Malashenko originally thought that Kozhedub's low-altitude pass would be enough, and the atmosphere would be brought to a climax.
I never thought that there was other work to be done here in Kozhidub, and the low-altitude clearance was just the prologue.
Reduce the speed through large overload rotation and prepare to cut into the channel again at low altitude.
Just as the nose of the aircraft was being adjusted, Malashenko saw with his own eyes that Kozhidub opened the cockpit cover above his head.
Then, while holding the control stick with one hand to continue flying steadily, the other free hand directly lifted a flag over his head and reached out of the cockpit.
The flag was instantly blown away by the high-speed airflow and fluttered in the wind. The flag was none other than a replica of the victory flag that the leader had originally planted on the top of the Capitol.
This flag has now been reprinted in many copies and distributed in large quantities in the Soviet Union for collection purposes to share the joy of victory.
Malashenko did not expect that Kozhidub could pull off such an operation. It is really bold and inspiring for a skilled artist.
With his hand holding the victory flag and flying the plane with one hand, Kozhidub once again passed the field at low altitude, and the already excited crowd of leaders and soldiers once again burst into cheers.
It was indeed necessary to meet the occasion. The dense red stars and three Soviet Hero Medal logos on Kozhidub's car were extremely conspicuous and were located directly below the side of the cockpit.
After gently swinging the wings, it hovered at low altitude toward its comrades on the ground for the last week, then raised the nose of the aircraft and pushed the throttle valve hard, climbing straight to high altitude.
Malashenko's answer was simply a smile.
"His two flights back and forth are almost as effective in boosting morale as one of your pre-war speeches. Otherwise, those of you who have won the Hero of the Soviet Union three times are still different. It would definitely not have the same effect on ordinary people.
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Although Malashenko almost no longer personally drives in battles, Malashenko's crew and cars are still retained.
Now it's finally time to put it to use. Judging from the actual results, it is quite fruitful, and the hard work has not been in vain.
This is also due to the fact that bomber formations do not fly very fast and are far less agile and fast than fighter jets.
This allowed Kozhidub, who was accelerating at full speed, to quickly return to the fleet in a short time with the excellent maneuverability of the La-7, and then rejoin the escort fighter formation in higher airspace and continue to serve as the command aircraft.
Kuoridub's operation was definitely not just a personal flying performance to show off his skills.
"Let's talk about this later. If you can find a place to paint it, you can bring a bucket of paint and paint it yourself. I think there is no room anyway."
The only problem is that Iushkin, who is idle all day long and complains about not having a fight, keeps talking. Of course, this is not the point now.
"But one thing, you must never let that boy Iushkin make his own decisions. I know him too well. He had to paint my car like a cat with a painted face, and you asked him to paint the Soviet Union.
Hero Medal, when he wrote a letter, his handwriting was as sloppy as a dog crawling."
The left and right sides of the turret of the Malashenko command vehicle have already been fully painted, and there is nothing more that can be painted.
What's more, Kozhidub had been planning and preparing for it a long time ago, and planned to make such a trip at the right time, so he kept a replica of the victory flag in his cockpit just in case of emergencies.
This intertwined scene directly made the comrades on the ground feel their blood pressure rising. The sound of "Ula" that was already coming and going was getting higher and higher, reaching a higher climax.
Before Malashenko finished speaking, Comrade Kozhidub in the sky had completed his personal flight performance, retracted the flag sticking out of the cockpit, and closed the hatch again.
"It seems that if I have a chance, I still have to visit Comrade Kozhedub. In the past few battlefield encounters, I always couldn't spare the time to visit him. Strictly speaking, I still owe him a favor for fighting for air supremacy several times.
I haven’t paid it back yet, why don’t you consider coming with me next time?”
"After all, things flying in the sky will be more exciting, that's for sure. But no matter who it is, it's not important. What's important is that it can boost the morale of comrades and devote themselves to the next step with more energy and courage.
In the battle, this is the most important thing."
The escort fighter formation under Kozhidub was not very fast. Apart from maintaining a certain distance at different altitudes, it almost kept abreast of the relative speed of the bomber formation.
The point is that Malashenko felt that he could no longer paint more details on the livery on his command vehicle.
On the left side of the turret is the Guards logo and call sign 177, and on the right side of the turret is the current leader's corps, the division emblem of the original leader's division, and the slogan "Avenge the hero Kirill".
If we really want to add those three Heroes of the Soviet Union logos, judging from the irregular and flat shape of the IS7, I guess they would have to be painted on the back of the turret.
An idea suddenly came to Lavrinenko's mind and he pondered for a moment. It can be regarded as an inspiration after witnessing the entire scene just now.
Now, Kozhidub pulled open the cockpit hood above the cockpit and raised the victory flag sticking out of the cockpit with one hand, displaying his confident and superb driving skills at the same time.
"How about we paint something else on your car? You see, Comrade Kozhedub has painted three Heroes of the Soviet Union awards on the fuselage. Your tank turret still lacks this thing. Do you want it too?
Add it to me?"
"Well, of course you can go. This is what you should do, but..."
Kozhidub, who used mobile morale amplifiers everywhere he went, knew his role very well. He could greatly boost the morale of tens of thousands of friendly troops on the ground. The practical significance of this conversion was not huge.
Even Malashenko was very excited when he saw it.
Hearing Lavrinenko's sigh next to him, he looked at Kozhedub, who refused to leave in the sky and was still flying the plane in low altitude circles, continuing to perform battlefield flight demonstrations for his comrades on the ground.
The first Japanese military airport that needed to be bombed was only a short distance away, and the huge three-digit fleet was divided into three formations at this time.
In addition to the group led by Kuanzhidub personally escorting, which will go to bomb the first and largest Japanese airfield, the remaining two formations will go to the other two Japanese airfields that are farther away, but are not as large in scale.
Conduct eradication bombing of the airport.
Not long after, Kuoridub tilted the fuselage slightly to get a better view down, and saw a few small black spots faintly moving on the Japanese airport runway below that came into view, and his eyes narrowed.
He immediately made a decision, turned on the radio channel and issued the order again.
"Attention all units, there are Japanese fighter planes moving on the taxiway of the airport. Stop them from taking off! Follow me! Hula!!!"