1937 "August 14" How did the fleet led by Liu Cuigang sink the Japanese ship?

On the night of August 13, the 5th Air Brigade received the anti-Japanese war order from Chiang Kai-shek of the Kuomintang for the first time. Late that night, Wang Zhuo, the lieutenant of the 24th expulsion team of the 5th Air Brigade, was on the night shift as usual. 1 1: 30, rainy on cloudy days. Suddenly, the telephone rang in a hurry, and he quickly grabbed the receiver. A blunt questioning voice came from the earphone, which sounded familiar: "Who are you?" "I am Captain Wang Wei, Lieutenant of Team 24!" The voice in the earphone rang again: "I am the chairman. Now, I order your fifth brigade to prepare for battle immediately! The traitor Huang Xun, the confidential secretary of the Executive Yuan, leaked the news that I blocked the Yangtze River to the Japanese. Now there are fifty Japanese warships fleeing eastward on the Yangtze River. You send me a 18 plane, chase and bomb it before dawn tomorrow, and destroy it all! Don't blow it up when you enter the Huangpu River. You repeat it for me! " Wang Zhuo recognized Chiang Kai-shek's voice from the beginning, because the chairman was also the principal of the Central Aviation School. He has repeatedly "lectured" at the aviation school and "reviewed" the Air Force. As a third-year student in the aviation school and a division leader of the Air Force, he is familiar with Chiang Kai-shek's voice. Wang Zhuo repeated every word into the microphone and immediately carried out the command.

Reported Chiang Kai-shek's orders to the battalion chief Ding. With a siren, the whole brigade stood up. After defining the combat mission, Liu Cuigang and everyone were overjoyed. I waited for six years from "9. 18" to "8. 13". Today, I received the first order to fight against Japan. Who can sleep? The whole brigade began preparations before take-off, some moved bombs, some hung bombs, some loaded bullets, some drove to keep warm, and the whole brigade was ordered to enter the combat state. At that time, the 5th Brigade had 40 aircrafts, in addition to the original 30 Hawk III destroyers, there were also 10 Hawk II aircrafts. The latter is old, weak in fighting capacity and slow in speed. After take-off, the landing gear could not be retracted, and it was driven by the former Guangdong Air Force pilot. According to Chiang Kai-shek's orders, the battalion chief selected 18 Hawke III destroyers, and the rest of the planes stood by to set out. The task is to defend the airport, prevent enemy planes from attacking or perform new tasks.

/kloc-in the early morning of August in 0/4, it rained harder and harder, and the night was extremely dark, with poor visibility. At 3: 35, the fifth aviation brigade 18 Silver Eagle took off under the leadership of the team leader Ding, flew into the misty night sky and descended along the Yangtze River. Pilots have to fly on the horizon when flying a plane, but the weather is so bad that they can't see the horizon at all. In order to find Japanese warships on the river, the plane had to fly at low altitude, close to the Yangtze River, and the Yangtze River was seamlessly connected with the sky, just like an organic whole, really like Tianshui. Therefore, every pilot knows that flying in this bad weather is extremely dangerous, otherwise it will get into the water. Ding led the fleet to fly along the river for a while, but found no bombing target, so he had to order to return to Yangzhou airport. Time is running out, and the task is not completed. If the fighter plane is delayed, all Japanese ships will flee from the Yangtze River estuary. Ding is extremely anxious. He knows Chiang Kai-shek's temper and personality. Once Chiang Kai-shek scolded him, he could not work. At this moment, he thought of General Fei, one of the few "all-weather" pilots in China Air Force! The battalion chief Ding has always attached great importance to it, and he almost said it in a pleading tone; "Liu Duichang, it's up to you this time. You lead the team, what about me and the team? " The battalion chief wants the wingman of the squadron leader, which shows that Liu Cuigang's flying skills are serious. Liu Cuigang looked up at the gloomy night sky, and his resolute face showed a stern and firm calm expression. Without saying anything, he immediately nodded in agreement. Later, the 5th Brigade reorganized the 2nd Flying Team.

The plane took off again. The first is Liu Cuigang's squadron leader, the second is Liang Hongyun, the vice captain of Team 24, and then the captain's plane. ...

With many years' flying experience, Liu Cuigang's two bright eyes spewed out the flames of revenge, staring at the surface of the Yangtze River and flying at low altitude. The "240 1" Hawk-type three-drive aircraft he was flying was relatively advanced at that time, but only half of the windshield of this aircraft could not stop the rainstorm, which directly poured into the cabin, accompanied by a burst of coolness. However, he completely ignored these, full of blood boiled all over him, and he was absorbed in searching for Japanese warships. The result was disappointing. When the fleet tracked the Wusong estuary of the Yangtze River, there was not even a warship on the river.

Liu Cuigang had to turn around and go south from Wusongkou. When he passed through Chuansha, the leader Liu Cuigang suddenly saw a Japanese warship! Boy, I finally found "foreign fishing"! We have been angry for many years, and this time we finally have a chance to get revenge. Liu Cuigang ordered the players to divide into several echelons, dive in turn, and resolutely sink the warship.

This is a Japanese destroyer with a large tonnage and a "plaster flag". It dragged its huge and bulky body and swam upstream on the water. For pilots, it's just a short-lived snail crawling. Liu Cuigang adjusted his direction, turned the bomb upside down after the first dive, and a 500-pound bomb roared down. As this is the first bombing, it is impossible to correct the impact point. The bomb exploded near the warship and missed the enemy ship. But this is the first bomb dropped by China Air Force on the Japanese invaders!

The second bomber is the vice captain Liang Hongyun. Shandong people made a correction according to the impact point of the first bomb in Liu Cuigang. After that, he dived and hung the bomb upside down. Another 500-pound bomb landed right behind the Japanese ship. The stern of the Japanese ship suddenly caught fire and sank, but the bow of the ship tilted up. After Liang Hongyun, which player will take the bomb back? The third, fourth and fifth time ... 18, a 9000-pound bomb fell like hail, and soon sank the destroyer, killing all the Japanese on board. When Liu Cuigang ordered a successful return, he found that the destroyer had only one mast swinging on the water, whether it was floating or sinking. ...

At 8: 00 am, Liu Cuigang led the 18 plane back to Yangzhou Airport. China Air Force won the first battle. Mao Bangchu, deputy commander of the Kuomintang Air Force and former enemy, drove a reconnaissance plane and rushed to Yangzhou Airport to express condolences to the air force soldiers who returned home triumphantly. Mao Bangchu said, "You made your first achievement today! This is the first meritorious service of the Japanese Air Force in its war against China! You sank a Japanese warship, which is unprecedented in the history of China. It's amazing! I congratulate you! " This is indeed the first great victory in the history of China Air Force. From the Sino-Japanese naval battle of 1894 to the sinking of the ship of 1937 on August, it was indeed a rare great victory. Liu Cuigang led the flight, first found the bombing target, and first dropped the bomb. Liang Hongyun, the vice captain, was the first to bomb the Sino-Japanese ship and made the first contribution. Liang Hongyun was the first victim of China Air Force. On the afternoon of August/0/4, 2004, while patrolling in Shanghai, his plane was attacked by a Japanese reconnaissance plane. He was shot five times and his intestines were broken. He completely ignored it and simply flew the plane back to Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. Repeated rescues were ineffective and heroic sacrifices were made.

On the afternoon of August 14, a Sino-Japanese air battle took place over Jianqiao in Hangzhou. Captain Gao Zhihang of the 4th Air Expulsion Brigade opened the record and shot down a plane of the Japanese Kisarazu Air Force. Li Guidan, Zheng Keyu, Liu Zhensheng and Wang Wenhua of Zhihuang Team also shot down five enemy planes. This is the famous "August 14" air battle. In order to commemorate the great victory of China Air Force warriors in sinking Japanese ships and shooting down enemy planes in the afternoon, 14 in August every year is designated as the air force day of the Kuomintang army.