About a week later, Josie said goodbye to Margot and embarked on a journey to Europe with Lyndon and six bodyguards, along with a group of warblers in the company, including Whitney and Angela.
They didn't take a boat, but a plane.
Of course it is definitely not the DC-3. Although the DC3 is good, its range is only more than a thousand kilometers, and it is still unable to cope with the vast Atlantic Ocean.
They were flying on a large passenger plane called the Boeing-314, which was also one of the largest planes of this era. It was bigger than the famous B-29 bomber, only slightly inferior in height, but this was normal, because this
It's a biplane seaplane.
It was an aircraft customized by Pan American Airways at Boeing before the war, specifically for transatlantic flights.
This is also the first transatlantic flight in history. A total of 12 aircraft were produced. They can carry 74 people on short distances and 40 people in long-distance sleepers.
However, after the United States entered the war, 3 of these 12 aircraft were given to the United Kingdom due to the Lend-Lease Act, and the rest were all requisitioned by the US military to serve as cargo or to transport officers and soldiers.
Qiao Xi and the others were able to take this plane because they were going to the front line to offer condolences.
Of course, there are boats, and taking a boat is far more comfortable than flying.
In fact, most of the actors and singers from other companies who went to express condolences basically chose to take the boat.
But Josie would never choose to take a boat.
Although it is already 44 years, the empire is approaching its end, especially in this world, which has been stabbed in the back by the Red Skull.
But that doesn't mean the ghosts in the Atlantic are completely missing.
In the original world, more than 200 ships of various types were sunk throughout 44 years.
More importantly, the German submarines of this period were basically killing people like crazy. No matter what type of ship you were, once it was sunk, it would come up and shoot it with machine guns, leaving no one alive.
Josie didn't want to block this possibility.
In comparison, it is much safer in the air.
During this period, it was completely impossible for German fighter jets to appear in the skies over the Atlantic Ocean.
Moreover, the safety factor of this kind of seaplane is very high. Even if one or two of the four engines are broken, it can still fly. In addition, the flight altitude is not high and the speed is slow, so it is easy to make an emergency landing.
Even if something really unlucky happened and he crash-landed or parachuted into the Atlantic Ocean, Josie could easily survive by relying on the plane trader.
Since there are only about 20 people in Qiao Xi's party, the military will naturally not waste transportation capacity and let them have exclusive use of the plane's transportation capacity.
So there were some military officers accompanying me.
Of course, the military ranks are not high, they are just junior officers, and the highest one is just a captain.
When these officers saw Josie and Lyndon boarding the plane with such a group of beautiful girls, they couldn't close their eyes immediately.
Although they are not well-known, those who can be signed by film companies will naturally not have any mistakes.
And when they found out that these girls were going to the front lines to offer condolences, each and every one of them was even more excited, not to mention that there was also the famous movie star Whitney among them.
As soon as the plane took off, there was a lieutenant officer who couldn't wait to chat with these girls.
But before he could get close to them, he was blocked by Vito.
"Vito!" Seeing that the two were about to fight, Josie immediately called out to Vito and signaled him to come back. Then he stood up and said to the officers, "Gentlemen, I am Josie Ka, the boss of DreamWorks.
Well, they are all my employees, and they go together to cheer up the heroes on the front line. Of course, this includes you, so I will not prevent you and the girl from having a romantic memory during this voyage. I believe that girl
We will not refuse to get to know a war hero, but all this must have a premise...that is, there should be no forced behavior. I think gentlemen, you are not that kind of person, right?"
"Of course! Mr. Kahn!"
"If anyone does that, we can't spare him!"
Hearing that Josie agreed to let them get close to the girls, the officers immediately became happy and clapped and praised Josie. "This voyage is not short, and I just happened to bring a few more small gifts, just in time to be with everyone.
Share, Vito, bring the box!" Josie raised her hand, temporarily interrupting the cheers of the officers, and then winked at Vito.
Vito immediately met, pulled out two boxes placed under the bed, and then opened them.
One box contained more than a dozen bottles of wine, and the other contained cigarettes.
There is no ban on smoking or drinking on flights in this era, and even the security check is very casual. It is naturally very easy to bring these things on board.
"A little grape juice brewed in our own manor. Although it is not a famous wine, it tastes pretty good. I hope you all like it!" Josie raised his eyebrows, then picked up a bottle and threw it to the officer who was the first to stand up.
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The other party hurriedly caught it.
When the other officers saw the wine, they couldn't help but become more excited.
Josie threw bottles of wine to them, and they were so enthusiastic about Josie that they almost came up to him and called him brothers.
As for cigarettes, they didn't pay much attention to it.
Because cigarettes are military necessities, if you smoke sparingly, even a soldier will not be short of them. However, alcohol is not easy to obtain, it is expensive and scarce.
Besides, alcohol is prohibited in the army.
However, in most cases, the military turns a blind eye to soldiers drinking. As long as you don't cause any trouble or drink in front of officers or military police, no one will care.
That's why Josie said grape juice, not wine.
Although it is a lie with open eyes, in many cases, what is needed is this kind of tacit understanding that does not follow the truth.
What Qiao Xi did can only be said to be too in line with the appetite of this group of grassroots officers.
Look, with cigarettes, wine, and beauties, it’s that simple to have a good relationship with these soldiers.
As for Qiao Xi, as a rich man, the reason why he would make friends with these grassroots officers is also very simple.
Regardless of their low-level positions, the most well-informed people in the army are often the grassroots officers who can get along well with the soldiers.
And in many cases, the role these company and platoon-level officers can play may not be lower than that of senior generals.
Qiao Xi will probably stay in Europe for half a year this time.
So it's definitely not a bad thing to get to know more officers and become familiar with them.
There's no telling when Josie will need their help.
"Mr. Kahn, you are different from the rich men I have met. I, Aldo, have made your friend your friend!" Aldo was the officer who was the first to stand up and prepare to strike up a conversation with the girls, but now he
Seems more interested in Josie.
With him, there was a rather gentle officer.
"Dick Winters, 101st Airborne Division!" the officer introduced himself.