The airport on the outskirts of eastern Severodonetsk was immersed in roaring all night. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The city had already been liberated by the Soviet army, a large number of Soviet civilian personnel and field hospitals were moved here, and many civilians of service age were drafted into Red Army soldiers and assigned to various units. There are many Soviet troops stationed near the city, and they are destined to have no rest tonight.

Everyone is rumoring that the Soviets are going to carry out a large-scale air raid operation. For the sake of the secrecy of the plan, the top did not inform the troops of the order in advance. So when bombs rained down on the German positions in the distance, the Soviets would also launch a counteroffensive.

Many of the new troops were highly motivated, and the Southwestern Front had an extremely large number of recruits who had not fought before arriving at the front, and even the training of soldiers was only three months. For the horror of war, many people do not have an intuitive feeling, they listen to policy propaganda, as well as their own enthusiasm to devote themselves to the war to defend the country, hurriedly leave their families and friends, and carry steel guns to the battlefield.

Only a few people know that the massive build-up of aircraft at the airport was a special airborne operation, and that the destination was quite remote.

Ivanov was the commander of the entire fleet, and the time for take-off had come.

He sat in the cockpit of a Mile-2 transport plane and ordered the pilots to turn on the horsepower. When the propellers on both sides of the pole were at maximum power, the ground crew pulled the wooden blocks of the brake wheels.

The plane then shook and moved slowly.

Ivanov immediately clenched the walkie-talkie in his hand: "Attention captains! Attention Captains! The action has begun! The planes take off in order, take off in order! ”

Even though the area of the airport is large, considering that this is a collective action of more than 200 aircraft, if it takes off collectively, it will inevitably cause chaos in air traffic. What's more, the wingspan of those gliders is too long, and when the group is too dense, there is a possibility of collision.

Therefore, the entire transport fleet was divided into three echelons, and the first echelon of thirty li 2 transport planes towed thirty gliders and was slowly advancing north.

Due to the heavy loads of supplies, the aircraft will glide over extremely long distances, and the Severodonetsk field airfield has this advantage.

But the plane can really take off, and everything is theoretical until it takes off. The Soviets did do a thorough mathematical calculation, that is, to load people and cargo according to the maximum load of the aircraft. The actual flight is another matter.

Pilot Ilyich manipulates the rudder and can't help but chatter in prayer.

Ivanov got impatient, "Comrade! Stop praying to God, we are Bolsheviks, believe in science, we will definitely fly! ”

"However, we have been running for two kilometers and still have not reached the critical speed of take-off!"

"Then move on! Anyway, it's very empty! ”

Ivanov said this, and his self-confidence was not as good as it was at the beginning. He did not get to the point of praying to God, so he could only grit his teeth and meditate on the change of events.

In fact, all the planes in the first echelon did not take off, and the ground personnel who were observing all this from a distance couldn't help but worry about the future.

Including the commander of the paratrooper corps, Lechkalov, and the commissioner Salinchkin. These high-ranking officers or commissars had high hopes for the operation, and as a result, the plane has not yet taken off.

"This operation was approved by the leader, and if the operation is forced to be postponed, the commander of the front army will probably be held responsible."

He interjected: "The plane is loaded with too much cargo, so let them taxi for a little longer." ”

At this moment, the originally weak north wind seemed to strengthen, and Lechkalov, who was so nervous that he was sweating, became excited. "It seems that the north wind has strengthened, and if the next few echelons can enjoy the strong wind from the north, our operation will be carried out smoothly!"

Salinchkin does not understand the science of this, and the so-called airplane takes off better when it goes against the wind. He did notice a change in the first echelon of the fleet in the distance.

He saw a lot of sparkling light slowly rising, and simply pointed and said, "Those! Isn't it proof that the plane has taken off? ”

"That's right! The weather is for us, and the north wind is strengthening! "Rechkalov's nervousness has been swept away.

On the other hand, Ivanov laughed happily with many paratroopers, and the plane finally flew after a four-kilometer taxi!

And all the planes of the first echelon, as well as the gliders that were pulled, all took to the air.

Ivanov forcefully suppressed his excitement and commanded into the walkie-talkie: "Comrades! The first echelon takes off, the second echelon moves immediately, and the third echelon is ready to fly! Our goal, Chernikov to put in the northwest! Advance! ”

At present, most transport aircraft can carry up to three tons of cargo, and only a few aircraft types can carry heavier materials. So the only way to increase capacity is to have the transport plane fly like a kite, pulling a glider with it.

At this moment, it was officially dark, and the moonlight shone softly on the flying plane. The first echelon has successfully reached the cloud and is heading towards its destination.

After the 2 transport planes flew away in the first wave, the second and third echelons had a large number of TB3 bombers, modified with new high-power engines, and with the strong north wind, there was no longer a need to glide for extremely long distances like the former.

They took off without any drag and took off with a large number of paratroopers and a large amount of supplies.

When all the transport planes took to the skies, the escort fighters also received the order to take off.

Fifty Lager-3 fighters took part in this glorious escort, and they were equipped with more ammunition than before. For no other reason, the fleet was relatively safe at night, but it was bound to be blocked by the German air force on the way back.

The Front Army retains the Li-2 transport aircraft and TB3 bombers, which can transport goods and carry out strategic bombing. At a time when heavy equipment is still scarce, it is also very important for all aircraft to return safely.

Moreover, with this successful airdrop, there will be a second and third time in the future, all of which will still rely on these aircraft to make sorties.

Soon, all the planes went into the sky, but the time was consumed for nearly forty minutes. The group of planes reformed at high altitude, but fortunately it was now dark night, and if they had seen this scene during the day, both Soviet and German armies would have been greatly shocked.

Ivanov was very satisfied with the current situation, all the aircraft in the fleet took off smoothly, and the flight condition was also very normal.

He held the radio walkie-talkie and ordered: "All the crew turn on the tail lights and follow the first unit." The captains determine your route, strictly follow the route, maintain a speed of 400 kilometers, and we expect to arrive at our destination at half past four in the morning. ”

In this way, the plane departed from Severodonetsk and flew over the German-occupied cities of Kharkov and Sumy, then over Chernikov, and successfully arrived in Novgomel, where Yang Mingzhi was located.