"Okay, everyone, we're home. We'll stabilize the last period, let the damaged plane and the medium bomber land first." At this time, Colonel Short, who saw the airport, was extremely excited. No matter what, after 12 hours of war, they finally came back alive. This life-threatening feeling made the pilot, who had at least 12oo hours of flight, sighed. (including airships and balloons) But even so, he still did not forget to do the last thing before landing.&1t;/p>

Just as Colonel Short said that the order had not been fully conveyed, he saw a scarred FB27 twin bomber that had left the formation, but this was obviously not a normal landing. The motive of the aircraft had gradually stopped. The pilot seemed to be too late to even readjust the direction! He rushed straight to the sand beside the flight runway!&1t;/p>

"Damn it, there's no gas!" Colonel Short couldn't help but shook his head. As an old bird, Colonel Short knew that many of the planes in the formation were already half-gliding, and it was entirely up to the pilot to fly back. On the last section of the road, two O-4oo bombers had already landed on the sea. Now, the plane that saw the home could not hold on.&1t;/p>

"The crew who are not sure of landing can choose to jump." Finally, Colonel Short issued the last order for the operation.&1t;/p>

"One, two, three..." Lieutenant General Trenchard stared at the bombers landing from the air. When the number finally reached 19, Lieutenant General Trenchard felt his heart break! In the end, the number of British bombers returning was less than 30% of the total! Lieutenant General felt a liquid with a sweet smell surged up. The Lieutenant General realized that in the year of war, no, not a year, was the efforts and personnel accumulation of Royal Air Force in the previous years that had suffered heavy losses in this battle.&1t;/p>

"Transfer my order, all bombers will never be able to fight without my consent! Tell Churchill, the old fox! We have done our best! We exchanged the future for today's victory! From now on, I refuse to provide a large number of bombers in the upcoming Battle of Dardanelles." At this time, Lieutenant General Trenchard's anger was beyond words!&1t;/p>

When British bombers landed on the ground, the damage to the airport staff was shocking. The rear-fired machine gun towers were beaten into honeycomb coal. The blood left from the cockpit was missing half of the tail wing, and one-third of the aircraft on the lower wing, and the large traces left after the flames burned. There were also 9 people originally quota, but only 2 were slightly injured and carried a seriously injured person off the aircraft crew. These scars and blood undoubtedly told everyone present how painful their experience was in the previous ten hours!&1t;/p>

When four British pilots walked down from a FB27 bomber tremblingly, the moment when their feet touched the ground, a pilot finally couldn't control his mood, knelt on the ground and grabbed the soil under him and cried loudly. The nerves that had been tense for more than ten hours finally relaxed at this moment. The fear and blood of the battle made these originally strong people extremely fragile. Too many companions failed to survive this sudden disaster. The colleagues next to him immediately walked over, comforting and supporting them to the car not far away.&1t;/p>

Half an hour later, in the huge restaurant, the restaurant that could have served more than 50 people was just a scattered person. It also included some high-level staff from the base and the navy. An empty and lonely atmosphere made everyone present breathless.&1t;/p>

"I am proud of Royal Air Force's operation. You and your subordinates' actions are enough to remember all the subjects of the Empire." Lieutenant General Stedy, who represented the Navy, said with a embarrassed face. Now he knew why Lieutenant General Trenchard was not willing to send too many bombers to attack Port Erely because the risks were too great. And he and the Admiralty behind him saw more of the results of the victory after success, and did not consider how heavy the Royal Air Force would pay if he lost.&1t;/p>

"I hope you will realize the next time that Royal Air Force needs to pay and donate blood in every operation. Then, leave professional things to professionals." Lieutenant General Trenchard said with a pale face. "The more I am determined now, the Royal Navy can control the things on the water surface. Royal Air Force should become an independent branch of the military. Well, that's it!"&1t;/p>

The whole dinner was held in a sunken and sad atmosphere, and it was most appropriate to describe it as a disagreement. Whether it was the staff of the base or the pilot who had just saved his life from the brink of death, after filling his stomach, he fell head-on on the clean bed. But Lieutenant General Trenchard did not allow himself to relax or immerse himself in grief. He had a lot to do.&1t;/p>

"The total number of bombers lost to the A group is 54, including 12 V15oo bombers, 28 FB27 bombers, and 14 O-4oo bombers, with a permanent loss of 33o crew members."&1t;/p>

"The total number of bombers lost to the B aircraft group is 12. These include 8 O-4oo bombers, 4 FB27 bombers, and permanent personnel losses of 75 people."&1t;/p>

"The total number of bombers lost to C aircraft group is 22, O-4oo bombers and FB27 bombers each account for half, and permanent personnel loss of 13o people."&1t;/p>

"After this battle, we permanently lost 88 bombers, accounting for more than 60% of the total! All the remaining aircraft need to be overhauled, and it is estimated that new aircraft may be scrapped. (The maintenance cost is too high, so it is abandoned.) The loss of personnel was 535 people, accounting for more than 60% of all participants. In fact, the seven bomber squadrons we participated in this battle have been crippled. If we want to restore combat effectiveness, we have to wait at least one year, or directly disband these bomber troops and then subscribe them to other squadrons." The next morning, the staff submitted the summary war damage information.&1t;/p>

"This, the loss is simply unbearable. I think our attack is not worth the loss." Even though we already had a rough estimate in our mind, when we saw these verified data, Trenchard's mood at this moment could be described as shocking!&1t;/p>

"As for disbanding the troops, I think this is absolutely impossible. They have paid such a tragic price for the empire. We cannot let these warriors go to other squadrons with double physical and spiritual trauma. These troops must be rebuilt!" Lieutenant General Trenchard said firmly.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!