Chapter 1286 Sharks Are Here!

Show the utmost respect!

The tower controller just repeated the simple words of the leader of the military region, but Chen Xu, who was a soldier, and the co-pilot were filled with infinite emotion and honor.

I was moved because of the attitude of the leaders of the military region. Such simple words have more weight than Mount Tai;

It is an honor because the leaders of the military region instructed themselves to fly this Boeing 747 passenger plane to represent the military region in the sky over Spring City, to the more than 20 American Flying Tigers on board, as well as the more than 20 Chinese nationals waiting in the airport. The Flying Tigers pay the utmost respect among the pilots.

The huge sense of mission made the two pilots sit tight. Chen Xu looked at the co-pilot with red eyes beside him, and suddenly said to him, "No. 2, you are in command now!"

When the captain controls the aircraft, the second co-pilot has no control. His task is to do the various co-pilot tasks assigned by the captain, such as retracting the flaps, controlling the throttle, opening or closing the landing gear, but once The captain said the words "under your command", which means that the captain handed over the driving rights to the co-pilot.

For such a significant event, the co-pilot did not expect that the captain would suddenly hand over the driving rights to him. He instinctively wanted to refuse, but Chen Xu said again very firmly: "Say it again, it is up to you now."

The co-pilot was stunned for three seconds, then immediately nodded solemnly, and said with great excitement: "Understood, I will command!"

Having said that, the co-pilot immediately entered the state and said, "Tower, Air China CA requested the altitude to drop to 300 with two or three turns, and start flying around the field!"

The control tower replied immediately: "Air China has made two or three turns, and it can drop to three zero zero. Spring City Airport has cleared space for you!"

The captain was excited, turned on the cabin broadcast, and said in fluent English: "Ladies and gentlemen, respected members of the Flying Tigers, this is the captain's broadcast, thank you for taking the Air China charter flight, and we are very honored to be here. For the flight mission of this trip to China, our plane is about to arrive at the Huaxia Spring City Airport. We just received a request from the Spring City Military Region. The airport has cleared the air for us. Our plane will be at 300 meters, which is nearly 1,000 feet. We will fly around the field at a low altitude for five laps to show the greatest respect of the Chinese people to you. Our plane will tilt to a certain extent when flying around the field. Please fasten your seat belt. landing."

"Flying around the field?!" The American Flying Tigers on the plane were very excited when they heard the news. They cleared the entire civil aviation airport in a short time, just to let the plane fly around the field at a low altitude. Huaxia did give them a lot of money. Expected respect and attention.

They have been in the United States for so many years after the war, and they have never received such courtesy. The American people do not know much about the Asian battlefield of World War II. In addition, the United States has a lot of European descendants, so Americans pay more attention to the European battlefield than Asia. On the battlefield, in the United States, although World War II veterans are very respected, the most respected are those who have been on the European battlefield. The most respected are those who participated in D-Day, which is the Normandy landing. I don't care about this, but it has been relatively neglected for so many years. Now it is so important to the Chinese people, which gives them great comfort.

When the Air China 747 descended to a height of 300 meters, this behemoth could already be seen very clearly from the ground.

More than 20 Chinese old Flying Tigers sitting on the stools stood up excitedly when they saw that the large passenger plane with the familiar shark mouth paint began to lower its height.

No one told them which plane those American pilots were on, but when they saw the shark mouth, everyone knew it was coming!

Here comes the shark!

The Flying Tigers are here!

Old comrades are here!

These Chinese Flying Tigers who were waiting for their old multinational comrades in arms never expected to see such a spectacular and familiar scene, which was indeed a huge surprise.

This cartoon shark mouth is of great significance to the American Flying Tigers.

It is also of great significance to the Flying Tigers of Chinese nationality.

The plane got closer and closer, and then it did not land on the runway, but turned its direction not far from the end of the runway, tilted the fuselage and started flying around the field.

The old Flying Tigers know this move too well. In the war years, the highest way for fighter pilots to show respect is to fly low-altitude around the field!

The Chinese old Flying Tiger team members spontaneously saluted and saluted, and their bodies could not help but turn as the plane circled, always staring at the aircraft, always staring at the familiar, bloody shark mouth.

One lap! Two laps! Three laps...

These Chinese old Flying Tigers couldn't help but burst into tears, as if the world had undergone earth-shaking changes, as if the surrounding was no longer a modern civil airport but the humble military airport of the past, as if the sky was not a modern civil airliner, It was the fighter jets of the Flying Tigers back then, as if they were back in their twenties in an instant, and the sound of the propeller plane's unique engine and whistling sounded in their ears, as if they heard the long beep of the air defense siren, as if they heard a superior's voice. The expedition order, the blend of history and modernity, made them tremble with excitement.

After five laps, the veterans burst into tears, whether in the plane or on the ground. The 747 finally aligned with the runway. The huge passenger plane gradually descended in the air with its nose held high, like a ferocious shark that emerged from the water. The landing, reverse thrust, and deceleration of the aircraft left the runway and entered the taxiway, and taxied towards the area that had been prepared.

In coordination with the Yun Provincial Armed Police Corps, the Spring City Airport Fire Squadron, which has been stationed at the airport for a long time, dispatched six fire trucks to prepare on both sides of the taxiway hundreds of meters away from the red carpet reception area. When the plane was about to taxi over, The six fire trucks on both sides sprayed high-pressure water jets to form three huge water gates. This is a very high etiquette for the modern aviation system, and it is also for these American Flying Tigers who have made outstanding contributions to China. with the utmost respect.

The veterans were once again pleasantly surprised.

Even their relatives felt extremely incredible!

Flying around the field at a low altitude and welcoming them by the water gate on the ground, the etiquette given by Huaxia was really beyond everyone's expectations. No one thought that they would receive such a grand courtesy from Huaxia.

Across the window, the elderly and their family members on the plane saw the roofs of six fire trucks and the fire officers and soldiers standing and saluting. Although they did not know whether these officers and soldiers could see themselves, the old people by the window still raised their right hands for the first time. , Salute to these young fire officers and soldiers.

No matter how many hostilities and conflicts the two countries have had in recent years, it does not affect the respect of young Chinese soldiers for these veterans.

Li Mu, Liu Xinxing, and Chen Chengwu, a military representative and a casual attire, stood at the front of the red carpet. Behind them were more than 20 Chinese old Flying Tigers and their relatives. Next to them were more than 30 dressed in black clothes. Young people in pants and white shirts, these people are members of the military band of the military region. This time they came with musical instruments and played ritual music.

The Yun Provincial Military Region has put a lot of effort into this reception, but considering that the Veterans Undead Charity Foundation is a non-governmental public welfare organization, and inviting American veterans to come is also a non-governmental exchange activity, it is not appropriate for the official to participate directly. Chen Chengwu and the members of the military band were all dressed in plainclothes. The leader's consideration was very thoughtful. He was not worried about causing any trouble to himself. The main thing was that he didn't want the Veterans Undying Charity Foundation to be public at that time, so that people would think that there was a problem. official participation.

Non-governmental non-profit organizations should ensure their purity. Under legitimate and reasonable circumstances, they can seek official help, but they cannot be influenced by the government. This is what the chief asked Chen Chengwu to bring to Li Mu and Liu Xinying, and it was his attitude. , and also his encouragement to the Veteran Undying Charity Foundation.

The plane passed through the three water gates, slowed down, and finally stopped steadily in front of the horizontal red carpet. The elevator car immediately opened and docked with the door, and then the flight attendant opened the door from the cabin.

Before the veterans got off the plane, Chen Chengwu waved his hand, and the more than 30 members of the military band in civilian clothes immediately stood up and prepared their instruments. A conductor walked up to the crowd and raised his baton. , always ready.

Finally, Paul Crawford, the eldest among the American Flying Tigers, slowly walked out of the cabin door with the help of his son and granddaughter. When he took the first step on the ladder, all the The old Chinese Flying Tiger team members all saluted the military salute, and the old man stopped immediately and raised his hand in return.

At this time, the conductor of the military band made a gesture to start, and the military band played the most famous American military song "Old-Soldiers-Never-Die, They-Just-Fade-Away" during World War II.

Douglas MacArthur, a famous American general in World War II, once quoted the title of this song in his farewell speech, Veterans never die, they just fade away.

The music sounded, and all the old Flying Tigers players were full of emotion.

This song is very familiar to Western veterans who have experienced World War II, and it is not unfamiliar to these Chinese Flying Tigers. The American Flying Tigers and even Chennault often played this song on a gramophone. Although the overall cultural level of the Chinese army at that time was very low, the Chinese soldiers who were able to join the Flying Tigers had a very high level of education. They were always taught by Western instructors, and English was a compulsory course. After becoming comrades with American pilots, listening to English The ability to speak is great.

One after another, the American Flying Tigers got off the plane. Li Mu, Liu Xinying and Chen Chengwu were at the front. They bowed and shook hands to each of the Flying Tigers who got off the plane, and welcomed them to China and China. After arriving in Spring City, the volunteers guided these old American Flying Tigers one by one to the Huaxia Flying Tigers who had been waiting for a long time.

This group of American old people and Chinese old people have been staring at each other for a long time. Fifty or sixty years have passed, and everyone's faces have undergone earth-shaking changes, and almost no one can recognize who the other is.

Paul Crawford, who was at the forefront, began to shake hands with the first China Flying Tigers player, Mr. Sun Xiaozhong who was personally visited by Li Mu, and then Paul Crawford introduced himself excitedly: "Hello, My name is Paul Crawford."

"Paul?!" The old man Sun Xiaozhong asked him in English in surprise: "Are you really Paul?"

"It's me, are you?"

"I'm xiaozhong, SunXiaoZhong!"

Paul Crawford hugged Sun Xiaozhong excitedly, and suddenly burst into tears: "God! XiaoZhong! My friend! My brother! You are still alive! For more than fifty years, I often dream of us With the help of the Chinese villagers, we were hiding in the cellar from the Japanese soldiers. God knows how much I have missed you over the years. I always thought that the person I wanted to see again before I died was you. It really came true!"

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