June 24, 1941, 5:27 AM.
Hanoi Gia Lam Airport.
At this moment, nearly two hundred fighter jets of various types are parked on the airport runway and in the warehouse.
As the eastern sun slowly rose from the horizon, a dazzling red light gradually dyed the whole world a golden color!
The beam of light shone on the surface of the aircraft, creating a dazzling stream of light that flickered and leaped continuously, as if joyfully welcoming the arrival of a new era.
"Beep beep beep beep beep—!"
Suddenly, a piercing whistle rang out from the airport, shattering the already somewhat somber silence.
Immediately afterwards, all the Japanese pilots and ground crew rushed off the runway without even changing their clothes.
"What happened?"
A second lieutenant, who appeared to be a squadron leader, strode towards the control tower, his voice filled with anger: "Can someone tell me why they woke me up so early? What time is it?! Is there a mission???"
"Baka!!"
Regimental Commander Matsubara Yukishi burst through the door, yelling, "Quickly—!"
"Immediately order all fighter jets to take off—!"
"Hi!"
Matsubara Yukishi was furious.
He had just received a call from headquarters saying that several hundred NLD planes had entered their airspace and were preparing to attack the airport!
I don't know if it's true or not.
However, Lord Yamashita Tomoyuki's instructions were very clear.
take off!
Take off immediately!!
Instantly, the entire airport was thrown into chaos. Pilots scrambled into their cockpits, while ground crew busily moved between the fighter jets and the warehouses.
Some were carrying ammunition, others were hanging aerial bombs.
However, Matsubara Yukishi remained relatively calm.
In his view, if the other side were truly willing to launch an attack, they would have already done so...
As it turned out, his cool demeanor lasted only three seconds.
"Thump...thump thump thump...thump thump thump thump..."
A muffled sound came from the western horizon—the sound of bomber engines running.
One, two, three, four, five...
The numbers increased rapidly, and the sky became dark and gloomy, which terrified Matsubara Yukishi, sending chills down his spine.
So many airplanes!
"Enemy attack—!!!"
"Beep beep beep beep beep beep—!!!"
"Enemy attack—!!!"
"Report to the wing commander! Enemy planes are approaching—!!!" a communications soldier shouted urgently.
Matsubara Yukishi gritted his teeth and growled, "Anti-aircraft forces, shoot down enemy aircraft immediately! Order all planes to take off! Quickly! Quickly!"
"Hi!"
After the communications soldier finished speaking, he rushed back to the radio and began frantically dialing.
"We've finally arrived."
The 1st Air Division was responsible for bombing Hanoi Gia Lam Airport.
Division Commander Wang Donglin personally piloted the D.520 Devatina fighter jet to lead the way.
Following them were the 1st Fighter Regiment, the 2nd Fighter Regiment, the 3rd Light Bomber Regiment, and the 4th Heavy Bomber Regiment.
The 1st and 2nd Fighter Regiments together had 328 Dwartina D.520 fighters, which were used for escort and ground attack missions.
In the middle are his precious 3rd Light Bomber Regiment and 4th Heavy Bomber Regiment.
With 82 Br.691 light bombers, 90 Br.462 medium bombers, and 164 NC.223.4 heavy bombers, they posed a devastating threat to Hanoi's Gia Lam airport.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang -!"
At Jialin Airport, more than twenty Type 11 75mm anti-aircraft guns sprayed scorching flames into the sky in an attempt to prevent enemy aircraft from getting close.
However, the number of aircraft was simply too large!
For a moment, I didn't know which fight to start.
"Damn it, why isn't it taking off yet!"
"Damn it! What are they doing?!"
"Hurry, hurry, keep raining shells into the air—!!!"
Matsubara Yukishi counted, and so far, less than twenty Zero fighters had taken off; the other fighters were all crowded on the runway and unable to take off.
Worse still, many nearby planes were still loading bullets and bombs; if enemy bombers were to swoop down...
"Ah—!" Matsubara Yukishi clutched his head in pain, as if someone had hit his forehead hard with a hammer.
At that moment, the airport's alarm bells blared, like a death knell, shaking his very soul.
"attack--!"
Wang Donglin made a gesture, the wings flapped slightly, and with a huge roar, it took the lead in diving down.
328 D.520 Dwartina fighter jets followed closely behind.
"Da da da da da da da—!"
The 20mm HS-404 cannon in the nose of the fighter jet and the four 7.5mm MAC34M39 machine guns on the wings opened fire simultaneously. The dense rain of bullets instantly tore through the airport's armor and steel plates, splattering blood everywhere on the ground.
The 1st Fighter Regiment was responsible for attacking the airfield, and the 2nd Fighter Regiment was responsible for destroying the twenty Zero fighters.
Both sides unleashed their full firepower, engaging in fierce gunfights within the airport, with gunfire resounding like thunder.
“Bang bang bang bang bang—!”
"Boom! Boom!!"
Yukishi Matsubara stood on the command tower, staring blankly at the horrific scene below through the observation window.
Twenty Zero fighters were pursued by more than one hundred D.520 Dvartina fighters. In an instant, half of the fighters crashed, without even a chance to escape.
The remaining fighter jets desperately flew away to avoid the attack of the D.520 fighter jets.
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