Chapter 237: The Boiling Second And Ninth Air Force Brigades
When the news that the pilots of Captain Gao’s Fourth Air Group at Lanqiao Airport had obtained the first batch of P-36 fighter jets reached Jiaxing Airport and Cao’e Airport in Shangyu,
especially since the Second and Ninth Air Force Brigades were undergoing military training at Cao’e Airport, they immediately boiled over upon hearing such astonishing news.
“What! No way! Why can the Fourth Air Group switch to a group of yellow ‘Hawk 3’ fighter jets and then immediately to the new P-36 fighter jet group? This is the latest fighter jet that our Chennault instructor often mentions!”
“Yeah! Although they are the main air force, we’re not bad either! We should also have some of these new American fighter jets for combat! It can’t be that every time they favor them, giving all the best stuff, the best airplanes, to the Fourth Air Group. I feel this is unfair! Especially now that the war of resisting Japanese invaders has broken out, who knows when we’ll have to take to the skies to battle those damn Japanese aircraft groups!”
“I think the same! Without good new fighter jets for piloting in combat, our lives have one less guarantee! Let’s go protest to Commander Zhou and demand that we also get a batch of these new fighter jets for military training and combat. That would be fair and just!”
“But our Commander Zhou is currently at the Fourth Air Group’s Lanqiao Airport! What are you going to protest about? And do you think protesting will work?”
“Of course it will! We’re also air force under his command! Even if he favors the Fourth Air Group, he still has to give us some new P-36 fighter jets! Otherwise, are we supposed to pilot those outdated airplanes that foreigners have discarded to fight for our lives against the Japanese invaders’ airplanes? We already don’t have the ‘Hawk 3’ fighter jet group for piloting in combat, and now if we don’t even get the new P-36 fighter jets donated by others, won’t we be even more upset?”
“You’re absolutely right. We must fight for this benefit! This is also our right as we resist Japanese invaders! We also have certain background like the Fourth Air Group, and we’re not much worse than them! In terms of family background!”
“Then let’s call Commander Zhou right now to protest!”
“What are you doing! What’s going on! Making all this noise here, don’t you just want the latest P-36 fighter jet group donated by Shanghai merchant Zhou Wenhua for training and combat against Japanese invaders? Did Commander Zhou say he won’t allocate a batch to you? What are you making a fuss about! Those who were making the most noise just now, come out to me. Do you not want the right to pilot P-36 fighter jets anymore?”
The pilots of the Second and Ninth Air Force Brigades were buzzing and discussed heatedly,
spilling out all sorts of tones and heartfelt words.
And just at the moment when they were boiling over the most fervently,
Commander Kanto Tong, who was in charge of military training at Cao’e Airport, immediately came over cursing and swearing, reprimanding these pilots,
directly scolding everyone into lowering their heads,
but at that very moment,
“Commander Guan, it’s here! The new P-36 fighter jets allocated to us by Commander Zhou have been transported to our airport! Come receive them quick! Eight of them! We actually get allocated eight! I heard there are only 20 in total, and we get eight. Looks like our Commander Zhou hasn’t forgotten us!”
Commander Tan Shi from the command tower came running over delighted and excited, shouting to them from afar.
He loudly and eagerly shared the news he had learned.
“What! It’s here! And eight of them!”
“Great! Great! I’m coming right away!”
Upon hearing this,
Commander Guan Dongtong was also immediately delighted, beaming with a smile.
So, he too hurried anxiously, following Commander Tan Shi from the command tower who had come running to deliver the good news, to receive the eight new P-36 fighter jets that had been transported in.
And all the pilots from the Second and Ninth Air Force Brigades were similarly boiling with extreme excitement, following along to see those eight new P-36 fighter jets.
