Chapter 411: Junker-88's return
A Junkers-88, flying low on the surface of the sea, Bescher turned his head and looked at the engine on his right again. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
It had long since stopped turning, and the propeller did not move, so that the propeller brought a lot of drag and slowed down the plane.
Originally, Beschel also wanted to fly at a high altitude to reduce air resistance in order to return to land, but because the voyage was too long, the oxygen in the oxygen cylinder was depleted, so he had to lower the plane to a low altitude with plenty of air.
Now, every minute of flight is quite long.
There was a rhythmic shaking sound from the plane, and Bescher, with a calm gaze, looked to the left again.
The engine on the left side was destroyed, so the engine on the left side was used all along, and the Jumo 211 engine, which had been running at full power, was now on strike.
The vibration just now must have been caused by the lack of fire in several cylinders inside.
Hopefully the engine will hold on!
Bescher thought as he asked his navigator, "How far is it from land?" ”
"Thirty kilometers to go." Said the navigator.
Thirty kilometers to go! In his heart, Besher quickly calculated that the current speed was 200 kilometers per hour, 30 kilometers, and it would take about ten minutes to fly.
Even if you don't find the airport in the end, as long as you reach the coastline and make a forced landing at sea, you will be saved.
Of course, it would be better to be able to protect this bomber.
"Hold on, we'll fly back intact." Bescher said.
Along the way, Besher has been cheering up his subordinates, and his self-confidence is infectious to everyone.
The plane continued to fly low, its altitude still decreasing, and Beschel struggled to hold on to the joystick to keep his plane from falling and yawing.
Time is measured in seconds.
Finally, the land was seen ahead.
In the vast sea, there is nothing, so, all the way over, there is an error in navigation, and now, seeing the land, the navigator immediately compares it with the map and determines his own location, which is only fifteen kilometers from the nearest air base!
"Hold on for a few more minutes and we'll be home." Bescher said.
Keep going!
The plane was swaying and flying, and at the same time, the vibration of the engine was getting louder and louder.
Suddenly, a loud roar, disappeared.
Bescher looked to his left, the propeller stalled, and the engine had stalled!
An airplane that loses power is like a big rock, it will quickly fall to the ground, and with its current altitude, it will not be able to float back at all!
"Reboot." Beschel said to the co-pilot on the other side of him.
Restart the engine, it's the only option, whether it starts or not!
Bescher's self-confidence infected the co-pilot on the side, who pressed the switches, and then twisted the knob of the air start.
"Buzz, buzz." With a puff of black smoke coming out, this engine actually started moving again!
Everyone cheered.
Bethel was also very excited, it seems that God has not abandoned himself!
After continuing to hold on for two minutes, the engine stopped again.
Beschel did not ask to continue the start, in front of him, the runway had already appeared!
At this time, on the tarmac in the distance, one after another returning fighters were already neatly arranged, and the ground crews and pilots were all looking at the planes in the sky with concerned eyes.
Now, only Bescher's plane has not returned!
"Look, our bombers!" A ground crew shouted.
Everyone looked over, only to see the bomber in the air, crooked, the propellers on both sides, none of them turning, and there was no sound of the engine, they looked at the plane anxiously, and they really didn't know how it flew back.
Landing!
After losing power from the engines, the plane's hydraulic operation was devoid of the booster system, and Beschel almost stood up before pulling the lever back.
The nose of the plane was raised, and with the correct attitude, it landed, and the main landing gear in front of it, hit the ground, bounced up gently, and then, again, landed down.
Successful landing!
The brakes didn't work, and the Junkers-88 bomber continued to glide forward for several hundred meters, slid off the runway, and continued to glide for dozens of meters in the grass in front of it before it stopped.
On the ground, fire trucks and ambulances had already rushed over, and when the local staff quickly opened the hatch of the belly of the plane, they only saw Bescher, whose face was a little pale, walking down slowly.
"Unlucky, the engine on the right was blown out, the engine on the left failed again, but luckily, we are back." Bescher said.
Looking at the dense bullet holes on this plane, the ground crew was extremely surprised that such a plane was actually driven back.
"Captain, you're so brave." Ground staff said.
The pilots who came from behind surrounded Bescher and others, especially the pilots who saw the scene of Bescher's death-defying attack, and they admired Bescher's crew incomparably.
This is the last one, the Junkers-88 that struck, intact and all flew back, which is nothing short of a miracle!
A little later, the entire air base was filled with cheers.
Victory!
Surprise attack on Scarpa Bay, combined with the German navy and air force, was a great success!
The British side was attacked four hours after the base was attacked, and a motorboat sailed from the Scarpa Bay base to Scotland to report the attack.
The British, attacked, the Germans, undeclared war, what an abomination!
When the news reached London, the whole of London was furious, and the citizens took to the streets, staged a huge demonstration, and at the same time, in the Prime Minister's Office, an emergency meeting was immediately held.
Chamberlain's face was ugly, and he listened to the speech of Secretary of the Admiralty Churchill.
Yes, now Churchill has officially entered the cabinet.
After the German invasion of Poland and the British had to declare war on Germany, Chamberlain, after some consideration, finally drew the representatives of the hardliners into his wartime cabinet.
Churchill, on the other hand, was formally appointed this morning as Secretary of the Navy to preside over the Military Coordination Council.
Churchill did not expect that just a few hours after he came to power, such a big event would occur, and at the same time, he also realized that this was an opportunity, and those who fantasized about peace should be awakened now, right?
Appeasement, there is no way out, now that the Germans have launched an attack on Britain, Britain must respond, it must be tough!