Nathan is not afraid of the MiG-31, the interceptor has proven to be outdated in later generations, and Nathan is not afraid of the Su-27, the big battle between the Tomcat and the Su-27 is what Nathan is looking forward to the most.

Historically, Tomcats have never had any achievements, and now, with their own promotion, Tomcats will definitely have a bigger record than in history, and the improvement of Tomcats will continue.

The tomcat's body, the potential for improvement is huge, and it continues to be improved until the time when the stealth plane arrives in the future, and since it has crossed by itself, it will definitely not let such a joke as a super big bug happen.

Nathan had a plan, and now, the Tomcat's improvements, earlier than in history, are expected to continue.

I'm looking forward to the sky in the future.

Nathan looked outside, the deck was still busy, now, in addition to his own 111 squadron, the 51st fighter squadron on board the Kitty Hawk has also begun to be equipped with Tomcat fighters, and it won't be long before the main fighter on the Kitty Hawk will be a Tomcat.

The sky is blue, and this is the stage for pilots who love to fly!

Time flies quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it has entered 77 years.

History is destined to be an ordinary year, Nathan, who has crossed over from the afterlife, knows even more that in this year, a lot of big things will happen, and Nathan wants to change the result, but Nathan also knows that he is only a squadron leader in naval aviation now, and many things will not be transferred by his own will.

For example, the question of aerial reconnaissance.

The island country, 45 kilometers west of Tokyo, Fukusa Town, Tama County.

As a victorious country, the United States proudly stationed itself in the island country to achieve its goal of stationing troops in the island country and balancing the Soviet Union and China.

The Fifth Air Force is one of the four air forces under the command of the U.S. Pacific Air Force. This air force has three wings. Among them, the 18th Wing is stationed at the Kadena base in Okinawa; The 35th Fighter Wing is stationed in the island nation of Mizawa; The 374th Airlift Wing is stationed in the island nation of Yokota.

These flying wings were designed to protect the airspace of the island countries against the invasion of the Soviet Union at any time.

The commander of the Fifth Air Force, Lieutenant General Paul James, who is also the commander of the U.S. Forces in Japan, was listening to a report from Colonel Lassfield, chief of intelligence at the U.S. Pacific Command.

"The Soviets have been moving a lot of ships from Europe to the Pacific Fleet in the Far East, and at the same time, they have mobilized more air and air defense forces on Sakhalin." Rusfeld was worried: "Recently, we and the Soviets have maintained a calm, but the calm does not look good, there is a rhythm of a big war." ”

Usually there is a dispute between the two sides, and it is normal for a conflict or something, but now, the shrinkage of the Soviets makes people suspicious, what are the Soviets planning? Do you want to start fighting?

"We need accurate aviation reconnaissance the most, but unfortunately, our Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft cannot be dispatched for the time being." Lieutenant General Paul was also worried: "What we need to investigate most is the deployment of the Soviets over Sakhalin. ”

Why Sakhalin?

Because Sakhalin is only separated from Hokkaido by a strait! The Far East Primorsky Krai of the Soviet Union was much closer to the island nation than on the other side, and Sakhalin was obviously easier to use as a springboard if the Soviets had any plans.

What did the Soviets want to do with their frequent movements on Sakhalin?

Reconnaissance satellites are very difficult to detect.

In this era, reconnaissance satellites were also able to photograph the details of Sakhalin Island using high-definition camera equipment, but the orbits of the satellites were known, and the Soviets could detect every satellite of their own, so as long as they waited for the satellite to pass through and conceal it, the result was that nothing could be detected.

Only reconnaissance planes, taken by surprise, can better photograph the situation at that time.

It's a pity.

Although the Soviet pilots were blinded with the Blackbird last time, the Blackbird reconnaissance plane temporarily stopped reconnaissance of the airspace over the Soviet Union for certain reasons, especially in areas where a large number of MiG-25 fighters were deployed, and it was even more inconvenient for the Blackbird reconnaissance plane to conduct reconnaissance.

Now, you can't scout with a blackbird, so what can you use?

Everyone present lowered their heads and pondered, and suddenly, Colonel Lassfield remembered something: "Or, we use airliners to reconnoitre?" ”

Civilian targets, did the Soviets dare to do it?

The last time the Soviets opened fire on a Korean Air passenger plane, it was a wave of public opinion condemning the Soviets. Now, what can the Soviets do if they use passenger planes to reconnoitre, pretend to be lost, and fly right over Sakhalin?

That's right, just use a passenger plane!

Scouting Sakhalin, it's already a must, see what the Soviets really want to do!

Lieutenant General Paul stood up and looked out the window, it was already spring, and the big trees outside had already spit out their buds, and as a decision-maker, he had to carry more burdens, such as now.

It's a good idea to use a passenger plane, but what about the passengers on the plane?

That's more than 200 lives, and if there is any accident, he will bear huge responsibility, and if the truth is exposed, not only will he have to take off his military uniform, but even the president will have to take the blame and resign.

This matter is very important!

However, the national security of the United States is even more important, and now that the United States looks in decline, and the Soviets are aggressive, will the Soviets do something on Sakhalin in a vain attempt to provoke a war?

After all, the movements of the Soviets in the Far East are questionable.

"Approve this plan." Lieutenant General Paul said, "Everything is for the sake of America." ”

Paul's gaze looked into the distance, and a swallow was spreading its wings and flying in the sky.

On the surface of the sea, the waves are only half a meter high, and the Kitty Hawk with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons splits the waves on the sea surface and sails forward, today is a good weather for flying!

On deck, Nathan was fully dressed and stepped onto his new fighter, the latest to fly out of the Grumman factory to make up for the Tomcat lost last year.

However, instead of being assigned to the then pilot, Lieutenant Kosicsky, the fighter, which still smelled of paint, was given to squadron leader Nathan Scott.

There is only one reason, this is the first Tomcat fighter to leave the factory equipped with a TF41 engine, and this fighter must be flown by the most experienced pilots!

At the same time, the use of TF41 to replace the original TF30 engine was also Nathan's proposal, and now, after unremitting efforts, it has finally succeeded!