Chapter 691 The British Bomber Departs (Plus Update)

"We know this is dangerous, but we have no choice!" At this time, at Hendon Air Force Base, Squadron Leader Craig Brown of the 36th Blenheim Bomber Squadron shouted to his subordinates Said: "Yes, yes, this task is what I won."

"The Germans are wreaking havoc on our heads, right in our capital, London, the Germans bombed the seat of our government, trying to make us submit, but we will never submit!"

Craig is giving a battle order to his subordinates, but this order makes many people unacceptable.

Bombing the German capital Berlin is definitely a mortal mission, and such a mission was not assigned, but an application for. Among the six bomber squadrons, Craig applied for this mission.

Now, he has to convince his men.

"Yes, we will never give in!" a captain said: "Since the Germans threw bombs on our capital, we will also throw bombs on the Germans' heads. Our crew is willing to carry out this time. Task!"

"This time, six bombers are needed to bomb Berlin. Now, whoever wants to go, raise their hands and sign up." Craig said.

He was very satisfied, and his subordinates raised their hands in unison!

"Okay, everyone is great," Craig said. "Then we'll choose the six most experienced crews to bomb Berlin and the rest to bomb Paris."

Bomb Paris!

When Craig applied for the order, the entire squadron was dispatched to bomb Berlin. It was very dangerous, and the symbolic significance was greater. Therefore, Craig only planned to use six, and the rest were to bomb Paris. Because of that sinful guy, right here in Paris!

When the commander of the bomber unit received the mission, he searched and found that only the Blenheim bomber was suitable for his subordinates.

In the 1930s, British bombers, like fighter jets, were mostly biplanes, and monoplanes were quite rare.

The predecessor of "Blenheim" was the "Bristol" 142, the fastest passenger plane in Europe, which first flew in April 1935. At the same time, after being converted into a bomber, this is the first modern all-metal load-bearing cantilever monoplane ordered by the RAF.

In March 1937, Blenheim bombers began to be equipped with RAF bombing squadrons to replace those older light biplanes such as the Hawke, Hart and Odaksy.

And so far, this bomber has been the main force of British medium bombers. Not only the British mainland, but also the overseas colonies are equipped with a lot.

A total of 4,422 Blenheims participated in combat operations in various battlefields throughout World War II.

The latest modification of this bomber has an endurance of more than 2,300 kilometers, which is just enough to meet the round-trip bombing of Berlin.

Therefore, just from the selection of the route, high requirements are placed on them, and they cannot make any mistakes in the middle, otherwise, they may not be able to fly back.

"It seems that we can only fly in a straight line, starting from the base, crossing the airspace of the Netherlands, and arriving in Berlin. In this way, we can also avoid the German radar network." A captain said.

If you look at the distance, in fact, if you fly directly over the North Sea from the middle of the UK, it seems to be easier. However, the Germans have deployed radar warning nets on the northern coast, which is easy to expose their own targets.

What is even more frightening is that flying on the sea without any landmarks as a reference, so it is easy to get lost, even if it is a one-degree error, it is enough for them to pass Berlin and finally return without success.

Only when flying over the Netherlands, using the Dutch landmarks to correct midway, can they accurately find their destination.

it is necessary.

Compared with the bombing of Berlin, the route of bombing Paris is much more convenient, and a straight line is enough.

"I suggest that we bomb the bomber units in Paris and go first as the first echelon, and bomb the Berlin fleet as the second echelon." Another captain said.

The Germans must have deployed radar equipment on the French coast. As long as they pass by, they will alert the German air defense network.

In this way, the Germans' attention was placed on France, and they could just enter the Dutch airspace from the north, which was more effective.

You know, in this era, night interception is still a big problem, and the number of German night fighters is absolutely scarce.

"Okay, then we're set," Craig said. "Now, all the crew members are going to rest, and at six o'clock in the afternoon, get ready to go!"

If you want to do well at night, you must have enough energy now.

They rested, and the ground crew started busy, preparing, maintaining, checking, refueling, and hanging bombs for the expedition bomber.

When the sun goes down, everything is ready.

"This time, the most difficult thing is not to prevent the Germans' interception, nor to the ground anti-aircraft artillery, but whether to accurately find the target." Craig looked at the cheered crew members and gave the order: " Therefore, I hope that every navigator must guide meticulously, and at the same time, obey the command of the captain."

The hardest part is navigating! You know, in World War II, the most advanced navigation technology was Germany, and the British were good at interfering with the Germans' radio navigation signals.

British radio navigation was only used in large quantities in 1942, and it is not mature at all. It is very difficult to use primitive and backward means to guide flight.

Even so, they'll get the job done!

"Crench!" At this moment, behind them, a car suddenly stopped, and a fat man got off the car.

Churchill!

There was a commotion at the scene, and no one could have imagined that during the war, the Prime Minister was able to come to see them off!

"Everyone, the bombing of Berlin, the capital of Germany, and the bombing of Paris are a major combat operation for us. The people of the British Empire are all looking forward to your triumphant return! I am here, waiting for your triumphant return!"

Churchill didn't say much, but it immediately stirred up the atmosphere. Those present, who were still tragic in their hearts, are now ambitious and full of heroic spirit.

The whole country and people are watching from behind them!

Night finally came, and bombers one after another took off from the runway and flew towards a road of no return.