With this in mind, Churchill finally felt that his attack mission did not seem to be the last chance to fight back. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the very least, he had one more chance to attack the German lethal link on the island of Crete. So he wavered and shook his determination to attack the port of Brest this time.

When confidence is shaken, so are decisions...... Churchill frowned, looking at Dowding and the others in front of him, who were struggling to persuade him, and he still couldn't make up his mind for a while.

He hesitated, and White was about to burn his eyebrows on the other side, and the British fighter pilot flew his Spitfire, rushing left and right in a web of tracer bullets.

The two German fighters that followed him were equally nimble in this complex engagement zone, dodging bullets from all directions.

In fact, no one can really dodge all the bullets from different directions in the fierce pursuit and flight.

This is also the reason why sometimes pilots only find that their fuselage is full of bullet holes after returning to land.

Unlike the complex and sophisticated high-speed fighters of later generations, the fighters of this era were still very simple, and at the same time, they also had the advantage of being less easily damaged due to their simple structure.

Time, every minute and every second of time, is very precious to White, who is evading the pursuit of the enemy.

And what is even more unfortunate than White is that there are hundreds of pilots on the plane, and there is no need to continue to hold on and wait.

They had been shot down over this sea, and since there were no fleets on either side, all that awaited them was to freeze to death in the sea.

In just an instant, another British Spitfire was shot down, and when it was shot down, the Spitfire piloted by White was less than a hundred meters away from this Spitfire.

White watched the Spitfire explode and disintegrate in the sky, and he also saw the ignited pilot, struggling in the air at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters.

The other party pulled the parachute, but the parachute immediately turned into a fireball, and then the fireball left White's field of vision, after all, his vision was also limited.

Helpless, White is desperately trying to keep his fighter jet out of the enemy's attack, and Barr, who is behind him, also begins to feel that this equal chase has made him waste a precious opportunity.

On the radio, Barr heard the pilots of his wing, one after the other, shooting down enemy fighters.

There were P-40 fighters from the United States, as well as Spitfires and Hurricanes from the United Kingdom. In short, in Barr's pursuit of White, his comrades scored a lot of achievements worth showing off.

Thinking of this, the German pilot Barr finally decided to give up, and he began to issue new orders to his wingman over the radio, preparing to turn around and attack the other British fighters.

And just when Barr wanted to give up the attack, the headphones on White's head came with good news like heavenly sounds.

"All British pilots who took part in the operation! Please note! Return now! Return now! This order, though somewhat belated, gave hope to the British pilots at once.

Originally, these pilots had lost hope because of the orders they had received, as well as the powerful enemy in front of them.

Now, they have waited for the order to retreat, which is equivalent to seeing a new hope. This undoubtedly boosted their morale and gave them another option.

"Get out of here! Repeat the command! Get out of this damn place now! Inside the headphones, countless orders to retreat, and even the sound of cheers, even drowned out the sound of calls for help.

White hurriedly piloted his fighter jet to the right, avoiding the flight trajectory of the enemy plane chasing after him.

Then, piloting the Spitfire, which had little fuel left, he began to sprint rapidly to the north - he wanted to get rid of the entanglement of the German planes as soon as possible and return to British airspace as soon as possible.

In any case, at least in British airspace, you can get anti-aircraft guns and even fighters to pick up, and not be chased by superior German aircraft here.

After a series of dives, White finally found that the two powerful German fighters behind him had disappeared.

At this time, he felt that his palms were full of sweat, and the pressure brought to him by the two German fighters just now was already so great.

"The bomber unit began to return! Start your homecoming! We have lost a lot! We have lost a lot! Inside the radio channel, the British pilot's voice was already trembling.

The Wellington bombers had lost almost a third of their lives by this time, more than 90 bombers had been shot down, and many of the remaining planes were flying with injuries.

At the same time, the fighter unit also suffered heavy losses, such as White, who held out until now and found that he could not find his original unit.

His fighter formation was the first to encounter interception by German fighters, and by this time there was absolutely not much left of the battle.

White nervously adjusted the radio channel, but did not find his familiar voice in the backup channel. The pilots were swearing, they were complaining, they had just experienced a life-and-death catastrophe.

An hour of air combat plunged about 200 British planes and more than 70 German fighters into the Atlantic.

The British cruiser Nuremberg was the first to arrive, and seven or eight rescue ships from France, which rescued the German pilots and many of the British unlucky.

Just as the British bombers and the fighters covering the bombers were returning, another German fighter unit that entered the battle group from the side cost the British Air Force an additional 30 aircraft losses.

The British fighter unit had no intention of fighting, because of the lack of fuel, and there was not even much counterattack.

Seeing that these German planes shot down the planes and extended their flights, most of the pilots of the British escort fighter force even felt a sense of relief in their hearts.

Even when flying back to the UK, along the way, you can still see wounded British planes crashing into the sea from time to time, and this surprise attack carefully prepared by the British ended in not seeing Brest after all.

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In Britain, in Churchill's Air Force Headquarters, Dowding reported the approximate loss figure in a gray manner.

At least 110 of his fighter units were shot down, and this is still only a partial tally, and if the true number is counted, it is estimated that it will be even more.

And the face of the bomber unit is not good-looking, they have lost about 100 bombers, and this level of loss has almost marked the complete end of their troops.

Yes, it's completely finished - the remaining pilots will not be able to perform any more missions for a short time, and the remaining planes will not be enough to support other missions.

Wellington wasn't a good bomber, but it was now the only one that Britain could get its hands on that was almost usable.

This aircraft was discontinued a few days ago, and it is impossible for a weapon that cannot be replenished to withstand the constant attrition of war.

"Let's find a way to cancel the bombing at night...... Mr. Prime Minister...... We can't afford to lose like that anymore. Dowding said with a choked voice.

The nearly 1,000 pilots that have been accumulated with great difficulty may be the largest number of pilots that Britain has been able to raise in a short period of time.

Today, almost half of these pilots died in the Atlantic or became prisoners of the Germans.

The remaining half and eighty percent will be left with psychological wounds, and it will be impossible for these people to continue their combat missions in a short period of time -- such losses, in terms of the total annihilation of the army, are almost the same.

In order to make up this number of 300, Britain even took off 40 Hampton bombers, and as a result, many of these planes were also shot down.

Such a huge loss, the most important thing is the loss of valuable pilots, which makes the British Air Force top brass a little painful.

"Night bombing cannot be canceled...... Although we lost so many bombers, night is not the same as daytime. Seeing that the sun was about to set, Churchill's second attack was about to begin.

Although the returning air force suffered heavy losses in the afternoon battle, Churchill still believed that the A-20 bombers he had bought from the United States at a high price, as well as the remaining Hamptons, would help him complete the task of bombing Brest.

These A-20s were originally sold to France, but after the defeat of France, the United States also changed hands to Britain. Although it is an early model, it can be regarded as a relatively advanced new aircraft.

Churchill managed to muster 150 planes, including A-20s and Hamptons, to prepare for another surprise attack on Brest at night.

It is precisely because of this that he reluctantly agreed, and he has fallen into passive daytime bombing, canceling the mission in an unfavorable situation.

It is also for this reason that the night bombing of Churchill will not be canceled under any circumstances, and he will continue to bomb Brest, seizing every opportunity that has not been tried.

"Mr. Prime Minister, if the Germans are able to lay a wide net in Brest, there must be a radar!" Daoding, who is more skilled in technology, opened his mouth and persuaded bitterly: "The night is just as visible to them!" ”

"Their interceptor planes at night, as well as anti-aircraft guns, will definitely not have so many during the day! This is our chance! War...... How can there be no losses? Churchill stubbornly insisted on his views.

Those who know him well know that the British prime minister is a stubborn old man. He insisted on his ideas, and sometimes even knew it was wrong.

It is not easy to get him to correct his views. At least, Dowding had persuaded enough today, so much that it had made his persuasion seem weak.