Chapter 155 and 4: The Yan'an Air Force Starts and the Sixth Master Makes His First Flight

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During the recovery of the three northwestern provinces and Wang Fan's large-scale cultural relics protection and repair work in Shaanxi and Shanxi provinces, Mao Zemin's detachment, which had been trekking through mountains and rivers for more than 20 days, finally arrived in Yan'an, Shaanxi.

Many veteran Red Party cadres working in Yan'an couldn't help but be happy and sad when they saw Mao Zemin and Chen Tanqiu covered in dust, and they had not received news of them in Dihua Prison for many years, and many people thought that they had been separated and would never see each other again.

Among them, Lao Mao shook Mao Zemin's hand hard, and a thousand words were reduced to one sentence: "You have suffered!" ”

After a sumptuous banquet in the evening, starting from the next day, under the introduction and explanation of the specially arranged escorts, Mao Zemin and his entourage spent about three days before and after visiting Shaanxi for so many years, especially in the past six months, the great changes that have taken place up and down, and they have a general understanding of the new environment in which they are about to work. At the same time, I also know why Sheng Shi will release them with 'kindness', it turns out that behind his back, his own reliance has become so strong and so strong. A few days later, more than 100 Mao Zemin, who had fully rested, were all enthusiastically plunged into the work and construction of Shaanxi, Shanxi, and other regions.

Among them, 5 people, including Wu Maolin, were arranged for rehabilitation treatment in Yan'an Hospital due to physical reasons. Historically, in February 1938, Wu Maolin was selected to study in the mechanical class of the xīnjiāng air force, but because he was wounded many times in the war, coupled with the intense study and life of the air force, he became ill and suffered from lung disease, so he was transferred from his study post and has been staying in xīnjiāng for treatment. He was imprisoned on February 7, 1943, and died in prison on October 5, 1944, as his condition deteriorated day by day. Wang Fan's appearance made his personal history 'flash'.

As for Mao Zemin, who was relatively healthy, because he had many years of experience in being in charge of financial co-ordination in Xīnjiāng, he was directly assigned to work in the financial system of the border district, and together with Chen Yun and others, he was responsible for the financial co-ordination and urban planning and construction of the border area.

In the end, the largest number of students in the squad, who had been trained in the xīnjiāng flying team, became the "treasure in the palm" and "life root" of Liu Yalou, commander-in-chief of the Red Party Air Force, in his words: "Lao Tzu finally has soldiers!" ”

A total of 43 people studied in the Xīnjiāng Air Force, 2 died in flight accidents (Peng Renfa, Wang Dexiang), Wu Maocai and Xie Qiguang died of illness in the main plane in the past, but here the target plane was rescued due to early release, and another 8 people mutinied, so that a total of 33 people finally returned to Yan'an, including 16 pilots and 17 mechanics.

Commander-in-Chief Liu Yalou, who had troops and hopes, did not delay or be ambiguous, and immediately set up the First Provisional Air Force Division of the Air Force of the aviation unit directly under the General Headquarters. Among the 33 people who returned, in addition to the comrades who needed treatment, Lu Liping and Fang Huai served as the training director and political coordinator respectively; Yan Zhengang served as the director of aircraft maintenance; Zhu Huohua and Fang Ziyi served as the captain and political commissar of the 1st Flight Brigade, and An Zhimin served as the deputy captain; Fang Hua and Chen Xi served as the captain and political commissar of the 2nd Flight Brigade respectively; Yuan Bin served as the captain of the mixed brigade; Jin Sheng served as the captain of the maintenance training team; , Xia Boxun, Liming, Zhao Qun, and Hu Zikun served as flight squadron leaders respectively; Ding Yuan, Chen Yufeng, Chen Xu, Liu Zili, Cao Linhui, Yun Fu, Wu Feng, Huang Sishen and others respectively served as the heads of the outfield maintenance team, aircraft and engine repair plant, aviation material yard, and oil yard.

Some people may ask, Wang Fan left so many materials and physical planes, did Commander-in-Chief Liu not achieve anything? Here we have to say separately,

One is Commander-in-Chief Liu who is also a halfway monk, who historically went to the Soviet Union in 1939 to study at the Frunze Military Academy (army knowledge), and then participated in the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union. It was not until 1946 that the Soviet Union sent troops to Yanhuang Northeast to return to China. In August 1946, he concurrently served as the principal of the Northeast Aviation School, which was one of the important reasons why he later became the first commander of the Air Force, and the other main reason was that he had the experience of studying in the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union had unique conditions for negotiation, and at the same time he had strict requirements for governing the army. In the target plane, Wang Fan and the Red Party Zhèngfǔ thought about it for a long time, but decided to take him (deliberately recalled him from the Soviet Union in advance), after all, there are relatively successful results in history.

Another reason is that although with Wang Fan's funding and training materials, Commander-in-Chief Liu Yalou has set up the air force more than six years earlier than in history. But after all, the Air Force is different from the Army, and there is a saying that "science must not be false." It's not that you're passionate, the cyclonic drag and gravity in the air will give you a discount and fail, plus because there are enough planes for replacement, you don't have to worry about frequent use will damage the life of the aircraft. For the training of pilots this time, it is better to be slower than to sacrifice less, after all, the air defense problem that the Red Party is facing now is not big, and the combat power of the air force is not the decisive force on the battlefield of the Yanhuang Continent for the time being.

There are two airports around Yan'an, namely Yan'an Airport and Air Eagle Airport (the one established by Wang Fan), at this time on the runway of Air Eagle Airport, Zhu Huohua is preparing for the first test flight of the "Jian-6 fighter".

At the tower, Liu Yalou and Lu Liping watched the planes on the runway nervously.

"Comrade Huohua has no problem, are you familiar with the data parameters?" Air Force Commander-in-Chief Liu Yalou asked a little nervously.

"Commander-in-chief, rest assured, in the past few years in Xīnjiāng, we have successively flown four types of Soviet-made U-2 biplane beginner aircraft, El-5 biplane reconnaissance bomber, Yi-15 biplane fighter and Yi-16 monoplane fighter, with an average of 1,000 takeoffs and landings and 300 hours per person, and Zhu Huohua is the one with the best technology and the most solid foundation." Lu Liping replied.

"Yes, commander, don't worry, according to our experience in flying the Jiefang Type 1 Chujiao Aircraft (later generations of Chujiao V), the Xìng energy of this batch of aircraft is much better than that of the Soviet Union, although this is the first test flight of the Jiefang Type 1 Jet Fighter (later generations of the Sixth Master), there are risks, but simple take-off and landing are still certain." Fang Hua, the captain of the 2nd Flight Group who was standing on the side, added.

"Doctor Ma, Zhu Huohua's physical condition is not abnormal, right?" After hearing the two answers, Liu Yalou nodded, and then turned to ask a foreigner beside him, a Stars and Stripes Bannerman.

Will there be Star-Spangled Bannermen in the Red Party? It's weird, it's hard to believe, but it's true. He was rarely mentioned in later life, and his full name was George? Haidem, Chinese name Ma Haide. In 1936, at the recommendation of Soong Qingling, he appeared with Snow at the headquarters of the Yanhuang Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. A few months later, Snow completed interviews with Lao Mao and others, left northern Shaanxi, and then wrote the sensational "Red Star Shining over China". Ma Haide volunteered to stay in the Yanhuanghong Party and became an adviser to the Ministry of Health.

In the history of the main plane, Ma Haide joined the Yanhuang nationality in 1950 and stayed in Yanhuang all his life until his death in 1988. He has always insisted on going to Běijīng Union Hospital every week to see outpatient clinics and attend consultations. When patients ask him what nationality he is from, he always proudly replies, "I am from Yanhuang". Before his death on October 3, 1988, he told his family and friends: "If I had to start my life again, I would still choose this path, there is no doubt about it." ”

"Rest assured! All of Comrade Zhu Huohua's physiological characteristics are normal. Ma Haide nodded in reply.

"Thank you!"

"Report, everything is ready for a test flight, please instruct!" Zhu Huohua's sonorous voice came from the microphone.

"Agree to take off, stay safe!" After seeing Liu Yalou nodding, the tower commander ordered loudly.

"Yes!"

Soon, through the transparent glass of the tower, everyone saw that the plane began to taxi, accelerate, the nose slowly lifted, and the whole plane flew lightly, different from the propeller aircraft, the sound of the "Tutu" engine emitted by the aircraft, and the light blue flames erupted from the back of the butt of the Jiefang Jet Fighter, which was very peculiar and beautiful.

"Successful liftoff!" Ten seconds later, Zhu Huohua's voice came from the microphone again.

"Very good, according to the plan, the first step is to keep the level flight!" The tower commander continued to order.

"Yes, check the airspeedometer, speedometer, altimeter, the data is normal; Horizon meter, gyromagnetic compass, display normal! ”

"Great, start climbing!"

"Understood, now increase the throttle, press on the left rudder and keep the direction of flight; I felt that the speed of the aircraft was very fast, and I began to increase the ascent angle of the rod, and the visual engine temperature showed that it was normal, and the climbing state was normal. ”

Ten minutes later, Zhu Huohua, who had carried out the drill subjects about the same, reported to the tower: "Report to the tower, the planned drill subjects have been completed, and the Eagle No. 1 requests a temporary addition of the drill subjects to make a sharp rise and turn!" ”

"No, safety first!" The tower chief instinctively objected.

"Again, I ask for approval, the Eagle 1 now feels very smooth in flight, the sky is clear and cloudless, the visibility is excellent, it is very suitable for making sharp ascent turns and rehearsals, I feel more than 90% sure." Zhu Huohua pleaded without giving up.

"Comrade Huohua, did you find something?" Commander Liu Yalou asked beside him.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, I found that the Jiefang-1 jet fighter is very suitable for a sharp ascent and turn combat maneuver, now the fuel consumption is less than 10%, the reserves are sufficient, the engine temperature is normal, I have just flown a few laps, and it feels very good. If you test the flight again next time, I am afraid that you still need to use level flight and climb in advance to find the state, and the effect of the current test flight is the same. This action means a lot in real combat, please approve it! Zhu Huohua insisted.

"Are you really more than 90% sure?" Liu Yalou confirmed.

"I'm sure!"

"Okay, I approve you to conduct the 'sharp ascent turn' maneuver training, be sure to pay attention to safety! In the event of an accident, we will parachute immediately, we still have many planes, and the pilot's life is the most precious, understand? ”

"Yes!" After Zhu Huohua replied loudly, he immediately began to adjust his flying posture, and reported while cāo: "Observe that the route is normal, there are no obstacles, start to dive and increase speed, enter the turn ~ fill up the throttle and accelerate!" Start pressing the lever and pedaling the rudder, everything is normal. Track the slope elevation angle and start approaching the critical value...... Report a slope of 22 degrees, an elevation angle of 8 degrees, and begin to pull the rod backwards~~" From the ground, I saw the sixth master in the air, waving his body with a bright white sè metallic luster, first diving down slightly, and immediately accelerating head-on, like a sharp sword while rising and leaning back, and when it reached the highest point of the semicircle, the nose completed the turn, and the cabin was facing up.

"It's great~~~~" The maintenance personnel around the airport and the command and dispatch personnel in the tower couldn't help but cheer and shout when they saw Zhu Huohua's almost perfect performance.

In this way, another week passed, and on September 7, 1943, the 1st Division of the Red Party Air Force was officially formed into an army with initial combat effectiveness.