695 Trek

The bomber that invaded French airspace was dealt a devastating blow, while the bomber force bound for Berlin had just overflew the Dutch airspace.

Squadron Captain Craig Brown, piloting his own bomber, sailed straight ahead, and they had been flying for more than an hour.

"Squadron Captain, we received a message from London that another of our troops was intercepted by the Germans." A voice came from the earphones.

Intercepted by the Germans! Originally, they were used as bait. After all, according to their assumptions, the German night fighter force was not too good. If the Germans intercepted in Paris, the pressure on their own side would be greatly reduced.

"For now, don't worry about anything else, just focus on completing our combat mission," Craig said.

At this time, their bombers were flying at an altitude of 7,500 meters. At this altitude, they could have a greater range.

In this bombing mission, they faced many problems. They had to pay attention to fuel consumption at all times. They had to follow the correct route. If there was a slight error, they would not be able to complete this bombing operation.

Only by throwing the bomb over Berlin will it give London the greatest confidence and inspire the British people. Their task is very arduous!

At this time, the navigators in front of the plane were the most nervous. When they just flew over the Netherlands, they successfully found a big city below and corrected their course. Now, they are only halfway through the long flight.

"I found it, I found it!" the navigator suddenly shouted. In his earphones, he heard the voice of Radio Berlin. At this time, a speech by German propaganda minister Goebbels was playing, and he shouted loudly to To carry out a devastating blow to the United Kingdom, the determination to land in the United Kingdom.

When he heard the sound of this radio station, the navigator finally relaxed.

When the radio navigation technology of the British could not reach the practical stage, the current navigation method is an opportunistic but normal method.

Is to use the other party's radio broadcast! As long as the radio broadcast signal of the other party is received, and the signal strength is getting stronger and stronger, then there is no problem, it must be flying towards the target!

In later generations, when the islanders attacked Pearl Harbor, they also used this trick to determine the target location by receiving radio signals from Hawaii.

Find the signal, there is no problem, fly towards the target!

The navigator relaxed and marked on the aeronautical chart, this straight line will extend all the way to Berlin!

The flight continued. Ten Blenheim bombers formed a formation in the high sky. At this time, there was already a sparse starlight. In the starlight, the plane continued to fly forward and fly.

Time passed little by little, and after continuing for an hour, the navigator finally felt that something was wrong.

They have been flying for more than two hours in a row. This long-distance flight is a huge test for everyone's mental and physical strength! Although they had rested during the day, and before they set off, they had to meet Churchill, the Prime Minister, who encouraged them.

But now, they are tired.

"According to the route, the target should be directly below us." The navigator said: "But now, there is nothing below us!"

Craig frowned. At this time, he was still wearing an oxygen mask, which made him look more bloated, and his words changed a tone: "There is only one situation in which Berlin may implement lights. Controlled."

That luminous Berlin is now under a light control. It must have been the passing of the bombers that attacked Paris, which made the Germans more vigilant!

"No, we can still receive the signal of Radio Berlin on our radio, and Berlin is still ahead of us!" Just then, another bomber came up with a debate: "We should keep flying!"

"How is that possible, according to the route, we must be over Berlin!" The navigator here immediately retorted.

On the radio, there was a voice of argument.

"Idiot, according to the route, we must have encountered a strong wind. It is very likely that we are still more than ten kilometers away from the target, or even dozens of kilometers!"

Navigation is difficult in this day and age, and one of the problems is that the plane doesn't know its speed.

In flight, the aircraft must know its own speed. This speed is measured by the airflow, that is to say, the aircraft measures the speed relative to the air.

If the air is also flowing, the speed will change.

But what the plane needs is the ground speed, that is, the speed relative to the ground. If it is flying against the wind, the airspeed is less than the ground speed, especially after a long flight, the accumulated error will be even greater!

This error persisted until later generations. Around 1943, Germany used a radar device to accurately measure the ground speed. Yes, this technology was first invented by Germany.

And now, the British have to face the fact that they have lost their way!

How to do?

If the gauges are to be believed, then Berlin should be down there, they need to lower the altitude, circle around, try to find Berlin, and then start bombing.

If the radio broadcasts from Berlin are to be believed, then they should keep flying, Berlin is still ahead of them!

How to do? At this time, Craig's judgment ability was completely tested, and Craig gave the order almost after a little thought.

The aircraft group is divided into two groups, a small group, continue to fly, and the second group, hovering and descending!

This is perfectly in line with the British thinking, since you can't be sure, then simply act separately!

You know, just relying on these ten bombers, it is impossible to blow up Berlin to the bottom. The most important thing about their bombing this time is a symbolic meaning. They are to boost the morale of the United Kingdom and tell the British people that they have the ability to fight back against Germany!

And now, if they don't get the job done, it's a big blow to morale, and it's for this reason that Churchill himself comes to cheer them on.

They can't fail!

Therefore, they have to act separately, even if only one bomber finds Berlin, it is their victory, even if only one bomb is dropped, they are successful!

The bomber squadron immediately followed Craig's order.

Craig did not continue to fly forward. He believed in his navigator. It seemed that he was in the dark. He already had a hunch that Berlin was below!

Then, next, he took four bombers and was going to circle here!

How high does it go down? Now, the moon star is thin, as long as it is lowered to a height of about 500 meters, he will be able to see clearly.

Even if it was shot down by anti-aircraft guns, he would have thrown the bomb over Berlin!

Five bombers, circling nearby, lowered their altitude as they circled.