The SBD fearless dive bomber, the latest single-wing dive bomber, has just been delivered to the US Navy.

The Sixth Bomber Squadron on Enterprise was one of the first to equip this batch of new bombers. The last time the Enterprise sailed was to test and make pilots familiar with the navigation of this new aircraft.

After completing the reporting work and waiting for the next mission in the dormitory of the base, Louis really had nothing to do, so he followed Captain Dick Best to open his eyes and see this new type of aircraft.

"How is it? Isn't it very beautiful?" They both did not get on the Enterprise, which was undergoing renovation and maintenance, and was not suitable for wandering around now. Dick took Louis to park the fearless dive bomber in the Pearl Harbor base. "This kind of aircraft is much more powerful than those before."

Of course, the Fearless Type is not a perfect aircraft. After the first batch was manufactured, many problems were exposed, such as poor protection and insufficient range, so it was modified and improved during production, and the first batch was thrown to the Marine Corps.

The modified fearless aircraft has been determined to be assigned to the Sixth Reconnaissance Plane Squadron and the Sixth Bomber Squadron on the Enterprise, as well as the Second Reconnaissance Plane Squadron and the Second Bomber Squadron of the Lexington, but it will take some time to deliver all of them.

"Let's go, let's take you to experience the fearlessness." Dick Best took Louis around and obtained a takeoff permit using the reason why he brought the new pilot to familiarize himself with the new aircraft. With the help of the ground crew, he quickly completed all the preparations before the takeoff.

Louis had no chance to fly this new plane alone, he could only sit behind Captain Dick and let Dick take him to fly once.

It’s not that Dick couldn’t win, but Dick asked for an airplane when he applied. It’s obvious that Captain Dick was worried that the rookie Louis had problems without having contact with this new aircraft, so he wanted to take Louis to experience the situation of the new aircraft, which would also allow him to understand the performance of the new aircraft first and help him adapt to the new aircraft as soon as possible.

"A knife-like mouth and tofu heart?"

It was obvious that Captain Dick was helping him adapt to the job better, which was in a strong contrast with his previous stinky fart look.

“Are you ready?”

After various inspections and preparations before takeoff, Louis had already sat in the fearless rear seat, which was the position of the radio. In addition to various instruments, there was also a point-30 caliber machine gun behind him.

"I will do one of the most basic reconnaissance flights, and I will do three dive exercises during this period. Do you have any problems?"

"No, sir!"

Dick smiled and said nothing, started the fighter plane and slowly controlled the plane to the runway.

He took off successfully and took off [Biquge www.biqugeso.me]. There was nothing special at this time. After flying a distance from the base, Captain Dick suddenly said: "Now we have been attacked by enemy planes, we must get rid of this guy's pursuit!"

Before he could finish his words, Captain Dick began to move wildly with snakeskins, and the fearless plane began to sway and maneuver in the air. If it were an ordinary radio, he would have been stunned by this guy.

However, this level of maneuver cannot have any impact on Louis, who has strong physical fitness. He can even add a show to himself: "Captain, the enemy plane is still biting behind us, and the machine gun has no bullets."

"Oh, it seems we are in big trouble!" Dick was just a little surprised and soon entered the 'character', then controlled the plane to start climbing high and drilling into the clouds.

"It seems we're getting rid of that guy, Captain!" Louis continued to cooperate with Dick's sitcom while admiring the clouds on both sides.

"Don't be too happy too early, Lieutenant, we have found the target, and we will start diving next, pay attention to the height!"

After a simple rolling adjustment in the air, Captain Dick had completed the direction adjustment, aiming the nose of the Fearless Bomber almost straight at the sea surface below and opening the flap.

"Eight thousand feet!" The altimeter in front of him was showing the current altitude, and the fearless bomber with a stable speed of 250 knots rushed straight towards the sea.

"Five thousand feet!" Louis's job at this time was to keep a close eye on the altimeter and remind the driver of the altitude at this time.

"Two thousand feet!" Generally speaking, an ordinary dive bomber pilot will drop bombs when it reaches an altitude of about 1,800 feet to about 2,000 feet, that is, an altitude of about 550 meters to about 600 meters.

Those who can dive vertically to this height are already excellent dive bombers. Many rookies cannot even dive well, and can even drive dive bombers on the battlefield for gliding bombing.

But Louis was riding in a dive bomber piloted by Captain Dick Best. Captain Dick is famous among naval pilots, not only because of his excellent flight skills, but also because this guy often doesn't take his own lives seriously and doesn't take others' lives seriously.

"One thousand five hundred feet (four fifty-seven meters)!"

This is a very dangerous altitude. If it is lower than this altitude, it is difficult for the bomber that is diving at a high speed to be pulled up again. The probability of plane destruction and death is very high. Therefore, even if you don’t have to face the practice of anti-aircraft artillery fire, few bomber pilots dive to this altitude.

Dick performed a limit operation live today, and Louis's viewing position was definitely the VIP in the VIP. He experienced the feeling of diving to the extreme height and then pulling up.

"How do you feel?" Dick Best was concentrating on controlling the plane. In this case, he could not care about anything else. At this speed, even if he delayed for a second, he could directly push the plane to the sea. He felt that the rookie behind him must have been frightened.

"Not bad, Captain!"

Behind him was Louis's very stable voice. Dick turned his head in surprise and saw Louis' expression on his face as usual, and suddenly became interesting.

"It's great, but don't be too proud. This is just the beginning. Next, we will practice taking off the air and diving again after failing to dive again."

"No problem, Captain!"

In the following time, Captain Dick fully demonstrated his extraordinary skills, and by the way, he told all the various data of the Fearless Aircraft and the problems that this aircraft would encounter when flying. Louis, who was sitting behind, recorded all these data and combined with various personal experiences. Even if he had not driven it himself, he had a good understanding of this aircraft.

Then Captain Dick didn't play any tricks anymore, flew back to the base and landed honestly, then kept looking at Louis, the rookie he thought, and asked about the various situations of the Fearless Aircraft.

To Dick's surprise, Louis answered almost all the correct answers, and even Louis pointed out what he deliberately said wrong when he was in heaven.

This proves that Louis has always been calmly staring at the various instruments on the plane, and even if he was flying the plane in that way, it did not make Louis panic.

With this psychological quality, Louis obviously has the foundation to become an ace pilot.

"Did you know, I heard about you when I was in Pensacola, but I didn't expect to be on a warship with you now." Dick was a flight instructor in Pensacola for a period of time, responsible for the teaching of the Fifth Squadron.

When Louis entered Pensacola, Dick had already applied to transfer back to the front line troops to serve. By the time Louis began to study the fifth phase of flight course, Dick had already left Pensacola.

As the best of this group of students, Dick certainly knew Louis. It was only when he was waiting for the order to transfer that he had never had any contact with Louis.

"Let's go, I'll invite you to drink. I'll try several flight reconnaissance missions in the past few days to make you familiar with the fearless style as soon as possible."

Although they are pilots of the bomber squadron, it does not mean that the bomber squadron is very leisurely when there is no combat mission. The four flight squadrons, reconnaissance squadrons and bomber squadrons on the Enterprise are all flying fearless dive bombers.

In addition to dive bombing, this kind of aircraft can also perform reconnaissance tasks, which means that the bomber squadron has the ability to perform reconnaissance tasks. When a battle breaks out, the reconnaissance aircraft squadron also needs to perform bombing tasks.

In the next few days, Dick would come to the base from time to time to look for Louis and apply for some simple flight reconnaissance missions.

From the initial flight with Louis to the slow two-plane formation flight, Dick gradually figured out Louis's flight level.

"The level is very good, at least I can keep up with me." After each flight, Dick would invite Louis to have a drink as usual. Just as Louis became familiar with the Fearless aircraft, the Enterprise had completed the rest and the crew returned to the Enterprise one after another to prepare for a voyage.

Last time, Louis only completed various reports at the base, and at this time he officially joined the Sixth Bomber Squadron.

He would live with these colleagues for a long time, including radios on the same plane as him.

"I don't know what kind of partner I will arrange."

"Don't worry, it's probably a rookie." After a period of contact, Louis and Dick's relationship was pretty good. In other words, although Dick always said something unpleasant with a harsh look, he was indeed using his own method to help Louis adapt to the life of a naval pilot: "After all, no one is willing to attack the new rookie."

"Hey, you're the new pilot!" When Louis boarded the USS Enterprise and met his future colleagues, one of them warmly greeted Louis: "I've heard of you from Dick, I'm Clarence Dickins."

"Louis Hunter!"

Dickins and Dick Best are close friends and classmates from the Naval Academy. Recently, they often hear Louis's name from Dick.

"Welcome to the enterprise number."

"Thanks!"
Chapter completed!