Later that evening, Ron landed on a C-47 transport plane at an airport codenamed "The Crow's Nest" near Pusmouth. It is an airport with two main runways, and on either side of the two main runways, there is also a spare earthen runway. In case of emergency, aircraft can also take off and land from these dirt runways.

About four or five kilometers from the "Crow's Nest", near a forest, there was also an airport under construction, which was almost identical to the "Crow's Nest", which was supposed to be completed at the same time as the "Crow's Nest", but an unexpected circumstance delayed the construction period. A large flock of hares lives there, and they often dig holes in the ground, especially on alternate dirt runways, and skewer around the runway. As a result, the work had to be halted for a while, and then the workers began to erect anti-rabbit nets around the entire site to prevent other rabbits from entering; On the other hand, a bloody massacre was unleashed against the hares that had already entered the construction area, brutal humans, who attacked the unarmed hares with hunting dogs, bullets, and even crossed the line.

After a week-long bloody slaughter, the hare problem was finally temporarily resolved. However, later, when this airport was in use, hares still came out to make trouble, so that the mission support department had to prepare a small team of hounds. But that's all for later.

By the time Ron landed, it was already time for the sun to set over the mountains. The C-47 taxied to the edge of the Xstxt apron, where quite a few P-81 fighters had already been parked. Ron got out of the C-47, and an open-top jeep was already waiting. Ron walked over.

"Welcome, General Ron!" A familiar voice rang out.

Ron looked at it and saw that the guy in the driver's seat was actually Boynton.

"Hey, Daddy!" Ron sat down in the co-pilot's seat and reached out with a fist and gently slapped it on his shoulder, "When did you come back to England?" ”

"Two days ahead of you!" Boynton paused, then deliberately said in a conspicuous tone, "The P-81 flew directly across the continent and flew back, and on the way another hapless German plane was killed." Hehe, I've already shot down forty-six enemy planes...... Moreover, the war is not over yet, I still have a chance to shoot down more enemy planes, and it won't be long before I can get more than double the number of shots you take. ”

"Ah, Daddy, I don't want to discourage you, but ......" Ron deliberately lengthened his voice.

"But what?" Boynton said with a smile on his face.

"I'll let you show off in front of me!" Ron put on a vicious look, "Believe it or not, I'll let you fly the B-25 in the future!" ”

"We don't have a B-25 in the wing." Boynton looked like he didn't care.

"There will be in the future, and, even now, I can arrange for you to be the tail machine gunner of the P/A-38!"

"Ron! You're naked, jealous! Boynton immediately put on a serious look and stared at Ron with wide eyes. Unfortunately, Ron was unmoved, and even followed the example of Boynton's eyes widening.

"Oh, sir, you can't do that! You can't do this to a loyal old friend! Boyynton immediately changed his face and put on a pitiful look, "Sir, have mercy on me!" Thou art so merciful, can thou bear to deprive me of my last joy in this world? ”

"Less disgusting!" Ron laughed and scolded, "I'm going to vomit if you're a bearded person and look like a like this." Don't worry, I won't let you touch the B-25. The B-25 is much more expensive than the P-81, just a guy like you, go up and fiddle around, and the people who go back to the maintenance brigade will fight with me...... Don't start the car yet! ”

Boynton smiled and started the car, which drove along the tarmac in the direction of the tower. Less than twenty meters away, Boyynton suddenly stopped the car, pointed to a P-81 fighter jet, and said to Ron, "Ron, do you see that?" That plane is my landline. ”

Ron looked in the direction Point Pointing, and he saw a P-81 parked not far away. The glow of the sun made it red. Ron could clearly see that under the cockpit of the plane, there were densely painted skulls with German steel helmets. The painting is also quite fine.

"Harry drew this for you, right? Did this dude lay down 42 fights? Ron smiled.

"Well, he's already scored 40." "It's a pity that he doesn't paint the spring (river crab) palace anymore." ”

"In the future, we may have the opportunity to go to Tokyo, and by that time, he will be able to paint hard."

……

In the base's office, Ron met Thomson, who was going to be the captain of the wing's maintenance team. Lieutenant Colonel Baker. and the captain of the medical brigade, Kuyt. Ron knew Thomson from the information?? Lieutenant Colonel Baker is 45 years old this year, but when Ron sees him, he looks very old. Looks like better than Clark?? Colonel Spire wasn't much younger. Kuyt, on the other hand, was a 60-year-old man, very serious-looking, as if he didn't like to talk much, and looking at his tense face, Ron couldn't help but wonder if he was a facial paralysic like Li Mei (Li Mei had a problem with facial nerve necrosis, so it was difficult to make expressions).

In this way, the wing commander of the new wing and the three captains of the group came together. Everyone introduced each other, and then Ron began to learn about the position of each unit in the wing.

"General, 12 pilots and 12 P-81s from the combined US-Soviet air force are already in place." "Another 20 brand new P-81s are already in place, but the new pilots are not yet fully in place, and there are only seven new fighter pilots who are now being reported, all of whom have just graduated from the 'Reverse Cross', and the rest will arrive in the next two days." In addition, the pilots of one of the two squadrons of attack aircraft are already in place, just, damn it! The plane is still waiting to be loaded on the other side of the ocean. It is said that the P/A-38s will not arrive for at least a week. Boyynton first reported the situation of the flying group to Ron.

"Daddy, what do you think the training of those attack aircraft pilots should be arranged now?" Ron asked.

"For the time being, we can only arrange for them to do some basic training." "Fortunately, these facilities are still available. In addition, we have 6 F4-A (photographic reconnaissance model of the P-38), which can also be taken out for training. Of course, the flight performance of this thing is certainly very different from that of the P/A-38, but considering that in a week, a new plane will be coming, I think that will be enough. ”

"Not bad!" Ron nodded, agreeing with Boyynton's arrangement.

"And what about the maintenance brigade?" Ron continued to ask.

"General, the equipment of the maintenance brigade is all in place, and only a third of the personnel are now in place. Personnel from both countries are also familiar with the maintenance of the new aircraft at home. They will arrive with those new planes. However, with the existing personnel, there is no problem in maintaining the normal intensity of the flight of the existing aircraft. Of course, if you intend to launch a large-scale offensive operation this week, the pressure on us will be great. "Thomson?? Lieutenant Colonel Baker replied.

"I don't have such a plan for the time being, so you can rest assured." Ron replied with a smile.

"As for ground handling," Clark?? Colonel Spell took the initiative to speak, "Like Ron, I just arrived today, so I can't say anything about today's situation. From what I know before, the personnel and equipment of the Mission Support Brigade should be the most complete of the three brigades. But the specific situation will not be explained until tomorrow when I know more about it. ”

"I have the least number of people, and now the equipment of the medical brigade is basically complete, but the installation and commissioning of some equipment has not yet been completed, and it will take about three to five days. As for the personnel, the doctors are there, but the nurses are not yet in place, and if nothing else, after three days, all the personnel will be in place. ”

"Can anyone tell me about the base?" Ron asked.

"General, I'll talk about this." A major of the engineer named Tru replied, "The base has two airfields, and the distance between them in a straight line is five kilometers. Now that we are at the airport, we have completed the construction of two main runways, 2,000 meters long and 2,500 meters long, and 35 meters wide. The main runway is paved with large rocks, with gravel in the middle and then paved with reinforced concrete. The thickness of the concrete layer is 40 cm, which can take off and land all our fighters and attack aircraft with full load, and the longer runway can allow all heavy bombers to take off and land under light load conditions. There are four earthen runways with a length of 25 meters and a width of 25 meters next to the main runway, which can ensure that all fighters and attack aircraft can take off and land with full loads, and can also ensure that medium transport aircraft such as C-47 can take off with full load and land with light load.

The airport has a 25-metre-high control tower with equipment in place. Simultaneous contact with 5 fleets is guaranteed. In addition, a pilot's dormitory has already been renovated, and the canteen, rest and standby room, hangar, and warehouse have also been put into use. If needed, the airfield can now support combat activities. Tru paused, then continued:

"As for the airport over there, due to some delays, I'm afraid that the project will take another week to finish, and it will be fully operational in at least half a month. Hopefully, this delay won't cause you too much trouble, General. In addition, I would like to remind you that in the future, the ground support department that will be located at that airport should have a few hunting dogs......"