At this moment, not only Huang Kebiao and the others, but also dozens of pilots who were not selected and could only continue their studies, all rushed to the runway and looked at the fighter planes being pulled by tractors.
"Look...it's a monoplane!" A sharp-eyed student pointed forward and shouted, with inexplicable excitement in his eyes.
By World War II, with the rapid development of materials and technology, slow biplanes had gradually been replaced by monoplanes with larger loads and faster speeds. However, because China's national power was still weak, it could only rely on purchasing aircraft from Western countries.
Form your own air force.
Most Western countries are unwilling to sell fighter jets to China due to fear of Japan and the ridiculous excuse of maintaining stability in Asia. Finally, after the Chinese Air Force delegation went around, they found that only the United States was willing to sell fighter jets to China.
But even so, the United States is unwilling to sell newly developed monoplane fighters such as the F4 Wildcat to China. Instead, it vigorously promotes outdated biplanes such as the Hawker-3 to China.
To be honest, at that time, bi-wing fighters such as the Hawker-3 could no longer keep up with the progress of the times, but the Americans made sure that China did not choose this option. Not only did they forcefully tell them to get out if they wanted to, but they also
After bidding a high price for this outdated fighter, the Chinese Air Force delegation had no choice but to bite the bullet and sign the order.
Even so, the Hawker-3 quickly became the main fighter of the Chinese Air Force after it came to China. It was equipped with the Fourth Air Force Group headed by Gao Zhihang, and this group was also the most elite flying group of the Chinese Air Force at that time.
The boys of the Fourth Brigade piloted this outdated aircraft to fight to the death with the Japanese invaders and achieved several great victories.
Unfortunately, as the war continued, the Chinese Air Force's fighter planes became fewer and fewer, and almost all the pilots of the Fourth Group headed by Gao Zhihang spilled their blood in the sky, which cannot help but make people feel sad, angry and regretful.
Of course, the students of the flying brigade knew this history very well. Their original idea was that even if the regiment got them old-fashioned biplanes such as the Hawker-3, they would recognize it and never thought of towing the vehicle.
What was pulled out turned out to be a single-wing fighter, and everyone jumped for joy.
Slowly, dozens of tractors stopped on the runway, and dozens of fighter planes parked quietly in front of Huang Kebiao and the others. Under the morning glow, dozens of iron-gray fighter planes shone softly.
The students, who had already become impatient, flocked to the aircraft in droves. However, when they saw the appearance of these fighters clearly, the group couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
There was no other reason than that the appearance of this fighter jet was beyond their expectations.
The first impression everyone has is that this fighter jet is very...burly. Its size alone is more than a circle larger than the Wave 2 training aircraft. At first glance, it looks like a huge milk bottle. If the fighter jet is compared to a human being, the Wave 2
At best, he can only be regarded as a teenager, while this fighter is a burly man. The two are not of the same magnitude at all.
"Oh my god... this big guy is so big, it must be at least four meters tall, right?" Huang Kebiao murmured, looking up at the fighter plane in front of him.
"To be precise, this fighter is 4.47 meters tall, has a wingspan of 12.42 meters, an empty weight of 4.53 tons, and a maximum take-off weight of 7.93 tons. It has eight Browning 12.7mm heavy machine guns and can tear apart any enemy standing in front of it!
"At this time, a voice sounded from behind the pilots.
The students looked back, hurriedly stood at attention, saluted, and shouted in unison: "Hello, group!"
The person coming was naturally Gao Hongming, and behind him were Huang Huaimin and others.
Gao Hongming walked to the group of pilots and stood there, grinning and saying: "Brothers, this aircraft is what I have prepared for you. Its full name is the P-47 fighter jet, nicknamed Thunderbolt. From today on, they will be yours to share life and death with."
Friends, all I ask of you is to familiarize yourself with all its capabilities in the shortest possible time, and pilot it to compete with the Japanese invaders for our air supremacy. I am entrusting you with this on behalf of my fellow villagers."
After speaking, Gao Hongming solemnly saluted the students, and the students responded collectively with solemn expressions. Although he did not say a word, Gao Hongming understood that this is the most solemn promise of a man.
"Sir...and us...where are our planes?" At this time, another group of people were anxious. They were all trainees assigned to the bomber squadron.
"Of course I haven't forgotten you." Gao Hongming laughed, pointed to the other side and said, "Look... your plane has already arrived..."
Following the direction pointed by Gao Hongming, another batch of black-painted aircraft also slowly approached under the tug of a tractor, and this aircraft was the famous U-87 Stuka dive from another time and space.
bomber……
In fact, Gao Hongming spent a lot of thought on what kind of aircraft to equip these students during this period.
In World War II, there were many famous aircraft, such as the Japanese Zero fighter, the British Spitfire, the Soviet Il-2, Yak-9, La-7, and the American Hellcat, Corsair, Mustang, etc.
It was said that Gao Hongming was dazzled.
But in the end, Gao Hongming chose the P-47, a relatively unknown fighter aircraft.
There was only one reason why he chose the P-47, because this fighter was the most heavily armored, most powerful, and most survivable fighter in World War II.
Although the P-47 is not as famous as the P-51 Mustang, which is known as the universal fighter, or the F-6F Hellcat, which is known as the nemesis of the Zero, it is one of the most produced fighters in World War II, reaching an astonishing 15,683 aircraft.
The battle loss ratio was 4.6 to 1, and the loss rate per thousand aircraft dispatched was only 7 aircraft. This battle loss ratio was the only Scorpion among all World War II fighters, and the last point was what Gao Hongming was most interested in.
Gao Hongming is very clear that in terms of technology, the newly created flying brigade can only be described as a rookie compared with the Japanese army. Therefore, when choosing aircraft models, the most important thing for the flying brigade is not to look at the aircraft.
How good its performance and long range are, but its survival rate, which is why Gao Hongming chose the P-47.
For Gao Hongming, if the plane is gone, he can buy it from the weapons store, but it will be troublesome if the pilot dies in battle. The training period of more than half a year or even two or three years is very fatal. Look at Japan and Japan in another time and space.
Germany knew about it. By the end of the war, almost all the pilots from these two countries were exhausted. The pilots dispatched at that time could even overrun the runway when taking off, which is evident from this.
In view of this, the P-47 with its thick armor, fierce firepower and extremely high survival rate has become Gao Hongming's first choice target.