1739 Flying over Shetland 3
Of course, there are some people who know about it. This k-8 bomber did perform missions along the Baltic Sea coast before, so he would not choose camouflage with similar backgrounds to those on the ocean. The paint of this k-8 is more orthodox German gray. This time, because the task is more urgent, the paint has not been changed.
"What a joke? Can German planes fly here?" Betty was really shocked. He really didn't expect that German aviation was at this level! After all, in his perception, the British Empire's v1500 was the world's number one! And now, it seems that he wants to add a tie for first place?!
"Hurry and shoot him down! Then pull the Germans out of their flying firewood, and I'm going to interrogate them!" Betty roared in anger. However, the others ignored Betty's anger. When they looked at the plane getting closer and closer and confirmed that it was some unknown type of bomber of the Germans, the first thing they did was to set up Betty to evacuate to the side. God knows whether the bomber came over and carried the bomber! At the same time, the airport planes also began to evacuate, and some smart airport guards had already begun to dismantle the machine guns on the plane and prepare to shoot in the air! (Many aircraft's machine guns were actually ordinary machine guns with a circular gun frame, which was very easy to remove.)
"Scar them and tell the British that we have been here." So, following the captain's order, the machine gunner shot a link at an altitude of 2,800 meters. Of course, shooting at this height almost does not need to consider the hit rate. As someone said, it is to tell the British that they have been here.
The reconnaissance plane also swept over the airport quickly, then circled continuously, using cameras to record the situation of the airport. At the same time, at the other three airports, all the k-8 bombers who arrived in the reconnaissance area faithfully performed their missions and recorded everything they saw with the camera.
The Shetland Islands are not large in size, and the ones that can be used as airports are even smaller. A total of 10 k-8 bombers quickly conducted reconnaissance on all target areas. (There were two separated k-8 bombers who then felt the target area, and the other two, one returned due to mechanical failure, and the other failed to find the target.)
After the initial panic, the British quickly reacted. With the help of the tractor, bombers were pulled to the side and cleared the runway for the fighter. More than a dozen DH9 fighters took off quickly. Originally, this was a light bomber, but the British found that the high-speed performance of this aircraft was very good, and the body was strong and the large load could also equip the aircraft with more weapons. Therefore, the aircraft became the British interceptor.
"The British plane took off! Damn it, it's DH9, it's time for us to leave." A machine gunner first discovered these guys running at the runway at a very fast speed. After all, aviation reconnaissance was not a bombing. After idling around the airport for a few laps, the k-8 bomber began to prepare for evacuation.
"We seem to be bitten!" At this time, the last one to evacuate was Major Knowles' Black Knight. Before leaving, the plane walked around the radio base station at the northernmost end of the Shetland Islands. So, his plane was pulled at the end, and three DH9 fighters rushed up like piranhas smelling blood. In order to pursue high speed, the British plane was obviously not fully loaded. When the K-8 bomber was flying at a speed of more than 160 kilometers per hour, the De Havilland killer behind was still approaching the target at a faster speed!
"Continue to rise! We will have a chance to fly higher!" Looking at the fleet that is approaching behind, Colonel Knowles ordered that three Daimler Bentley engines operate at the highest output, with a total power of nearly 1,500 horsepower pulling the aircraft, which is currently weighing 10 tons, is flying towards the high altitude. The slowdown during the climb gave the British the first chance to attack!
"Go to die, British man!" The machine gunner at the tail and upper part of the aircraft controlled four large-caliber machine guns and spewed fire snakes at the target. Then the British attacked without being outdone. Three machine guns at the head of a DH9 aircraft roared wildly, and countless bullets intersected in the air. The two sides fired at a distance of less than 400 meters. The DH9 easily knocked the machine gun position at the rear of the aircraft into a sieve. Dozens of French 13.2mm machine gun bullets easily tore the rear machine gunners, and smashed the two machine guns and brackets to pieces.
However, this guy did not escape. When it flew past the side of the K-8 with bullet holes all over its body, a side-firing machine gun slashed hard at the bottom of its engine compartment. The 12.7mm armor-piercing incendiary bomb smashed the V12 liquid-cooled engine. Then, the plane fell down like a weight.
When the other DH9 tried to approach the target from the lower part, it was taught by two large-caliber machine guns at the lower part of the fuselage. Two hot fire snakes easily smashed the half-wing of the aircraft to force the other party to evacuate. The last aircraft was lucky and attacked carefully, but after more than ten minutes of entanglement, when the k-8 bomber flew to an altitude of 5,200 meters, the aircraft may have given up on the pursuit due to fuel problems and the sharp decline in high-altitude performance.
"We're back alive, aren't we?" Colonel Knowles said with relief as he looked at the plane away.
"The German bomber is like a flying porcupine, with spikes all over his body, and if he is not careful, he will be stinged with blood." After the battle, a British pilot walked down from a plane covered with shells and said with lingering fear at the plane without half of the wings and the DH9, whose rear part of the body was almost made into honeycombs.
"The Germans are starting to pay attention to this place." Betty looked up at the sky, then looked at the airport that had already rushed around. In fact, even his amateur, he could see that the German bombers were just performing reconnaissance missions, and the range was almost reached the limit of the bomber. Judging from the descriptions of pilots and observers, this aircraft is of the same level as the v1500, so the German bomber group is unlikely to pose a threat to this place. Logically, Betty should not be worried.
As for sending a fleet to attack? This is even more nonsense in his opinion. The most obvious question is how can the German fleet ensure that it will not be discovered across the entire North Sea? Even if it takes only 12 hours to use the night, it will be at least 900 kilometers from Wilhelmshaven to the Shetlands. Even if the German fleet can sail at a speed of 20 knots per hour, it will take a day. And even if the weather is not good, it will have a certain hidden effect on the fleet's whereabouts, Betty does not think the Germans can slip over!
Chapter completed!