Chapter 1603: Lilies in the Air
Such scenes are playing out everywhere.
In the past, Germany used ballistic missiles against air bases, such as in Petersburg.
However, the situation is different every time, last time, the Soviet Air Force was concentrated in large bases, so even if the accuracy of ballistic missiles was poor, they could be hit, but now it is different, the Soviet Air Force is scattered and deployed, with the accuracy of German ballistic missiles, it may be quite large.
Therefore, only bombers can be dispatched, and only dive bombers can have such high accuracy.
Of course, not all bases were bombed with such good luck.
The 286 Aviation Regiment, stationed southeast of Moscow, was at this time under intense combat readiness.
The MiG-3 and P-39 fighters fighting at high altitudes will not waste their precious time in the air, and they will only take off after discovering the target, after all, the bombers coming from a height of 10,000 meters can be seen from a long distance, and even if the radar is bombed, there will be enough warning time with the naked eye.
However, for medium and low-altitude fighters, it is not needed.
Not all aviation regiments can be equipped with high-altitude fighters, the 286th Air Regiment is equipped with just ordinary Yak-1 fighters.
Before the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War, the Yak-1 fighter had just completed tests, although it was still flawed, but in order to defend the Soviets, it entered the stage of mass production, and the production of the NO 47 plant in Leningrad, the NO 301 plant in Moscow, and the NO 292 plant in Saratov began at the same time.
At the time of design, this aircraft is a fighter that attaches importance to medium and low altitude performance, it is quite light, its own weight is only more than two tons, driven by an engine of more than 1,000 horsepower, the performance is quite good.
At this time, in the cockpit of the plane, a diminutive pilot was in the cockpit of the plane, ready to take off at any time.
She was only a little more than one and a half meters tall, and among the Soviets, who were full of big people, she was absolutely embarrassed, her blonde hair peeking out from inside her flight cap, and her eyelashes were long, which was a female pilot.
Female pilot of the Soviets, Lily of the Air, Lilia.
She was born in Moscow on August 18, 1921. Influenced by the environment, at the age of 14, Lilia learned to fly at the local flying club. She had a great talent for flying, and a year later, she had learned to fly an airplane on her own.
In the final assessment, Lilia, who had the best results, beat her opponent, that is, the coach, all over the ground.
When the Soviet-German war broke out, Lilia quickly signed up for the army and subsequently entered the aviation unit.
As a girl, she is very fond of beauty, and once changed her wide military uniform to fit her figure overnight.
At the same time, her technique is also quite superb and has earned the respect of everyone. Now Lilia serves in the 286th Fighter Squadron of the 73rd Fighter Regiment.
Suddenly, the sirens in the base sounded.
"Quick, start the plane." Lilia shouted.
The ground crew helped Lilia start the M-105R liquid-cooled V-12 cylinder engine, and Lilia released the brakes amid the roar of burning alcohol.
The Yak-1 quickly slid on the runway, and before her fighter could pull up from the runway, shadows appeared in the sky, and the German bombers were already approaching!
There is no time!
As soon as the wheels left the ground, Lilia threw away the rockets mounted on the wings, so that the plane could climb faster, and the small and nimble fighter quickly turned in the climb, although the speed had not yet risen, it was enough for Lilia!
When she turned past, Lilia saw a German Junkers-88, which was turning from climbing to diving.
Attack!
Lilia's mind was unusually calm at this critical juncture, and only the huge bomber was left in her retina, and she held her breath and pressed the firing button on the lever.
"Tom tom!" The 20 mm cannon in the center of the propeller and the two 7.62 mm machine guns in the nose opened fire together, and the jet composed of three warheads all hit the belly of the Junkers-88.
Then, Lilia quickly pushed the lever, kicked the rudder, and brushed shoulders with the falling Junkers-88, continuing to climb upwards.
Win the first battle!
Yes, today is Lilia's first time in the air.
Historically, Lilia stayed in the rear until 42 years before entering the fighter unit, and later appeared frequently in the skies over Stalingrad, and was called the Stalingrad White Rose by the Germans, it is said that the Germans are flower blind and cannot distinguish between lilies and white roses.
And now, due to the urgency of the war, Lilia's unit has been transferred around Moscow, but, because of the lack of fuel, their training is often not guaranteed, and the opportunity to lift off can only be left to others.
It was only today, when Moscow was about to enter the final battle, that Lilia's plane was filled with alcohol, and according to the lottery, her plane was to take off first and wait on the runway.
Now, after her first lift-off operation, Lilia has taken off to victory and successfully shot down a Junkers-88 bomber!
At this time, Lilia was not too excited, for her, the battle had just begun, and she had to expel the German bombers flying over the base, so that her fighters could take off as soon as possible, and her task was very difficult.
Just when she wanted to attack the second bomber, several fighters had already jumped down in the sky, and the German F190 had already flown towards her with great momentum!
As a fighter with more than 2,000 horsepower, the F190 is almost full airspace, even if the Yak-1 has the advantage of medium and low altitudes, relatively speaking, the performance is not as good as the F190.
But in air combat, it is definitely not only the difference in the performance of the fighters, but also the quality of the pilots, which is quite important.
When those F190s swooped down towards Lilia, Lilia actually pulled up the lever, turned on the horsepower, and attacked head-on!
Yes, a head-on attack is the most suitable choice, both sides are very fast, the area facing each other is the smallest, and the possibility of being shot is also the smallest.
If you go around in circles in the horizontal plane, you can easily be hit by a bullet coming from above.
The engine rumbled, and the three-bladed propeller rotated at high speed, driving the Yak-1 upward.
The oncoming plane, the nose of the plane spewed fire, the shells flew sideways, Lilia just moved the joystick, and passed by the other party.
It's like dancing on a tightrope, but Lilia is at it.
When the two sides passed by, Lilia quickly pulled the lever and kicked the rudder, the huge overload made her eyes slowly black, she still insisted, and when the line of sight was clear again, the F190 butt appeared in front of her.