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Volume 3 Far East Story Chapter 651 (Part 2) Successor G?ring

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    JG1 was stationed at Lechelle for a few days (during these days, the British Army's RFC was adapted to form the Royal Air Force Raf). After that, on April 17, their station was transferred to Harbonnieres, south of Somme.  Two days later, during which time they had been severely affected by persistent bad weather, they moved to the village of Cappy, located in Somme, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Peronne.

    During this period, the first regimental commander revealed in his diary that they received orders to support the German army in the second phase of the offensive in the west of Lill and northward along the Lys River.  But there was no chance of this order being carried out.  On the contrary, due to bad weather, the German army was unable to operate outside the cappy area. There was a shower on April 20. That night, the wing commander announced that he had shot down two "Camels" of the 5th Squadron of the Royal Air Force. This was his  The 79th and 80th results are also the last two results.

    On April 21, 1918, it was a cloudy day. After the sky cleared up, in the morning, six German fighter jets were dispatched for patrol. Two of them were flown by two men named Richthofen. They were Wing Commander Manfrey.  De. von Richdehofenfolk dr.i, number 42517, and Manfred's cousin Wolfram.  Feng.  Wolfram von Richthofen, later Marshal of the Luftwaffe, happened to be in the first position of the formation.

    But when they returned, only five returned to base, and vizefeldwebeledgacholz reported the unbelievable news: the wing leader was missing behind the Allied defense lines.

    After the invincible "Red Baron" chased a British aircraft into low altitude, he was hit by ground fire. The machine gun bullet went directly through Manfred's heart. A generation of aerial aces fell!

    After Manfred died in the battle, although the death of the Red Baron caused quite a shock, the war continued.  The geschwader adjutant opened the last sealed letter left to him by the corps commander.  The letter was only a thin piece of paper, dated March 3, 1918, with only one sentence written in pencil: "If I can't come back, (Captain of the 6th Squadron) will be the commander."  Captain, Captain von Richthofen."

    , Even in the will, the Red Baron¡¯s words were still very low-key.  On April 23, Reinhardt succeeded as the co-captain of jg1.  In mid-May, calm returned to the entire wing.  On May 15, JG1 carried out 137 missions and announced that it had shot down 13 Allied fighter jets without any losses. This was also the most successful and active period in the history of JG1.

    On 20 May, the wing moved to cappy (and 2nd Army) to support 7th Army at Guise in the upcoming Battle of Aisne.  Prior to this, JG1, under the orders of General vonhoeppner, Commander of the Army Air Forces, added the name of the wing commander to their wing name and became the "1st 'Richderhofen' Fighter Wing" to commemorate them  of this legendary hero.

    From the first day they arrived at Guise, the wing began to change equipment. A few months ago, the 10th Squadron was the first to change to Fokker's last and almost the best model, the famous d.vii  .  In the early morning of May 27, the Battle of Aisne began, and JG1's base also moved forward to Puisieuxferme, 5 kilometers (3 miles) northeast of Loan.  Now jg1's opponent has changed to the French. During their advance to the beugneuscramaille on June 1, they have been fighting French fighter planes and flying balloons.

    The second wing commander, the newly promoted Captain Wilhelm Reinhardt (hard), went to Berlin Adlehof on June 18 to participate in the selection of a new generation of fighter jets (the last selection of fighter jets was on 1  It was carried out in March, and the person involved in this work at that time was the commander of the phase von Richthofen. The model they selected at that time was the Fokker Dviii, not the one that had been put into mass production.  other types of models).

    ??The 1st Flying Wing was stationed in Ukraine. The aircraft being tested at this time was the latest generation model D1 of Dorier Company. On July 3, the D1 was successfully tested by the commander of the 27th Fighter Squadron.  The next person to fly was Captain Reinhardt (hard), the wing leader of JG1. When the D1 climbed to 1,000 meters (3,280 feet), a pillar suddenly broke, and the wing separated from the entire aircraft.  The plane fell to the ground, and Reinhardt was fatally injured.

    The second wing captain, William Reinhardt, was lucky but unfortunate. As a flight officer who strictly abides by regulations, he was selected by the Red Baron as the successor of his flying wing. Unfortunately, he was reckless.  The test flight of the new aircraft caused the second wing commander, who was trying hard to enhance his authority, to die in a plane crash.

    The story of the Red Baron and his flying squadron and flying wing is so amazing and memorable that the author cannot let go of this legend and spends a lot of space here. Of course, Du Niang is invincible.

    Now, July 28, 1918, in this time and space, today is the third week since the third commander of the 1st Fighter Wing took office. The former commander of the 27th Fighter Squadron successfully made a test flight before Reinhardt.  sameHermann Wilhelm G?ring, who had a D1 prototype and was safe and sound, was lucky enough to take over the position of commander of the 1st Fighter Wing on July 8, 1918.

    If the Red Baron Manfred Albrecht von Richthofen, the Red Baron who failed at the age of 25, left a personal image in the world that of a Germanic boy next door with a hint of youthful shyness,  Then Hermann Wilhelm Goering, who was also 25 years old at this time, could be called a handsome and handsome man.

    Although Goering's character was considered impatient, impulsive, and lacking composure, he was considered unworthy of being a wing commander. This is why the Red Baron chose Reinhardt instead of Goering as the next wing captain.
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