After arranging the Marines, Fang Lang handed over the screening of naval personnel for the aircraft carrier to Chief of Staff De La Torre, but he began to have a headache about recruiting pilots.
Brazil now also has an air force. During the entire World War II, the Brazilian Air Force cooperated with the U.S. Air Force and carried out more than 2,000 flight missions.
This air force, established entirely with the support of the Americans, is a flying brigade with 350 P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, divided into four squadrons: red, blue, yellow and green.
The commander of the brigade was Major Nairo Mora, who was promoted to colonel of the Air Force after the war and concurrently served as Minister of the Brazilian Air Force.
When Fang Lang's First Fleet was established, the Brazilian Air Force was still under the command of General Moraes, commander of the expeditionary force.
Therefore, the Brazilian Navy allocated ten fighter pilots and ten P-47 Thunderbolt fighters from the Air Force to join the First Fleet.
It can also be seen from here that the Brazilian Air Force is an incomplete air force with only fighter jets that can only perform combat and reconnaissance missions.
Without bombers and transport planes, in Fang Lang's eyes, this was an incomplete air force.
It can be said that the Brazilian Air Force during this period was very weak. Once Fang Lang’s aircraft carrier becomes combat-ready, it will have a naval aviation force of about one hundred aircraft.
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This number accounts for about one-third of the entire Brazilian Air Force, which means that the Brazilian Air Force is weak and has less say than the Navy, so it dare not compete with the Navy.
Otherwise, with one-third of the entire Brazilian Air Force's air force, it would be strange if they didn't fight over it.
Here we have to mention the Army's coveting of this air force. Originally, when this air force was first established, it was established in the name of the Army Aviation Corps.
However, because the Air Force was placed under the sole command of the US military during the war, the Brazilian Army did not actually command this nominal Army Aviation Force.
After the war, the Brazilian Army wanted to reintegrate the Air Force into its fold. Unfortunately, this Air Force, which had always been under the command of the U.S. Army Air Force, already had a completely independent command system.
With the help of the US Air Force, he came up with the idea of forming an independent army, and after returning to China, he went through a series of political games.
In the end, President Vargas agreed to the idea of establishing an independent air force, which offended many senior officials in the Army Department. General Dutra's subsequent coup may not have been without this reason.
So, in fact, this air force is not having an easy time right now.
The navy is about to have its own aircraft carrier and naval aviation. If it tries to poach talents from the Brazilian Air Force at this time, it will inevitably cause a strong backlash from the Air Force.
This would lead to a series of unnecessary troubles. Therefore, General Crook repeatedly emphasized to Fang Lang that he should not take advantage of the Brazilian Air Force when it came to building the naval aviation force.
We must utilize our existing air power to develop our own naval aviation.
But looking at the ten pilots under his command and thinking about the one hundred pilots needed on the aircraft carrier, Fang Lang felt a headache.
Airmen are not like army soldiers. They can't just recruit some farmers and train them for a few months and then send them to the battlefield to kill the enemy and serve the country.
This is a high-tech branch of the military and has certain requirements on physical fitness.
Although the requirements are not as high as in later generations, it is not enough to just grab a few people.
As a last resort, Fang Lang could only find a solution from the students who were still studying in school.
Fang Lang directly ordered the ten naval aviation pilots of the First Fleet to bring relevant supporting documents and go to high schools in various states of Brazil to recruit flight cadets.
In order to build a naval aviation academy in Natal, the Brazilian Navy had to apply again to purchase ten PT-19 trainer aircraft.
Fortunately, the Navy Department also knew that the situation was special and included the additional funds in the aircraft carrier procurement plan.
After more than a week of busy work, Fang Lang finally managed to sort out the work at the Natal Naval Base.
Just when Fang Lang wanted to breathe a sigh of relief and return to his hometown in São Paulo to spend time with his family, he received a call from General Crook of the Navy, announcing that the new brigade commander of the Marine Corps had been officially appointed.
The colonel named Waldo Granma will arrive as early as tomorrow, so Fang Lang needs to be prepared.
This made Fang Lang very unhappy, and he felt that this guy was conflicting with him in every way.
Originally, Fang Lang thought about ignoring the other party and going home directly, leaving the other party empty-handed.
However, considering that he is a superior, if this really happened, it might make many people embarrassed.
Therefore, Fang Lang had to give up his original plan to go home and wait quietly for the new Marine Corps commander in Natal.
Surprisingly, Colonel Waldo Granma did not wait until the next day to report.
That afternoon, when Fang Lang was still in the office asking General Clark for advice on aircraft carrier tactics, he received a report from his subordinates that a plane that took off from Rio de Janeiro had just contacted the tower.
The plane is about to land at Natal Airport, and among the passengers on board is Colonel Waldo Granma. He hopes that the naval base can provide a good reception.
"What do you mean? How important is this person? You want me to pick him up at the airport?"
When Fang Lang heard the news, he became furious.
But soon he started laughing again. With such a personality, Fang Lang didn't have to worry.
This guy did something so inconsiderate, either he was trying to embarrass him on purpose, or he just has a real low EQ.
Fang Lang actually hoped that the other party belonged to the latter.
But no matter what the situation is, it only proves that this guy is not smart enough.
"Ask Syrio Recchi from the Second Section of the Logistics Department to come to my office to see me."
Regardless of whether the other party really has low emotional intelligence or wants to embarrass him in this way to improve his reputation in the new army, Fang Lang will not really listen to him and go to the airport to greet him.
"Yes, sir."
General Clark, who was standing at the side, saw Fang Lang's situation and smiled:
"It seems that your subordinate is not very content!"
Fang Lang smiled indifferently and said:
"It doesn't matter. He must have been spoiled and has never suffered the harsh punishments of society. Let him go to my army and have some training.
He will know why the flowers are so red."
"Haha...you are really interesting.
So we continue to study?"
"Of course, no one can stop my passion for learning and improvement."
The two of them continued with their previous learning progress.
After a while, there was another knock on the office door. This time it was Lieutenant Sirio Recchi, the head of the Second Section of the Logistics Department.
"Sir, you're looking for me?"
Now, the Natal head of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency has joined Fang Lang's First Fleet Logistics Department, and his external identity has always been that of an officer of the Logistics Department.
He used to be a second lieutenant in the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, but after the last incident with the Yakub family, Fang Lang helped him get promoted to the rank of lieutenant.
Except for a limited number of officers in the First Fleet who knew his true identity, most people thought he was just an ordinary logistics officer.
Many military officers have questions about what the Second Section of the Logistics Department does.
This is because no department in the naval base has any business dealings with the Second Section of the Logistics Department.
In all documents of the Fleet Headquarters, the job responsibilities of the Second Logistics Department are shown to be responsible for the external liaison work of the First Fleet.
As for what the specific contact was, there is no way of knowing.
Most people speculated that this might be a department set up specifically to allow some people with connections to receive salaries.
Because most of the people in this department are elusive, no one knows exactly how many people work here.
Even the head of logistics never assigned them any tasks.
Although stationed in the base, personnel from this department rarely show up at the base.
Even their entry and exit from the naval base is through a special channel, guarded and inspected by their department's own personnel.
"Have you heard that we have a new colonel commander in the Marine Corps?"
Fang Lang paused his studies, walked to the door and whispered to Lieutenant Syrio Reich.
“I heard about it!”
Lieutenant Syrio Reci nodded and simply answered Fang Lang's question without saying much.
"His plane will arrive soon, find a few people to pick him up!
I'm busy studying and don't have time.
If he has any requests, it's up to you.
Do you understand what I mean? "
Fang Lang did not allow the General Staff to arrange for someone to receive a new Marine Corps commander.
Instead, he was asked to be in charge of the reception in the Second Section of the Logistics Department. If Lieutenant Syrio Reci still didn't understand what was going on, he should be out of business.
A cold light flashed in his eyes, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and Lieutenant Reich nodded with a fake smile:
"Yes, sir."
Fang Lang smiled and didn't say much. He patted him on the shoulder, turned into the office, and continued his studies.
Lieutenant Cirio Recchi did not stay for long and went straight back to his office at the naval base.
He picked up a blank archival document and carefully wrote down Waldo Granma's name.
Judging from the situation, it is obvious that a brand new file needs to be created for this colonel in the Second Section of their Logistics Department.
About half an hour later, a Pan American passenger plane from Rio de Janeiro landed at Natal Airport.
Because Fang Lang established a civil airport service company in Natal, so now there are planes landing in Natal from time to time.
Of course, because the airport has been open for a relatively short time, there are not many flights stopping or going directly, so the route has not become popular.
After the plane landed, more than a dozen people who had been waiting at the airport took the initiative to greet them.
A middle-aged white man with a mustache and wearing the uniform of a Brazilian Army colonel was the first to walk down the spiral staircase.
He glanced at the dozen people waiting, his face darkened and he asked directly:
"Didn't I inform you on the plane that I was coming? Why didn't Colonel Fang come to greet me?"
Following behind him came a beautiful middle-aged white woman who was dressed very exquisitely. She had a small handbag on her arm and was holding a white lace parasol. She looked very fashionable.
Following behind were two teenage boys and a little girl of about seven or eight years old.
Behind them was a group of army soldiers carrying large and small bags of luggage. They looked completely devoid of military qualities and instead looked somewhat comical, like servants.
The person in charge of picking up the plane was a young man in a naval lieutenant uniform. After hearing Colonel Waldo Granma's question, he quickly stepped forward to explain:
"Sir, I'm really sorry, but we are all receiving training from the American advisory group and we are unable to get away.
I am the adjutant assigned to you by the First Fleet. My name is Alberto Dill. You can just call me Dill.
Don't worry, your residence and office have been arranged. I will take you there to settle down first."
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