"Is there any news about the German fleet at the headquarters?" On a V1500 long-range reconnaissance aircraft departing from Iceland, the captain asked the radio operator next to him in a irritable manner. He and his crew had been flying in this airspace for 4 hours, but there was still no trace of the German fleet.

"No, the Germans were discovered by our camouflage reconnaissance ship around 2 pm this afternoon, but then the reconnaissance ship should have been sunk. We can only determine the location of the target before the target, but the average speed of the German fleet is as high as more than 22 knots, and they no longer know where to go." The radio operator said with some regret. If there was no information provided by other friendly forces, then this long-range reconnaissance aircraft code-named Seagull could only rely on itself to find the German fleet.

"We raised the height. Today's weather is good, the clouds are very thin, and the height is very high. We can search higher places." The captain thought for a while and said. Logically, a fleet of such a large scale should have a lot of smoke, and can be found dozens of kilometers away, but why can't he find it himself?

The reason is very simple. Because of the sufficient fuel, the two battleships in Turkey and the two fast battleships commanded by Su Xiong are burning oil tankers. The chimney exhaust is much less than that in coal. The four Austro-Hungarian fast battleships are now mainly burning oil, so the smoke characteristics are naturally weaker.

The huge V1500 is cruising at a height of 2500 meters at a speed of 80 kilometers per hour. However, what the British did not expect was that in this airspace, they were not a lonely traveler. Above the clouds, four JU5 attack aircraft that took off from the Independence were also performing reconnaissance missions. Yes, you read that right, it was a reconnaissance mission. During the Second World War, attack aircraft with a long range and a larger load often acted as reconnaissance aircraft! However, this time, these JU5s were preparing to play the fighter's mission.

"The target we are looking for is nearby! In less than 20 minutes just now, this guy had sent at least 5 telegrams, and from the perspective of movement speed, it should be an airplane." At this time, in the back seat of a JU5 attack aircraft, the radio operator sideways the approximate position of the V1500 through multiple radios.

"Where is the other party's heading information?" asked the captain.

"If it doesn't change course, another 45 minutes of flight may find our fleet," said the radio operator.

"Okay, then let's kill them! Let's fly high, fly above the clouds, and then approach the target. Be sure to kill them before the other party sends a telegram!" said the captain.

"What if it had an escort plane?" asked the machine gunner in the back seat.

"It's very simple, then forget it, but probably not. It's too far from any British airport." The captain said relaxedly.

Perhaps the British were a little less lucky, or perhaps the V1500 was too huge, the American 4th aircraft team soon discovered the V1500 bomber flying at the bottom of the clouds. Then, the captain began to make combat arrangements. The four JU5 attack aircraft would throw away the secondary fuel tank, then enter from the rear in turn, attacking the root of the wing of the V1500 from above.

"Damn it, this guy is so strong! It was that bastard who told me that the 50 machine gun must be enough!" The American pilot first discovered the enemy and launched an attack without any defense! The first two JU5 attack aircraft successfully locked the target in the aiming ring.

However, the firepower of two 12.7MM machine guns on an aircraft was too weak for the big guy whose wings were spread for nearly 40 meters. A series of bullets left a series of holes on the huge V1500 body, but it was not fatal. The opponent just shook slightly in the air and restored his balance. The fire caused by the hitting the body was quickly extinguished. Then, this giant dragon-like giant used a self-defense machine gun to fight back, while starting to turn the body clumsyly to prepare for retreat!

"Hurry up and send a telegram to say that we were attacked by enemy fighters! Damn it! These planes are not seaplanes, repeat, these planes are not seaplanes!" Captain of the Seagull commanded the plane to try to get rid of the other party's pursuit while ordering the radio transmitter to inform the British Navy of the latest situation immediately.

The radio operator located in the middle of the cabin quickly controlled the radio station, first reporting the location of the aircraft attack, and then the direction and situation of the incoming aircraft. However, the British's attempt to issue a telegram caused tension to the Americans. Four JU5 attack aircraft successively launched more fierce attacks on the targets. It is said that two fists cannot defeat four hands, and the heroes cannot hold up many people. After the Americans lost one JU5, two other JU5 attack aircraft successfully destroyed the fuel tank inside the V1500's bomb bay. The highly volatile fuel without any protection was ignited by the large-caliber machine gun incendiary bomb. In less than 20 seconds, accompanied by a violent explosion, the reconnaissance aircraft code-named Seagull turned into a huge fireball!

"It seems that the British finally sent a telegram?" said a back-seat machine gunner.

"I don't know, maybe it was sent, maybe it wasn't. No matter what, we must return now. Notify the destroyer to rescue our pilot." The captain said after looking at the fragments of the British plane flying from the air.

However, this operation fully exposed the youth of the US Navy. Just as the US aircraft fleet returned and reported to the headquarters, at a position close to sea level, another V1500 ocean patrol aircraft patrolling the surrounding waters also confirmed the route and track of the US aircraft fleet through radio sideways! Then, this ocean reconnaissance aircraft painted with ocean camouflage began to chase in the direction of the US aircraft fleet retreating!

After many naval battles, the British were still slippery enough. Although aircraft in higher altitudes are more likely to find fleets in distances, these aircraft will attract the opponent's firepower like targets. Therefore, in reconnaissance, the British adopted the method of high and low altitude matching, responsible for discovering targets at high altitudes and tracking at low altitudes. Even if a large bomber like V1500 is painted with camouflage in the sea, it is still difficult to be visually discovered if it flies to the targets with sunlight. This situation was also found in the second battle. The German FW200 ocean patrol aircraft used low altitudes to catch the enemy to avoid reconnaissance. Several times when the German bombs were thrown up, the British crew reacted.

While performing the tracking mission, this V1500 also sent the collected information to the British Fleet. Unfortunately, this time, the Fleet was not far from the sea area where the incident occurred!
Chapter completed!