On September 18th, US Pacific time, 100 "Super Fortresses" flew from Amchitka Island to Tokyo under the eyes of the people. After flying 1,200 kilometers, they were refueled in the air by C109 aerial refueling aircraft, and then continued their final flight to Tokyo.
"All aircraft have completed aerial refueling!"
Accompanied by the voice coming from the radio, the airport was full of cheers.
As the boss of the aerial refueling company, George naturally became the object of people's pursuit. In the end, the excited soldiers even lifted him up and threw him high into the air.
In the joyful laughter, George could feel the joy from the heart of these American soldiers. After all, for the current American soldiers, bombing Tokyo is definitely the most sincere wish in their hearts.
And George is the Santa Claus who helped them realize this wish.
In fact, God is my witness, George is more eager than them!
"George, tomorrow, the whole United States will know that we bombed Tokyo!"
LeMay, with a cigar in his mouth, looked at George and said.
"At that time, no matter what the result is, the whole United States will cheer for it. All this belongs to us and to you!"
The success of aerial refueling made LeMay a little excited. As a strategic bombing expert, he knew the significance of aerial refueling technology to strategic bombing, which meant that bomber groups could bomb anywhere in the world.
"Actually, I have selfish motives."
George grinned at LeMay.
His smile was very bright, but as he smiled, he suddenly couldn't laugh out loud. Tears flowed from the corners of his eyes. These tears were for the realization of his dream and for the soldiers and compatriots who died in this war.
From Nanjing to Tokyo, the road is long, and now he is also on this road.
At 7:15 am on September 18, Tokyo time, Hideki Tojo, the former prime minister of the empire who served as the Minister of War and the Minister of the Interior after the Pacific War, and later served as the Minister of Education, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, and the Minister of Munitions, and who held various powers in one person, was enjoying breakfast as usual.
His expression was still the same as usual, as if his father had died.
Two months ago, as the Japanese army suffered defeats in China and the Pacific battlefields, the Allied offensive and counterattack on the Mariana Islands approached the Japanese mainland. The disastrous defeat of the navy forced the cabinet of Hideki Tojo, who launched the Pacific War, to resign as prime minister under the situation of internal and external difficulties.
Although he resigned from his post, Tojo was not willing to do so.
He still longed to be able to make a comeback in his heart, although he knew that the chance of a comeback was too slim.
"Damn it, how did the war situation become like this..."
Looking at the war report that had just been delivered, Tojo's face became more and more ugly. From the Chinese battlefield to the Pacific and then to Southeast Asia, there was no good news anywhere.
Suddenly, the piercing air defense alarm sounded.
The sudden air defense alarm made Tojo confused. He stood up in astonishment and talked to himself.
"Air defense alarm? Tokyo?"
How is this possible!
Tokyo Yingji hurried out of the room and asked loudly.
"Is it an exercise?"
This is not an exercise!
Eighty-nine B-29 Superfortresses have arrived over Tokyo. Amid the sound of air defense alarms, people in Tokyo ran towards the air raid shelters. At the same time, people looked up at the sky and saw a group of giant planes appearing in the eastern sky. They were dragging long condensed white smoke behind their buttocks, and they were lined up in neat formations in the blue sky, like a group of pearl-colored fish swimming in the ocean.
Donald piloted the first "Nanjing". This was the naming right that George exchanged from Donald and the crew for more than a dozen boxes of Cuban cigars. In fact, it was not just such a naming right. In fact, they also had a private deal.
Amid the roar of the aircraft engine, the "Nanjing" as the guide aircraft was followed by a total of 189 B-29s. Halfway through their flight to Tokyo, eleven planes were forced to return due to malfunctions.
"Today is a good day!"
Donald said with a smile while looking at the blue sky.
There were almost no clouds above the target area, and the target was clearly visible - the Nakajima Aircraft Engine Factory in Musashino, ten miles northwest of the Imperial Palace. When these planes without wingman cover passed over the target at a speed of about 455 miles per hour, driven by a tailwind of 120 miles per hour, they would drop bombs from an altitude of 27,000 to 32,000 feet.
As the distance approached, Donald said.
"Enter autopilot! Leave it to you, Todd."
At the same time, the aimer Todd took over the control of the aircraft, then aimed at the target through the aiming device, and then with the help of the bombing computer, he dropped the first bomb, and other bombers followed suit. They dropped bombs over the Nakajima Company's factory, and only 48 bombs hit the factory, causing little damage, and the other bombs exploded at the dock and downtown.
During the bombing, the plane continued to fly south. After the bombing was completed, Donald did not cancel the autopilot immediately, but let the plane continue to fly south for several miles before canceling the autopilot.
It was at this time that the green island in the center of Tokyo City had appeared in their sight, and the co-pilot Thomas swallowed nervously and said in a low voice.
"Are we really going to bomb here?"
"One thousand dollars!"
Donald said in a very low voice.
"Each of us has 1,000 dollars!"
1,000 dollars!
It was George's reward for them. As long as the bomb was dropped into the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, each member of the "Nanjing" crew could get 1,000 dollars!
In fact, he originally planned to pay 2,000 dollars.
However, these American pilots had never seen the world, and they were bribed with 1,000 dollars. It can only be said that the palace of the daily life is a bit cheap!
Sometimes, money is omnipotent.
With money, although people cannot go to Tokyo, they can definitely drop bombs into the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
Although they had a strict order not to drop bombs into the Imperial Palace to avoid damage to it, under the stimulation of money, Donald still flew over the Imperial Palace in his plane, and Todd dropped the bomb over the Imperial Palace by manual aiming.
In fact, the road from Nanjing to Tokyo is not far, only 30,000 feet!
At the moment the bomb was dropped, the whistling sound made by the friction between the tail of the bomb and the air sounded over the Tokyo Imperial Palace, although most of the people in Tokyo had entered the air-raid shelter at this time. However, the Japanese pilots who took off urgently to intercept the bomber group were all dumbfounded. The pilots on more than 100 fighters of various models were all stunned when the "Nanjing" dropped the bomb.
"Baga!... That, that is the Imperial Palace! The Americans are actually bombing the Imperial Palace! Baga, the Americans are dead..."