Chapter 125 311 Air Crash
"Hold on, hold on!" the captain shouted loudly. When he heard the explosion on the plane, he knew the situation was not good. Years of experience taught him that the correct procedure now was to stabilize the plane immediately, and if it really didn't work, make an emergency landing, even if it meant making an emergency landing on the sea first, and then wait for rescue.
During the long voyage, except for take-off and landing which require manual operation, the aircraft is in automatic driving state most of the time. Anyway, there is no need to change the speed or anything. It is purely a stable flight like a cruise missile.
Now, as the plane was shaking and the pilot next to him was in a panic, the captain knew that he was the only one who could save the plane at this time. He disconnected the autopilot and took over the control of the plane. Unfortunately, it was too late.
The plane flipped inexplicably and then began to fall. He tried hard to pull the joystick back to pull the plane back.
Unfortunately, it was not successful. In the cabin at the back, the sleeping passengers were awakened and there was a constant noise of panic. The captain pulled the joystick back hard, but in front of him, he saw his lively son.
This time, I’m afraid I can’t go back!
"Baga!" Just in the southern part of Sakhalin Island, a large fishing boat, the 58th Chidorimaru, a fishing boat of the island country's nationality, has been wandering in this sea area. The ship's radar on the fishing boat is constantly monitoring the signals in the sky. Although this kind of civilian radar is mainly used for sea searches, it can now search the air at an altitude of more than 10,000 meters, which is just enough to search for the plane.
Now, seeing the target falling rapidly and hearing the loud noise coming from the sky, several people on the ship who had just temporarily boarded the fishing boat yesterday couldn't help but curse.
"Hurry, report to Yokota that the Soviets shot down that passenger plane. Damn it, the Soviets actually dared to shoot down a civilian airliner!" The person who had just cursed continued in a gloomy tone.
This would shock the whole world. The Soviets brazenly shot down a lost passenger plane, killing more than 200 innocent civilians!
"At 1:30 a.m. on March 11, a Korean Air Boeing 747 flew from New York, USA to the capital of South Korea. During the flight, the route deviated and it was shot down by the Soviet Air Defense Force 50 kilometers in the air east of Sakhalin Island, causing casualties among 240 passengers and 29 crew members on board. The dead included 75 Korean passengers, 61 American passengers, 22 Japanese passengers, 25 Taiwanese passengers, 6 Hong Kong passengers, and 51 passengers from other countries. U.S. Congressman Edward John was also on the plane. So far, the whereabouts of the people on the plane are still unknown."
This news flew to the whole world through radio waves and appeared as the world's top news on March 11 in newspapers, radio stations, and television stations all over the world. Everyone knew that the Soviet Union had shot down a Korean passenger plane!
Far East, Sokolovka base.
The morning sun spread across the entire base. Andrei was not excited at all as he saw the white world everywhere. The spring in the Far East was still so cold. In his previous life, Andrei had felt that winter was very long in Shenyang, but in the Soviet Union, such a winter was a blessing.
The ground staff at the airport started their activities early. Several large snowplows had cleared the snow on the runway before dawn. In the hangar, two MiG-25s on duty were ready to take off at any time. Combat readiness duty is the norm at the Sokolovka base.
"Andrei, the superiors have ordered our base to be upgraded to the first level of combat readiness." At this time, Colonel Ivanov, the commander of the 513th Regiment, said to Andrei, "Maybe there will be a big mission this time."
Level 1 combat readiness? That's the combat readiness that would only happen if a war with the Americans broke out at any time. All members of the regiment canceled their vacations, and the fighter plane attendance rate had to be maintained at more than 80%. Once the superiors gave the order, they had to dispatch more than 20 fighter planes at any time to fight the Americans!
What was going on? After I scouted the American aircraft carrier last time, the Americans were quiet! Especially since the photo of me flying over the American aircraft carrier was published on the front page of the Los Angeles Times, it was a complete loss of face for the US Navy. Everyone knew that the so-called joint exercise was pure nonsense. It was clearly the Soviet aircraft that broke through their defense circle and flew over the aircraft carrier!
If a war really broke out, the American aircraft carrier would have been sunk! After that incident, the American aircraft carrier fleet no longer conducted exercises near Kunashir Island, but withdrew more than 200 nautical miles to the south, leaving the radius of the fighter jets on Sakhalin Island.
Originally Andre thought that the conflict had ceased, but now, after hearing this news, it was clear that the conflict was about to escalate!
"What's going on? Suddenly it's level one combat readiness?" Andre asked.
"It is said that we shot down an invading American reconnaissance plane in the east of Sakhalin Island, but the West said the plane was a civilian airliner. Now, NATO is aggressively looking for us to settle the score, and a fight is likely to break out," said Ivanov.
In the Soviet Union, all news must be obtained from above. It was also because of the air defense system that Ivanov was able to know these inside stories.
Sakhalin Island? Shot down a civilian airliner? Andrei couldn't help but frown. In history, this happened only in 1983! The incident at that time led to the shooting down of a Korean Airlines passenger plane, killing more than 200 passengers, and the truth of the incident was still confusing until later generations.
And now, history has actually undergone great changes because of my own time travel. Such an event happened in 1977!
Shooting down a civilian airliner! So what! Violating Soviet airspace, this is the outcome! Andrei didn't think the Soviet Union was wrong in this incident. In the atmosphere of the Cold War, this was a necessary choice to protect the sacred Soviet airspace! If you want to blame someone, blame them for making a mistake first and taking the wrong path!
During the Iran-Iraq War, the Americans shot down an Iranian passenger plane. When did the Americans ever promote human rights in Iran?
And this has already happened, how will it proceed, will a large-scale battle break out? Thinking of this, Andrei couldn't help but clench his fists. Maybe this is a good opportunity! Now that the tough Ustinov is in charge of the army, the army should take this opportunity to realize the division of the island country!