper hand from strong men such as tigers and lions. Now, the Germans have given such a name to the first batch of BF-109K4 fighters to take off, of course, in the hope that their fighters can also rely on their own mobility to take advantage of powerful opponents, just like Fox Lena.

By this time, the four P-51Ds had turned to the 6 o'clock direction of the "Lenas" in a lower position, and then swooped down with a sharp roll of the lever. This is a classic sneak attack, diving down from a height at 6 o'clock, then pulling up from below 6 o'clock - this position is the absolute visual blind spot of the fighter - relying on the high speed obtained by the dive to quickly approach the target and fire down it.

Until the time the Americans swooped down, the show was well executed. The Germans, apart from adding a little speed in the horizontal direction, showed no signs of spotting American planes at all. But just after the Americans swooped down, the planes suddenly increased their horsepower and began to climb at a large angle.

"They probably spotted us when we swooped down, right?" Captain Simon, who was leading the team, thought, "But these Germans are stupid. They actually tried to climb to get rid of us. How is this possible? Yes, at this altitude, the BF-109 has a clear climb advantage over the P-51D, but this advantage is based on the premise that the initial energy of both sides is comparable. And we are now swooping down from a higher position, and our energy is now much higher than theirs, how can they climb to get rid of our attack in such a situation? only knows how to do dogma, but does not analyze it specifically, which is a common problem for rookies. ”

The situation was just as Captain Simon had predicted, and they managed to bite the German BF-109 on the climb. Although these BF-109s climbed fast, a little faster than Simon expected, the Americans still bit the 6 points of these BF-109s, and they got closer and closer.

But at this moment, Simon felt an inexplicable uneasiness: "These German pilots can make the BF-109's climb xìng play so well, how can they be rookies?" "The highest rate of climb of an aircraft is not something that everyone can climb. Piloting the same fighter plane, with the same initial conditions, an old bird can easily overtake a rookie in the climb. If it is the kind of super rookie with a total flight time of less than 20 hours, then even if they fly the BF-109G6, most of them will not be able to climb the P-51 piloted by the old bird. And now, the climbing performance of these BF-109s is by no means something that rookies can accomplish. They gave Simon the feeling of being one of those top German pilots from a year ago.

"There must be something wrong with this!" Simon Jǐng looked around, and suddenly he saw that in the direction of the sun, something seemed to flash......

Lindbergh, of course, knew that even if the BF-109K4 had a good rate of climb, it would not be possible to climb over the P-51 in such a situation. He made such a decision for a reason. When the lower "Lenas" climb at a large angle, the speed of both the German BF-109K4 and the American P-51D will quickly decrease. And at this time, he and his wingman will swoop down from a high place and attack the P-51D, which has consumed too much energy in the climb. Now the situation is in his anticipation.

Simon spotted Lindbergh's BF-109 heading straight at him, but he was too late to dodge, and his plane was now very clumsy because it had consumed too much energy in the climb. This allowed him to be hit before he could make a roll. Several 20-mm shells hit his plane, which emitted black smoke, and then flames.

"I'm going to skydive!" Simon shouted over the radio, hurriedly pulled open the canopy, and jumped out.

At the same time that Simon was shot down, Lindbergh's wingman also completed an attack. The 20mm shells he produced did not cause particularly much damage to the P-51D, and the shells only drilled two holes in the wings. But a 30mm shell from his MK-108 shè tore off the p-51's vertical tail.

Of course, the P-51 without a hanging tail could no longer insist on fighting, so the pilot on the P-51 had to parachute. Parachuting over German airfields, well, there is only one way to get captured.

Now the situation has turned around all at once, and after the loss of two P-51s, the ratio of the numbers of the two sides has become 6: 2. Even the most confident pilots, faced with such a quantitative comparison, had no choice but to retreat. So the remaining two P-51s immediately gave up the pursuit of the BF-109 and immediately turned into a dive, trying to escape by relying on the high speed brought by the dive.

If the BF-109 has a certain advantage over the P-51 in terms of climb, then the P-51 also has an advantage over the BF-109 in terms of dive. Compared to the BF-109, the P-51 has a more robust airframe, so it can reach higher speeds in dives. And its near-perfect aerodynamic shape makes it unrivaled at high speeds. So swooping out is a good way to get out.

In fact, after seeing the decisive actions of the American pilots, Lindbergh also knew that he would definitely not be able to catch up with them. Although the speed of the BF-109K4 is not necessarily bad, it is not a rational choice to fight the P-51 at high speeds, because the BF-109K4's high-speed cāo control is so poor that the airfoil compression effect makes it very difficult to do a simple hovering at high speeds. Besides, his mission body can't allow him to do long-distance pursuits.

So Lindbergh stopped the other planes from pursuing, and he still kept the other four BF-109K4 fighters at an altitude of about 4,000 meters, while he climbed to an altitude of about 6,000 meters with his wingman in one go - if possible, it would be nice to use this trap to take out a few American planes.

At this time, the ground was also illuminated by the sun, and one after another BF-109G fighters and FW-190A fighters began to slowly glide towards the runway. The rookies are about to start taking off. This was the most critical moment, and this was the most dangerous moment for the German army.

The first BF-109G10 fighter was already taxiing down the runway, and soon he was reaching take-off speed, and the pilot pulled the Cāo as a lever and the plane slowly left the ground. At this time, Lindbergh saw that a large group of enemy planes was approaching from the west.

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This time it was not the fighter unit of the Ninth Air Army that arrived at the scene, but the P-21 fighters of the 81st Attack Aircraft Wing. After judging that the Germans were about to launch a large-scale attack, especially after deciphering the German code, and learning that the Luftwaffe planned to use 1,000 fighters to play a big game, Ron was a little stunned in Portsmouth. Because the 21st Attack Aircraft Wing also has a fighter squadron, they will definitely be thrown into air combat. In such a big air battle, it is better for the fighter unit to have an old ace in command in the air. In the past, this work was done by Boeington, but now, Boington needs to stay on the ground to organize the operation of the entire wing. And Ron felt that his current situation could already complete the task of commanding on the ground. So according to his application, he was allowed to return to the front line ahead of schedule to command this crucial battle.

Ron's return made Boeington happy, because it meant that he could go to the sky again to improve his record. Early in the morning, they received news from the British. Six German fighters were spotted over a German airfield near Paris. Ron immediately realized that the German counterattack was imminent, and as soon as the day dawned, the German warplanes would take off en masse, so he immediately decided to send a squadron of fighters and a squadron of light bombers to attack the German airfield so that the Luftwaffe could be crushed to death in their airfield. Now in front of Lindbergh was a squadron of fighters led by Boington himself - a full 24 P-81 fighters! Behind them, a squadron of B-25 bombers, a six-minute flight away, also loaded with ammunition, pounced on the airfield. Boeington's mission now is to destroy all enemy fighters that could threaten the attack aircraft within six minutes.