Chapter 42: A Day at Borin Base (Recommended, Collected)

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  The next morning, Sun Xiang bid farewell to Shirley's family and returned alone to the Pauling Air Force Base.

  The entrance of the base was surrounded by soldiers, and all the officers and men of the Pauling Air Force Base came out to welcome Sun Xiang. Eric, Rich, Andy and others hugged Sun Xiang tightly.

  Learning that Sun Xiang came to the base to shoot a recruitment advertisement, the students at the base were excited and cheered, because Sun Xiang is now the number one air combat ace in the United States, if they can shoot with him together, it would be an exciting thing.

  In the 9th and 10th periods, most of the students had completed their flight training. Since Sun Xiang left, the brightest star in aerial combat at the base was Eric, who had previously challenged Sun Xiang. Next was Andy, who had lived and eaten with Sun Xiang. However, according to Andy, there was another student from the 10th period at the academy who was more formidable than himself, and not much inferior to Eric either. This piqued Sun Xiang's interest.

  While Li Qi has been selected by the Marine Corps after more than a year of hard work, his boxing skills have improved dramatically. He even drew with two instructors during the selection process, which left Sun Xiang in awe.

  Chinese food in the officers' and men's mess hall, the little girls from the base medical station who received the news also came to the restaurant, wanting to see if the legendary super ace pilot was three-headed and six-armed.

  The dinner was held in a pleasant atmosphere, with everyone gathering around Sun Xiang to ask him some questions about the war. Sun Xiang simply told them about his air combat experiences in Spain, and the students listened with bated breath.

  After dinner, Hughes brought his film crew to the base, and Sun Xiang was stunned.

  Hues laughed and said, "You big hero can't move much on paper, hehe, let you try the taste of being a movie star, buddies get on the machine."

  With a wave of his hand, at least ten cameras were set up on the airfield at Poling Base, and a group of students looked excitedly and shouted. Many little girls from the medical station also surrounded the camera and turned it around. These are the magical machines that take beautiful pictures of Hollywood actresses.

  Watching Hughes caress the F4U Corsair parked at the airbase like he was stroking his own child, Sun Xiang felt a deep sense of respect in his heart. Hughes was a man of pure passion; once he set his mind on a goal, he would spare no effort to achieve it, which is why his success seemed so dazzling.

  Two propaganda soldiers, favored and surprised, ten cameras, two crew members handed over to them to shoot this recruitment propaganda, making the two guys' hands tremble.

  At last they found Hughes, who abandoned direction. Hughes immediately brightened up: "Blackfellows, this time I'll be the director." Hughes rolled up his sleeves and began directing the placement of cameras.

  Sun Xiang first cooperated with two publicity cadres to take photos sitting in the plane, F4U blue fuselage, because of the pirate nickname, so the base painted a shark's big mouth at the head position, sharp teeth that seemed to be ready to crush opponents at any time.

  Sun Xiang's playful heart was stirred up, he designed a set of photos, directly jumping into the cockpit from the wing of an airplane, such a dynamic freeze frame, got everyone's support.

  Then photographed the combat uniform of the land-based airborne troops, holding a paratrooper-style Thompson in his hand, with a handsome and cool expression that "killed" a batch of film.

  Huse adjusted the camera position, and Sun Xiang was ready to drive the F4U to show off his flying skills in the sky. All the officers and soldiers of the base gathered around the control tower, whistling loudly, and Lieutenant Ryder smiled and waved at Sun Xiang.

  Six F4Us were on the ramp, six of the first batch of military orders. There were ten F4Us at Poling AFB, four of which were trainers.

  Hues directs the cameraman to board the plane, ready to shoot in mid-air!!

  His decision caused a stir, the ground camera was ready, but the machine in the air made Hughes difficult, because the machine was too big, and there was no extra space to put the machine after two people were in the cockpit of the trainer.

  Hughs thought for a moment and finally decided to dismantle half of the pilot's seat, move the entire college seat back, barely able to put the machine in, Hughs and three cameramen squeezed into the narrow space.

  Sun Xiang, Ruidi, Ailike, and two air combat instructors from the base boarded the plane to prepare for takeoff. Another pilot flying an F4U was the famous Gregory Boyington, who was representing the 10th batch of students in the sky.

  This guy was a later US Marine Corps ace pilot, leading his VMF-124 Black Sheep Squadron to invincibility in World War II. He personally shot down 28 planes and became the first ace pilot of the Marine Corps, having received the highest honor in the United States: the Congressional Medal of Honor.

  Sun Xiang didn't expect to see this ace of the US Marine Corps at the Pauling Air Force Base. After sizing up this handsome young man with some interest, he started the plane.

  Four trainer planes have taken to the sky, circling. The F4U's excellent climbing ability is dazzling. If you compare it with the F2A Buffalo model originally equipped by the US military at this time, its performance may not be twice as good as that of the F4U.

  Six aircraft flew into the sky, divided into two teams for an aerial combat performance, also using tactical paintballs.

  Team A1 members are: Sun Xiang, Eric, and Bao Yingdong, a student group.

  A2 sub-team is Reed with two other flight instructors, Instructor Group. Base scorer is Colonel Ralph.

  The air battle began, thanks to the aircraft formation training that has been carried out at the base all along. The coordination between the two teams was no problem.

  Colonel Ralph's voice came from the command center: "Ready, start the battle."

  The trainees at the base cheered...

  Two squadrons took off one after another, and the base's loudspeaker had already connected to the wireless radio on the plane, broadcasting live the aerial battle scene.

  Sun Xiang said in the wireless: "Pull up, we take the initiative to occupy the advantageous position, don't engage in air combat with them, the instructor team are all masters."

  "Hey, Steve, don't worry, we haven't slacked off on our flying practice in the six months you've been gone. 'Pirate' here is a new guy who just arrived last month, so our flight experience is about the same."

  "Cheers! My hero!"

  A soft laughter rose from the base, apparently Bo Ying's words had won everyone's approval.

  Ruidi's smile on his face gradually disappeared after he got on the plane. The coordination of the three instructors was obviously more tacit than that of the student team.

  The two planes met at an altitude of 3000M, the student team launched a surprise attack first, Eric covered Boyington, Sun Xiang patrolled around, and Boyington's machine guns fired, six machine guns spewed out flames, Reed's plane skillfully slid out of the machine gun range, the two wingmen supplemented their firepower, simultaneously firing their machine guns, colorful tracer bullets filled the air, as a result, one of the camera planes was hit by stray bullets.

  Colonel Ralphe: "Alright guys, don't shoot at the trainer planes, they're not participating in this dogfight."

  Erik chuckled and said: "Slip of the hand, slip of the hand."

  Due to both sides' high flying skills, the formation attack soon turned into a one-on-one dogfight.

  Sun Xiang learned from his old opponent, Lieutenant Reed, in the aerial battle over Spain that using as few movements as possible could produce a highly effective strike. The F4U, which had been his trusty companion for three months, seemed to come alive in his hands.

  Ryder clearly felt that Sun Xiang's flying skills were different from before he went to Spain, and his control of the plane had reached an astonishing level. He tried three times to lock onto Sun Xiang's plane, but found that no matter what, he couldn't get a bead on him. Even when Sun Xiang's plane was hovering around his firing range, he just couldn't catch him. Ryder felt a wave of powerlessness in his heart.

  Bogart and plane number 3 tangled with each other, exchanging several rounds of fire on both sides, until finally the number 3 plane caught an opportunity...

  Bogdon's plane turned right after a failed dive attack, and No. 3 instructor took the high position. As Bogdon's plane turned right, No. 3 instructor gently pressed the nose down to the right, seized an early lead, fired two bursts of shots, hitting Bogdon's plane in the middle section. If this were real bullets, the F4U's powerful firepower would likely have torn apart its opponent in the sky.

  Major Ralph: "Cadet Wingston's been hit."

  "Ah! Shit! Got careless." Helplessly withdrew the plane from the battlefield.

  Bo Yington's gloomy face operated the plane to land, and he still received applause from the students. Although he was shot down, the instructor had to use all his skills to defeat him. His flying skills were among the best in the base.