Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 53: Field Airport

Lieutenant Kolluk Heinrich of the Luftwaffe stood on the high control tower and looked down at the field airport in front of him. His reconnaissance aircraft squadron dispatched two teams today. For the first time, it used the tactics of a single-plane low-altitude forcible reconnaissance. At present, the effect seems to be significant. Seven of the eight reconnaissance aircraft have landed. If the last one can still return safely, then Facts can prove that the tactics formulated by the command are effective, and once he submits the report, it can be promoted to the entire aviation army.

"Lieutenant, still did not contact Hansberg, but the command center sent a message that the radar showed that they had flown over the coastline and were still 30 kilometers away from the airport. Maybe they had a radio problem." Standing under the tower, shouted to the squadron leader who was watching Yinglanggu on the tower.

"Let the fire truck and ambulance stand by the runway, I hope they don't have any trouble." Heinrich gestured to the tower dispatcher, then turned and ran down the stairs quickly.

"Lieutenant, Big Hans is a good pilot, and little Hans is a clever fellow. They will be fine." The staff officer held a cigarette in his hand and a silver cigarette case with an open lid in his hand.

Pulling out a cigarette from the cigarette case, Heinrich took out the lighter from his pocket. "They came back too late. Hans is not a person who changes plans at will. According to the flight plan, he should stand in front of me half an hour ago and give a flight report."

"Maybe it's off course. I heard some pilots say that when flying in the strait, sometimes the compass will spin randomly."

"The weather is very good today. As long as you raise the altitude, you can see the coastline. They are not single-seater fighters. Little Hans is a very good forest pilot, and the time is too long. They There shouldn’t be much fuel left.” The squadron captain took a deep breath of cigarettes, took out a document from his pocket and gave it to the non-commissioned officer, then turned and looked towards the runway.

"The aircraft of the second squadron will be put into storage as soon as possible for maintenance. We have to vacate the taxiway and apron. There will be two destroyer squadrons and a fighter squadron to be stationed here at around 4 o'clock in the afternoon. There will be full of planes by then ."

"Let me see. It's from Norway? I hope I can bring some good things. The stock in the club is running out."

"It will take three days for their logistics support units to arrive, maybe longer, I hope they bring enough tents."

"Lieutenant. I heard from the pilot that the base in Calais is now full of planes, is it going to be attacked?"

"It should be soon. We are reconnaissance planes and scouts. We will always be on the front line. This time maybe even I have to set up the plane myself."

This field airport is located between Boulogne and Calais, less than 50 kilometers from the coastline, passing through the short cliffs of the hills along the coast, here is a natural gentle terrace, surrounded by lush bushes, there is one two kilometers away The small river flows slowly, and there are only a few farms in the surrounding area for dozens of kilometers. A two-lane road close to the railway line connects Boulogne and Calais. The base engineers spent a week laying an asphalt road from five kilometers away. Direct access to the airport.

Actually, until today. This field airport has not yet been fully completed, and the engineers are still busy with construction in the surrounding area. Looking from a distance, groups of large construction machinery shuttled back and forth, heavy engines spewed frantically blue smoke, engineers wielded all kinds of picks, picks, shovel and hammers, and the sky was full of dust.

According to the blueprint, here will be a large air force base with four runways capable of taking off large bombers, but now only the laying of two field runways has been completed, and a small amount of basic living facilities, ground support factories, and aircraft warehouses have been established. As well as the ammunition and oil storage yard, an observation post and a command tower were erected. The pilot’s dormitory, briefing room, duty lounge and canteen were set up. Barbed wire, machine gun fort and anti-aircraft artillery bunkers were set up around the airport, and an antiaircraft artillery battalion was arranged. At last it barely met the needs of the Air Force for combat and life. However, due to the lack of barracks, many engineers and garrison artillery units could still only live in tents by the airport. However, the Air Force welcomes them to share bathrooms and soldiers’ clubs out of gratitude. It does not affect the pilot's mission.

The two 350-meter-long field runways that interest the lieutenant the most in this base. The lieutenant has also visited many field airports under construction in Germany. In my impression, it takes at least eight months to a year to lay a concrete runway. The field runway also takes more than three months and it is only a simple soil runway that can only take off light fighters and small transport aircraft.

Although there are currently many models that can take off as long as they are on a flat ground, it is too practical to land on the spot, because naturally flat ground often has small ditches, small pits and small mounds, and accidentally landed. It will become a forced landing.

The Luftwaffe has suffered similar difficulties in the field airport in Poland. The Poles’ upper monoplane pesticide aircraft has a slow landing speed, a light body, and a strong fixed landing gear. It can land anywhere, so they only need to circle a flat area. Build a row of wooden houses to slightly **** the grass, sometimes without removing the grass, and then crush it twice with a stone, which is called a field airport. As a result, bf109, who likes to land at high speed, performed various rolls on the Polish lawn. Who would have thought that there was a **** in the middle of the runway, there were rabbit holes in the ground, and the plane would jump around when it touched the ground.

So if you have the conditions, it is better to take off and land on a regular runway. The newly built soil runway will fly together and the sky will be dusty. The planes behind are in chaos, and you must wait until the dust in front is gone before you can continue to take off. When it rains, it’s muddy all over, and the runway is still a trivial matter. When the roadbed sinks, the runway becomes a killer trap, which is completely useless. Therefore, an airport with a soil-based runway can only be used continuously for more than half a year, and the runway is completely crushed by various vehicles and aircraft. The grass can not grow out of rain, and the surrounding open space also has lawns. After the dust is no longer full, the airport can be normal. It really works.

This time was completely different. The engineers didn't know where they got a pile of prefabricated steel channels five meters long and half a meter wide, pressed into strips with holes, each with reserved bolt holes on both sides. After the engineers used heavy forklifts and road rollers to level the ground, they connected the channel steel in rows, added rivets and bolts, and laid them on the soil roadbed, and then spot-welded them with electric welding a few times. Then a steel runway composed of thousands of prefabricated steel plates was presented to the pilots.

When Heinrich landed on this runway for the first time, it felt almost the same as the concrete runway, and its levelness and firmness far exceeded that of an ordinary field airport. Moreover, the head of the engineering corps stated that this kind of runway is quick to lay, easy to renovate, and will not accumulate water. The channel steel is pressed into a concave-convex strip with raised edges. This is the best anti-skid structure. The aircraft does not have to worry about slipping in the rain. In addition, this kind of runway is very easy to perform emergency repairs. If it is bombed by an enemy plane, the commander repeatedly emphasizes that if it is, then as long as the crater is filled with mud and rock, and then a few rows of prefabricated steel plates are re-covered, it can be restored immediately. Drop capacity.

This base was completely built from scratch by the Luftwaffe. As far as the lieutenant knows, there are dozens of similar bases all over the southern coast of France, most of which have already completed the same foundation as the current one. Construction, and stationed in the aviation team.

"This is the command of the Command Headquarters. It was issued by the head of state himself. Don't ask me why. You will understand the meaning during the operation. Please execute it immediately, Lieutenant." When the staff of the Fourth Aviation Division delivered the transfer order That's how it is said.

"They're back!" The watchman on the tower shouted loudly, waving his binoculars

"An engine has stalled!"

"Let's go to the runway and let the fire truck and ambulance start." Lieutenant Heinrich threw away the cigarette **** in his hand and quickly walked towards the BMW tricycle parked by the tower.

Messerschmidt began to enter the landing route, made a steep turn, and the plane swung a few times before stabilizing again.

As a heavy-duty fighter with strong horsepower, the bf110 is fully capable of single-engine flight, but due to design problems, when the bf110 lands with a single engine, it will become very dangerous. Because this aircraft has the habit of putting down the flaps, the nose will suddenly rise, and originally because it only has a single-engine flight, although the power can support regular flight, when the **** are placed in the take-off and landing position, the resistance increases. It is very difficult to pull the aircraft up again with the power of a single engine. If you encounter a sudden change in the flight attitude and an inexperienced pilot, it is easy to enter a stall state unsuspectingly, and at this time it is already very far from the ground. Recently, the engine power is insufficient, and the airflow rate of each power surface is uneven due to the angle of the body. It is difficult for the driver to quickly respond to the adjustment actions, so it often causes serious accidents.

This bad habit of airplanes has led to many bf110 pilots when they encounter a problem with one of their aircraft's engines~IndoMTL.com~ often choose to use the belly without flaps, so the original one In time and space, the BF110 crash-landed on the coast of France and Norway can be seen everywhere.

However, the Hansburg did not choose to make an emergency landing. From the airport's location, he could see his plane clearly with the naked eye, and he had already lowered the landing gear.

"Big Hans is so familiar with the flight of this plane, I think he must be very sure about it, he will be able to succeed." The staff sergeant shook the throttle and carried Heinrich toward the runway.

The nose of the bf110 was aligned with the runway and began to descend. The **** were lowered at a height of 50 meters from the runway. The aircraft immediately raised the nose, and then the body sank down in a bold attitude. Touch the ground at the same time. Because the landing speed was too fast, the plane bounced a little, and then steadily fell back to the ground. After taxiing for a certain distance, the pilot slammed the brakes of the wheel to death, in a cloud of smoke from the friction of brake pads , Messerschmidt continued to taxi for more than ten meters and then slightly nodded the nose, then stopped in the center of the runway. The fire trucks and ambulances waiting by the runway as well as a large group of pilots and ground crew swarmed towards the plane. (To be continued.) () "The Battle of Resurrection in the Third Reich" only represents the author Feng Rui's point of view. If it is found that its content violates national laws and conflicts, please delete it. The position is only dedicated to providing health Green reading platform. 【】,thank you all!