Chapter 439 The Traction Rope Is Broken (Plus 1)

After the First World War, Germany was forbidden to develop military aircraft, so the movement of gliders emerged. Through gliders, Germany trained a large number of glider pilots, some of which were accepted into the Air Force.

However, before this, there is no example of applying the glider to actual combat, and now it is the first time!

Looking at the takeoff of this glider, Hans's eyes were quite envious. Now, Hans has become the best pilot of the Stuka bomber, so he is sometimes called to conduct tactical seminars.

Although they did not explicitly say that the last few tactical discussions were aimed at the Belgian's Eben-Emar fortress, Hans knew that this time they were going to raid this most important Belgian fortress!

If only you could go by yourself! Hans looked at these glider troops depressedly, and he needed to wait until they took off and vacate the runway before he could take off!

A Junkers 52 transport plane, roaring, almost reached the end of the runway before pulling up, and behind it, the glider, after the transport plane was pulled up, continued to fly for a few meters, and took off wobbly.

Gliders can fly down from the hillside or take off under the traction of transport aircraft, and in combat, transport aircraft traction is the most important way. Before entering the war zone, drop the rope, return the transport plane, and fly the glider alone to fight.

Watching this transport plane take off, Hans drools with envy, the Eben-Emar fortress, just thinking about it makes people fascinated!

After the First World War, in order to defend against German aggression, Western European countries built fortifications on the borders adjacent to Germany, including the Gorebi-Kier line in the Netherlands; the Albert Canal line in Belgium; Maginot Line.

These three lines of defense run from north to south, connecting with each other and extending for hundreds of kilometers.

Among them, the French line of defense is the best built. After all, France and Germany have formed a deadly feud.

And Belgium doesn't care too much. At the same time, in order to save money, Belgium simply built an Albert Canal, a fortified canal specially built to prevent Germany from attacking through Belgium. The riverbank is steep and full of fortifications, especially There is also the Eben Emar fortress on the side of the canal guarding the canal.

This fortress was an important part of the Albert Canal line, a strong fortification and an important point of support for the northern extension of the Maginot Line, and the core of the Belgian eastern defense system.

To engage in this fortress, that's enough! Germany will take off a total of 41 Junkers 52 at the airports of Osterham and Buzweiler Hall, pulling gliders to carry out this mission.

They were divided into four assault teams, and the plan had long been drawn up.

To bomb the bridges in Luxembourg, the mission, alas... Seeing the take-off of this daring team on his own side, Hans was extremely envious.

About every 30 seconds, a crew dragged the glider into the air. The Luftwaffe are pretty elite, they do the maintenance of the aircraft.

Watching the Junkers-52 transport planes take off, Hans couldn't help but envy, and had no other choice. Now, there is still more than an hour before his departure. Why don't he go back to sleep?

On the runway, there are lights that allow the Junkers-52 to take off correctly, but after flying into the sky, the surroundings are pitch black.

Flying in the dark is quite difficult, but fortunately they were well prepared.

Due to towing the glider behind, all three engines are now running at full force, and the hum of the engines echoes in the cabin.

Captain Loso looked at the dark night sky and flew in the direction indicated by the instruments.

They need to meet at the meeting point over the green belt south of Cologne and start flying westward along the "Corridor of Lights" that stretches all the way to the border.

This corridor of lights was specially set up for their actions.

At the crossroads near Evron, there is the first light sign. Then, next to Ferregen, 5 kilometers away, I saw a second beacon...

In this way, when the plane flies over a beacon, you can see the next beacon, and sometimes even a third beacon, with the help of the beacon on the ground, to maintain the correct heading until near Aachen The scheduled "break-up point".

Suddenly, Loso found a cloud of blue smoke in front of him!

This kind of blue smoke is emitted by aero-engines running at full power, which means that there is another plane at the same altitude!

In the dark, nothing can be seen clearly, and now, when you see this blue smoke, it means that the two planes are about to collide!

How to do?

Loso had no other choice, he pushed the steering wheel hard, and the Junker-52 began to dive down. (The Junkers-52 uses a steering wheel-type operating device.)

In the darkness, the figure of another Junker-52 flashed in front of everyone, and Loso's wing almost rubbed the other's landing gear and flew by!

If it was just one second slower, the two planes would come into close contact in the air and turn into two big fireballs!

Loso felt his heart pounding violently. Even on the Spanish battlefield, he was not so terrible when he dropped supplies directly under the artillery fire on the ground.

"Oops, where's our glider?" After successfully avoiding a collision, Loso realized that his plane suddenly became easier to operate, and he suddenly cried out inwardly.

At this time, the people in the glider behind were in a state of depression.

The pilot, Ross, is an experienced glider pilot. Just now, he suddenly felt the control stick in his hand and couldn't obey him.

The elevator became so heavy that he pulled back hard, hoping to keep the elevator in its original position.

"Bah!" A clear voice came to the cockpit, as if the windshield of the cockpit had been slapped by a whip.

At this moment, Ross guessed something.

The glider regained its balance in the air, but the roar of the tractor engine faded away, and the surroundings seemed extraordinarily quiet.

The leash is broken!

This is just so tragic.

Behind, a person said calmly: "Return to Cologne, back to the airport!"

This calm voice infected Ross. He knew that among his gliders, there was Lieutenant Wichig, the captain of the 1st Division that attacked the Eben-Emar fortress, and Ross was also under the command of Lieutenant Wichiger.

In fact, although Lieutenant Weickig's words were calm, he also felt extremely bad in his heart. As a commander, he was now left behind.

Although when formulating the mission, it was considered that the glider might fall behind unexpectedly, so every crew member, even every soldier, knew his mission and would not panic.

Still, it was very frustrating not being able to participate in the operation.