Using the phone in the office to call the front army headquarters, Lin Jun planned to return tomorrow and stay at the airport tonight. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The convoy drove for three hours when the info came, and it was even more troublesome to go back in the dark on the snowy road.

Pokryshkin asked him to prepare a place for his comrades to sleep tonight, and he gave up his room to Lin Jun. It would be early before the break, and the major invited the marshal to his regiment's club, where the comrades usually had some amusement for themselves.

The airfield was in decent condition, at least next to the village, with a few permanent buildings: as in all Soviet air force stations, the comrades would try their best to create a club, even if it was a dilapidated house made of wooden planks.

Stepping on the snow, Lin Jun walked into the noisy club, soft music was playing on the gramophone, a lucky pilot was inviting the waitress comrade to dance, and the others were chatting in groups of three or five. It was not only the pilots' club, but also the ground crew: the Soviet Air Force was not as clearly divided as the British Air Force in such conditions, and the soldiers and officers were mixed together.

Signaling the comrades to continue, he took off his coat and handed it to the orderly on the side. Naturally, someone gave up the best position to the marshal and the comrade regiment commander, "Go on, comrades, how good it is to dance, relax and relax, I am also here for fun." ”

The young waitress said goodbye to his dance partner and walked up to Lin Jun - I don't know if it was because of the dancing just now or because the room was well heated, the little girl's face was flushed, and she was liked at first sight.

"Comrade Marshal, we have vodka, coffee and wine, what do you need?"

The waiter comrade did his duty well, Lin Jun smiled and shook his head: "Is there tea?" ”

"And some black tea, right away. Commander, what are you going to do? ”

"Just give me a cup of coffee." Pokryshkin replied with a smile: He was wiped out today, because the usual rule here is that if you want to drink, you should go to the service desk and get it.

Now Lin Jun had the opportunity to take a closer look at the situation of this small club, there are two large frames in a conspicuous position on the wall, one of which has a large "Gold Star" medal pattern in the middle, and there are photos of Pokryshkin and Kozhdub on the side, many places are still empty, obviously a honor roll.

Many air force units in the USSR had such honor rolls, but they were still relatively rare in clubs, usually in special honor rooms, and also in the officer-in-chief's office: this is probably Sergei's style.

There are a lot of photos in the other frame, and they are neatly arranged, and there are one or two lines of small print under each photo, because of the distance, Lin Jun can't see what is written on it. Lin Jun was a little unhappy just by seeing this photo frame, because he understood what those photos meant, "Why is it here?" But it's a relief to think about it differently.

On the shelf below the second frame were bottles of vodka and a glass that seemed to mean "pour it if you want to" - because the people in the photo would never walk into the club again.

Seeing Lin Jun staring at the picture frame, Pokryshkin said: "Those are the comrades sacrificed by our regiment, and everyone thinks that this will make the sacrificed comrades stay with us forever." ”

Since the pilots are able to cope with it and let their former comrades-in-arms accompany him, Lin Jun has nothing to be sad about - this is also a good way to commemorate his comrades-in-arms and inspire the living to continue to fight bravely.

In a way, the sacrificed comrades may also be happy to see the living people happily living.

The waiter came over with a plate, and Koridub took out his registration card from his jacket pocket to hand it to the waiter, but the little girl confiscated it: "Comrade commander, I have a treat today." ”

The club isn't free, otherwise the good guys might have drunk it all in one night - and you don't have to pay for it here, you need a registration card. This is very similar to the "military station rationing system", where soldiers can eat and find a place to sleep with their registration cards wherever they are.

Lin Jun laughed again, he didn't expect the eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl to have the guts: "What's your name?" Comrade waiter. ”

"Lilia-Vukinskaya, Comrade Marshal."

Lin Jun almost didn't slam the black teacup he just picked up on the table! stared at the little girl for a while, "Comrade Marshal, I have already verified that I am not related to your wife, hehe." ”

"Oh." Lin Jun, the marshal, didn't know what to say: Vukinskaya's surname was not many in the Soviet Union, but there were always ones, but today was the first time he met another girl surnamed Vukinskaya.

"Comrade Marshal, may I make a request?"

"Yes, comrade waiter."

"Marshal, my rank is private."

Lin Jun knew that there were no civilians in the airport, and when Lilia said this, it seemed that she had a very formal request, so she stood up: "You say, comrade senior soldier." ”

"Marshal, I was already qualified to fly biplanes at the age of 16, but after joining the army I could only do chores at the airport. Recently I heard that the Air Force is forming an all-women comrade combat aviation regiment, and I would like to join it. I'm very confident in my technology, and if I can get your permission, no one will be able to stand in the way of my decision. ”

"I agree." Lin Jun replied very simply, stretched out his hand and asked Gusev for a blank piece of paper, and signed a handwritten transfer order with a few strokes: Lilia Vukinskaya could go to Moscow unhindered and report to the Air Force Command.

"Thank you, Comrade Marshal, you are a good man."

The little girl took the order and read it over and over again, and the young men came to congratulate her. Congratulations from the bottom of my heart, although everyone will have a good dance partner in the future.

"Comrade Stalin has agreed with Comrade Raskova's proposal to form three combat aviation regiments in the Red Army, consisting entirely of women. Soon, it won't just be gay men who will fight alongside you. ”

Lin Jun said to Pokryshkin after sitting down.

"Captain Marina Mikhailovna Raskova?"

"It's her, and I think it's viable. Now we have a lot of female pilots with skilled flying skills, not only for jobs such as flying transport planes, but also for combat units. ”

"Marshal, some comrades in command may have a hard time accepting that a woman comrade flies a combat aircraft." Pokryshkin was blunt.

"It's normal, and in the future facts should eliminate these biases."

Lin Jun was thinking about the uncontrollable little girl who was still happy: "Good name, Lilia Vukinskaya, I hope you can be like Lilia Litwiak (it seems that there is also a translation as "Lida Litova", the world's first queen card, fighter pilot. Then it will become a lily in the air, and it will never wither. ”

This is Lin Jun's heartfelt blessing to a young girl who yearns for the blue sky.

Pokryshkin did not refute Lin Jun's words, but he still had some doubts in his heart: in the eyes of any male pilot, maybe it is no problem for women comrades to fly transport planes or even bombers, but can they be competent for high-maneuverability and high-strength fighters?

Only Lin Jun and the legendary Captain Raskova have full confidence in those women comrades who will create a legend in the history of human warfare!

In the Soviet Union, women's large-scale participation in aviation began in the 30s, and due to the turmoil in Europe at that time, the Soviet government encouraged young people to participate in defense-related activities in their spare time. At that time, a large number of aviation clubs were formed throughout the Soviet Union, where hundreds of thousands of young people were trained in aircraft and ******.

The Soviet Union's long-standing propaganda of equality between men and women also led to the active participation of many women in aviation, and later Soviet female pilots who participated in the Great Patriotic War often see this in their resumes: "In the late 30s, she joined the aviation club, and after graduation, she stayed at the university to teach or participate in the civil aviation ......".

It was thanks to such a large number of people with basic flight training that the Soviet Air Force was able to withstand the terrible losses of the Great Patriotic War. If it were replaced by other countries, it would be difficult to replenish enough pilots in a timely manner -- during the Battle of Britain, the British fighter force often faced the dilemma of a shortage of pilots.

During the Great Patriotic War, thousands of Soviet women served in the Soviet Air Force, and in addition to ground service, many directly participated in combat operations on the front line of combat. These women comrades include fighter pilots, night jammer pilots, bomber pilots of all kinds, radiomen and turret shooters, and so on.

The famous Soviet female navigator Marina Mikhailovna Raskova persuaded Stalin to form three combat aviation regiments in the Red Army, consisting entirely of women: the 586 Fighter Regiment (equipped with Yak-1); 587 Day Bomber Regiment (armed with Pe-2 light bombers); 586 Night Bomber Regiment (the famous "Night Witch" regiment, armed with Po-2 trainers).

These combat units made a name for themselves in the Great Patriotic War and will never be forgotten in the history of the Great Patriotic War: the 586 Fighter Regiment participated in a total of 125 battles and 4,419 combat flights in four years; 588 pilots of the 23 Night Bomber Regiment were awarded the title "Hero of the Soviet Union......

Hitler clamored that the Luftwaffe could exhaust the Soviet Air Force, but the Soviet Union could afford to fight for brutal attrition, because the Soviet Air Force had a huge number of reserve forces, and the "people's war" style national defense training system gave the Soviet Union enough confidence!

It is often said, "War makes women go away." And the experience of these Soviet female pilots tells the world: women are inseparable from war, and the will and strength shown by women in war are amazing!

The important role played by Soviet women soldiers in World War II cannot be underestimated, and the Soviets will always remember those women soldiers who gave their lives in the war!

In war, we are all neutral.

(Add a more chapter.) (To be continued.) )