After World War I, Germany was forbidden to develop military aircraft, so the glider movement arose, through gliders, Germany trained a large number of glider pilots, some of which were incorporated into the air force. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

It's just that, before that, there were no examples of the application of gliders in real combat, and now for the first time!

Watching the glider take off, Hans's eyes were quite envious, and now Hans had become the best pilot of the Stuka bomber, so he was sometimes called in for tactical discussions.

Although they didn't say it explicitly, the last few tactical discussions were aimed at the Belgian fortress of Eben-Emar, Hans knew that this time they would definitely attack the most important fortress of the Belgians!

If only I could go on my own! Hans looked at the glider troops depressed, and needed to wait until they had taken off and vacated the runway before he could take off!

A Junkers 52 transport plane, roaring, almost reached the end of the runway, before pulling up, and behind it, the glider, after the transport plane pulled up, continued to fly for a few meters, and took off leisurely.

Gliders, which can fly down hillsides, can also take off under the towing of transport aircraft, and in combat, transport aircraft towing is the most important way. When entering the war zone, throw off the rope, the transport plane returns, and the glider flies over alone to fight.

Watching this transport plane take off, Hans drooled with envy, the Eben-Emar Fortress, it was intoxicating to think about!

After World War I, in order to defend against German aggression, Western European countries built fortified defense lines on the borders adjacent to Germany, including the Gréby-Kill Line in the Netherlands; in Belgium for the Albert Canal Line; In France for the Maginot Line.

These three lines of defense are connected from north to south, connecting each other for hundreds of kilometers

Among them, the French defense line was the best, after all, France and Germany had formed a mortal enemy.

Belgium, on the other hand, didn't care too much, and at the same time, in order to save, Belgium simply built an Albert Canal, a fortified canal built specifically to prevent Germany from attacking through Belgium, with steep banks and fortifications, especially Eben on the canal? The Emar Fortress guards the canal.

This fortress was an important part of the Albert Canal Defence, a powerful fortification and important support point for the northern extension of the Maginot Line, as well as the core of Belgium's eastern defense system.

Build this fortress, that's enough! At the airports of Österham and Buzweilerhall, Germany had to take off a total of 41 Junkers 52s, towing gliders to carry out the mission.

They were divided into four assault detachments, and the plan had long been worked out.

To bomb the bridges of Luxembourg, this task, alas ... Watching this bold team of his own team take off, Hans was extremely envious.

About every 30 seconds, a crew member takes off with a glider in tow. Quite elite of the Luftwaffe, they did a good job of maintaining the aircraft.

Watching the Junkers-52 transport planes rise into the air, Hans couldn't help but envy, and there was no other choice, now, there was still more than an hour before his departure, or go back to sleep again?

On the runway, there are lights that allow the Junkers-52 to take off correctly, but when it flies into the sky, it is pitch black all around.

Flying in the dark is quite difficult, but fortunately they are prepared.

Due to the towing of the glider behind, all three engines were now running at full strength, and the humming sound of the engines echoed in the cabin.

Captain Loso looked at the dark night sky and flew in the course indicated by the instruments.

After meeting at a rendezvous point over the green strip south of Cologne, they begin to fly west along the "Corridor of Lights" that stretches all the way to the border.

This corridor of lights was set up specifically for their actions.

At the crossroads near Everon, there are the first lights. Then, 5 kilometers away, next to Ferehen, I saw a second light...

In this way, when the plane flies over one light, the next light can be seen, and sometimes even a third light, and with the help of a light on the ground, the correct course is maintained all the way to the predetermined "break-up point" near Aachen.

Suddenly, Loso noticed a cloud of green smoke in front of her right side!

This kind of green smoke is emitted by an aero engine running at full power, which means that at the same altitude, there is 1 more aircraft!

In the dark, I can't see anything clearly, and now, when I see this green smoke, it means that the two machines are about to collide!

What to do?

Loseau had no other choice, he pushed the steering wheel hard, and the Junkers-52 began to dive downward. (The Junkers-52 uses a steering wheel-style operating device.) ）

In the dark, the figure of another Junkers-52 flashed in front of everyone, and Loso's wings almost flew by the opponent's landing gear!

If you just slow down for one second, these two planes will come into close contact in the air and turn into two big fireballs!

Loso felt his heart beating badly, even on the battlefield in Spain, he directly braved the artillery fire on the ground to airdrop supplies, it was not so terrible.

"Oops, what about our gliders?" After successfully avoiding a collision, Losso found that his plane suddenly became lighter, and suddenly screamed in his heart.

At this time, the people in the glider behind were in a state of depression.

Pilot Rose, an experienced glider pilot, suddenly felt the operating stick in his hand and did not obey the call.

The elevator became extremely heavy, and he pulled back hard, hoping to keep it in place.

"Horn!" A clear voice reached the cockpit, as if the windshield of the cockpit had been whipped hard.

At this moment, Rose guessed something.

The glider regained its balance in the air, but the roar of the tractor's engine faded away, and the surroundings seemed eerily quiet.

The leash is broken!

It's just a tragedy.

Behind, a man calmly said: "Back to Cologne, back to the airport!" ”

This calm voice infected Ross, who knew that among his gliders was Lieutenant Wichg, the leader of the 1st detachment that assaulted the fortress of Eben-Emar, and that Ross was also under the command of Lieutenant Wichge.

In fact, although Lieutenant Weiqige spoke calmly, he also felt extremely bad in his heart, as a commander, he was now left behind.

Although when formulating the mission, it was taken into account that the glider could accidentally fall behind, so every crew, and even every fighter, knew their mission and would not panic.

However, it was very frustrating not to be able to participate in this operation.