flstandardbreds Chapter 180 Aviation Division
Chapter 180 Aviation Division
The pilots in the classroom were completely stunned, but they had not yet boarded the plane, so they could not verify the authenticity of what Wang Meng said.
Lu Tianlong's throat rolled and he squeezed out a few words from his dry throat.
"Um... Chief of Staff Wang, can we help build the airport? The sooner it's finished, the sooner we can get on the plane!"
Wang Meng smiled and shook his head. He couldn't bear to throw these precious pilots away on the construction site.
Besides, everyone has their own expertise. There are hundreds of engineering machines and experts in navigation, communication, meteorology and command recruited from Chengdu participating in the construction. Can we still use them?
"Chief of Staff, we are worried!"
Lu Tianlong followed a dozen pilots, all of whom wanted to go to the sky as soon as possible to avenge their comrades who died in the sky.
"Comrades, I understand your feelings, but no matter how advanced our combat power is, the enemy has many more planes than us. So, I personally ask you, the independent column asks you, and the suffering people across the country ask you for one thing!"
After Wang Meng finished speaking, he stood up straight and bowed.
Lu Tianlong and others hurriedly stood up and helped up the soldier who was proud and arrogant in his bones.
"Chief of Staff, since we are wearing the uniforms of the Independent Column, we are members of the Independent Column and your soldiers. Just give us any orders!"
"Then I'll be frank. I hope you can not only help me attract pilots from Chongqing, but also help us train pilots!"
"Oh, I thought it was a big deal. We'll take care of this. The airport hasn't been repaired yet, so we'll recruit pilots from the independent column and even from all over the country!"
"it is good!"
Wang Meng was the first to sign up, hoping to take a back door and get in first, but was directly rejected by the strict Lu Tianlong, who asked him to take a unified written test and interview.
Ten days after the advertisements were placed in major newspapers, the selection examination was carried out as scheduled under the chairmanship of Li Yunlong.
Being able to fly into the sky, eat in the flight crew kitchen, and enjoy the treatment of an officer is every soldier's dream.
"Brothers of the Independent Column, young talents from all over the country, today our Independent Column begins recruiting pilots. This is something that I, Old Li, would never have dared to think of in my entire life. In the past, we were bombarded by the Japanese and dared not raise our heads. Now, we have planes, and we only need you! Work hard!"
Immediately afterwards, Lu Tianlong began to test the registered students according to the testing procedures of Chongqing Aviation School.
After three consecutive days, more than a hundred people were finally selected from tens of thousands of applicants.
The rest of the educated applicants will also be assigned to other ground majors according to their own wishes after assessment.
On June 1942, 6, Li Yunlong announced the establishment of the Aviation College of Pingshun National Defense University, which offered majors in flight, navigation, communications, radar, meteorology, and field services.
A total of more than one thousand trainees worked day and night to cram professional knowledge before the construction of the airport was completed.
In addition, Lu Tianlong and others also recruited dozens of brothers from the aviation school from Chongqing and the Northeast, and the number of mature pilots in the independent column has reached more than 60.
In order to speed up the training, Wang Meng used a road roller to roll out a dirt field runway five kilometers north of the current concrete runway as a backup runway for training.
Lu Tianlong selected dozens of highly skilled pilots. After completing the ground modification theory course, they sat in the training aircraft to conduct ground simulation flights. After accumulating a hundred hours of time, they gradually went up to the air for training.
Then separate the pairs and start training one-on-one.
The "local rich man" Wang Meng exchanged thirty training aircraft in a row, allowing the new pilots to completely dispel their doubts.
The most advanced aircraft, sufficient fuel, in short, as long as you have the energy, you can fly as much as you want!
Li Yunlong felt happy as he watched the simulators of the aircraft taking off and landing and forming air formations.
"Damn it, will the Japs dare to come and lay eggs again? I'll turn on the radar and let our planes beat the hell out of them!"
"Commander, the organization of our air force has not yet been determined?"
Li Yunlong called over Lu Tianlong who had just landed.
"Tianlong, how do you feel after this period of time?"
Lu Tianlong smiled excitedly.
"Commander, Chief of Staff, the performance of this training plane is better than the crappy planes we used to fly! Besides, how could we have enough fuel before? There was not enough fuel even during the war, let alone training!"
"Hahaha, that's good! Chief of Staff Wang and I are here to talk to you about the organization of the Air Force!"
After discussion, the three decided to operate according to the organization of two battalions, namely the First Flying Battalion, the Second Flying Battalion and the Support Battalion of the Aviation Division of the Southern Shanxi Independent Column.
Commander of the Aviation Division: Lu Tianlong.
The captain of the first squadron was Huang Rongfa and the captain of the second squadron was Xu Gun. Each squadron had three flying squadrons, and each squadron had ten F6F Hellcat fighters.
The support battalion commander is Luo Yingde, who is in charge of the maintenance company, airport support company, etc.
Subsequently, bomber squadrons, reconnaissance aircraft squadrons, etc. will be added according to development needs.
In addition, Wang Meng also decided to build an airport mainly for training at the Qingyang Petrochemical Base. This would not only ensure the safety of training in the rear, but also deter any forces attempting to destroy the petrochemical base.
"Tianlong, your appointment will be on the day our plane takes off for the first time. I will ask the commander of the 386th Brigade to come and personally appoint you!"
Lu Tianlong's blood was boiling. He was not a fan of being an official, but he wanted to fly the most advanced aircraft, command the most advanced aviation brigade, and fight the Japanese on a fair fight.
"Yes! Leave the blue skies of southern Shanxi to our aviation division!"
Next, Wang Meng made a request to Lu Tianlong, that is, he should also serve as the dean of the Aviation College of the National Defense University and offer classes on a rolling basis to accumulate enough pilots and other professionals.
"Captain Lu, how long do you think it will take to train a pilot who can participate in combat?"
"At least a year and a half!"
"What if we have enough fuel? By then, the concrete runway will be repaired and will not be affected by rainy weather, so we will have more time for training!"
"That will take at least a year, no less!"
Although Wang Meng knew that this matter could not be rushed, he was still a little anxious. If it really didn't work, should he continue to poach people?
"Captain Lu, when will our First and Second Flying Groups be able to form combat effectiveness?"
"In three months, we are guaranteed to be able to form combat effectiveness!"
"Okay! When the time comes, we'll win a battle and recruit all the pilots from Chongqing! In addition, our special operations squadron will also learn to fly a plane as a whole!"
Ever since Lu Tianlong was wrongfully imprisoned, he no longer has any favorable impression on Chongqing, so if you ask him to poach people from Chongqing, he guarantees that he will work harder than anyone else.
"Don't worry, Chief of Staff. We will continue to sabotage and poach people."
Li Yunlong and Wang Meng were both very confused. How could they say that? Even if it was true, they couldn't say that!
"Master Lu, we are promoting the flow of talent and giving them the opportunity to serve the motherland..."
"That's right. I emphasize again that I'm not poaching..."
Lu Tianlong looked at the backs of the two people leaving, and was wondering in his heart that these two people seemed to have a unique temperament.
Pretend?