"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The plane taxied down the long runway and then shot up into the sky. After forming a slight formation over the airport, they immediately flew towards West.
Although it is not bright yet at this moment, it will not have much impact on the flight. Besides, as time goes by, the sky will get brighter and brighter.
For this operation, German Army Air Corps has mobilized all its main forces. 4 Fighter Wing and 4 Bomber Wing all participated in this operation. In addition, in order to strengthen defense, a Fighter Wing and a Bomber Wing were also transferred from other places as reserve teams. The number of fighters invested has reached thousands.
According to information obtained from the intelligence department, Royal Air Force's airports are mainly located in London and its surroundings. Currently, Royal Air Force's main fighter aircraft are distributed at four airports, with about two hundred aircraft. This is undoubtedly good news for German Army Air Corps. Royal Air Force has a small number of new fighters, so the threat to German Army Air Corps is not very big. German Army Air Corps can rely on the number of fighters to directly consume Royal Air Force to death.
According to the task distribution, each Fighter Wing and one Bomber Wing are responsible for attacking the airport of one Royal Air Force. If you are lucky and can destroy the Royal Air Force fighter plane at the airport, that would be the best. If it fails, the airports will also be destroyed, making Royal Air Force unable to use these airports in a short time.
The huge fleet of aircraft flew over Dover Strait and flew towards the predetermined target. Even though it's still morning, it's not too bright. But in order to avoid being discovered by Britain people, all planes stayed at high altitude.
However, with so many aircraft moving together, the noise generated by the engines is still quite alarming. If you are not careful, you may be discovered by Britain people on the ground. German Army Air Corps Now we can only pray, Britain people should not react so quickly. Otherwise, the effect of their bombing this time will be greatly reduced.
From the Calais coast to London, it only takes an hour based on the flying speed of the German Army Air Corps plane. In other words, the bombing of German Army Air Corps can begin at around 6 o'clock in the morning.
In this era, there is no Radar. Therefore, early warning of air strikes can only rely on manpower. Rely on the observer's eyes and ears to search for targets. Once the target is discovered, report it to the airport quickly.
In order to guard against German military's sneak attack, Royal Air Force also made special preparations. They sent a large number of scouts to the coastal areas. These investigators carry Telegram aircraft and will report immediately once a threat is discovered.
At 5:40 in the morning, the investigators of Royal Air Force stationed at Canterbury heard a "buzzing" sound in the sky, like wild bees flying. However, when they looked up to the sky, they found nothing.
"Enemy attack!" Royal Air Force's scout sounded the alarm immediately. They thought this was an air attack launched by German Army Air Corps on Canterbury.
But they later discovered that no bomb had fallen at all. Obviously, German aircraft is not here for Canterbury at all.
"Damn it, what do Germany people want to do?"
"Boss, their plane seems to be heading northwest."
"Northwest? That's London there! Damn it, the Germany people don't want to bomb London! No, we have to report it immediately and let London prepare!"
"Maybe the Germany people want to launch an attack on our airport. Yesterday, our pilots caused the Germany people to pay a lot of losses!"
Regardless of whether German aircraft wants to bomb London or launch an attack on German Air Force's airport. This is a big deal for Royal Air Force. They immediately reported the news to their superiors.
Royal Air Force Staff Department, Chief of Staff General Trenchard hasn't gotten up yet. However, his adjutant roughly pushed open his bedroom door.
"What happened?" General Trenchard stood up from the bed.
"General, reports from the front line, a large number of German aircraft are flying towards London. Their target is most likely London, or our airport!" the adjutant reported.
"What?" General Trenchard looked shocked. Although, he was very satisfied with the performance of Royal Air Force yesterday. He also expected that the Germany people would obviously not sit idly by. But I didn't expect that German Counterattack would come so quickly.
"Order our fighter planes to take off immediately and prepare to attack the Germany people! The air defense force has also entered a state of emergency combat readiness." General Trenchard ordered.
"General, the Germany people are coming fiercely and have dispatched a large number of fighter planes. If we fight them head-on, we will probably lose miserably. Perhaps we can order our planes to move to preserve our strength!" the adjutant suggested.
General Trenchard was stunned for a moment, but then shook his head. Although, General Trenchard knows that preserving strength is the best way. Only in this way can Royal Air Force have enough strength to continue fighting German Army Air Corps. However, if London is attacked by German military, but Royal Air Force avoids fighting, this will undoubtedly have an extremely bad impact. When the time comes, these leaders of Royal Air Force will be dealt with.
"Order the troops to prepare for battle. We cannot retreat at this time, and it is impossible to retreat!" General Trenchard said.
"Yes, General." The adjutant also understood what General Trenchard was worried about. He also knew that General Trenchard had no choice but to issue such an order.
"Woo!"
The shrill sirens sounded over the airports around London, and the pilots quickly rushed to their planes.
At the same time, ground crews also began to add fuel and ammunition to other unprepared aircraft, so that they could be ready to take off in the shortest possible time.
Each of the four main airports where Royal Air Force's main fighters are located has 12 'Camel-class' fighters on standby 24 hours a day. Therefore, after the take-off order is issued, these aircraft can take off as soon as possible. However, other aircraft will need to be prepared. And this all takes time.
"Please take off! Please take off!"
A prepared 'Camel-class' fighter jet started its engine with the help of ground crew. The propeller rotated rapidly, and the strong power drove the fighter jet to slide on the runway, then pulled the nose upward and rushed into the sky.