Chapter 1286

Show maximum respect!

The tower controller just repeated the simple six words of the leaders of the military region, but let Chen Xu and his vice driver, who were born in the army, feel deeply moved and honored.

It's because of the attitude of the leaders of the military region. Such simple words weigh more than Mount Tai;

it's an honor for the leaders of the military region to fly this Boeing 747 aircraft on behalf of the military region in the sky of Chuncheng, and to send the biggest message to the pilots among the more than 20 American Flying Tigers on board and the more than 20 Chinese Flying Tigers waiting in the airport The respect of.

The huge sense of mission made the two pilots sit in danger. Chen Xu looked at the red eyed copilot beside him, and suddenly said to him, "No.2, now you command it!"

When the captain controls the aircraft, the second co pilot has no control right. His task is to do all the sub main tasks assigned by the captain, such as retracting the flaps, controlling the throttle, opening or closing the landing gear. However, once the captain says the words "you command", he will give the pilot right to the co pilot on behalf of the captain.

For such a significant event, the co pilot didn't expect that the captain would suddenly give the driving right to himself. He instinctively wanted to refuse, but Chen Xu said again firmly, "again, you are in charge now."

The co driver was stunned for three seconds, and then he nodded solemnly at once, and said with great excitement, "understand, I will command you!"

After that, the copilot immediately entered the state and said: "tower, CA two or three turns request the altitude to drop to 300, and start flying around the field!"

The tower immediately replied: "two or three turns of Air China can go down to 300, Chuncheng airport has cleared for you!"

The captain was in a great mood, opened the cabin radio, and said in skilled English: "ladies and gentlemen, distinguished members of the flying tigers, this is the captain radio. Thank you for taking the Air China charter flight. It's also a great honor for us to serve as the flight task of your trip to China. Our plane is about to arrive at Chuncheng airport in China. We just received the Chuncheng military region The airport has cleared the air for us. Our plane will make five rounds around the field at a height of 300 meters, or nearly 1000 feet, to show the greatest respect of the Chinese people to you. Our plane will incline to a certain extent when flying around the field. Please fasten your seat belt and we will land after the end of the round. "

"Fly around?!" The American Flying Tigers on the plane were particularly excited to hear the news. They cleared the whole civil aviation airport in a short time, just to make the plane fly around the field at low altitude. The Chinese side really gave them much more respect and attention than expected.

They have never received such courtesy in the United States for so many years after the war. The American people don't know about the Asian battlefield of World War II. In addition, the United States has a lot of European descendants, so the American attention to the European battlefield is far greater than that of the Asian battlefield. In the United States, the veterans of World War II are very respected, but the most respected ones are those who went to the European battlefield at the beginning, The most respected one is the one who participated in D-Day, i.e. Normandy landing. Although these Flying Tigers didn't care about it, they were relatively ignored for so many years. Now they are so valued by the Chinese people, which gives them great comfort.

When the Air China 747 dropped to a height of 300 meters, the giant could be seen clearly from the ground.

More than 20 old Chinese Flying Tigers sitting on stools stood up excitedly when they saw that the large passenger plane with the familiar shark mouth coating began to lower its height.

No one told them which plane the American pilots had arrived on, but when they saw the shark's beak, everyone knew that it was coming!

Here comes the shark!

Here comes the flying tigers!

Old comrades are here!

These Chinese Flying Tigers waiting for old international comrades did not expect to see such a spectacular and familiar scene, which is indeed a huge surprise.

This cartoon's shark mouth is of great significance to the old American Flying Tigers and to the summer Chinese flying tigers.

As the plane got closer and closer, it didn't land at the runway, but turned around not far from the end of the runway and began to fly around the field with its body tilted.

The old Flying Tigers know this move too well. In the war years, the highest way for fighter pilots to show respect is to fly around the field at low altitude!

The old Flying Tigers of Chinese nationality saluted and paid attention to each other spontaneously. Their bodies could not help turning with the hover of the plane. They always looked at the plane and the familiar and bloody shark mouth.

A circle! Two laps! Three laps

These old Chinese Flying Tigers have already burst into tears. It seems that the world has changed dramatically. It seems that the surrounding area is not the modern civil aviation airport but the crude military airport. It seems that the sky is not the modern civil aviation airliner, but the Flying Tigers fighters. It seems that they are back to their twenties in an instant It was as if the special engine sound and whistling sound of propeller plane were heard, as if the long sound of air defense alarm, as if the superior's order of expedition were heard, and the blend of history and modernity made them tremble with excitement.After five laps, both in the plane and on the ground, the veterans were in tears. The 747 finally aimed at the runway, and the huge airliner gradually lowered in the air with its head held high. It was like a fierce shark coming out of the water, landing steadily, pushing backwards and decelerating. The plane left the runway and entered the taxiway, and taxied towards the area already prepared.

In coordination with the Armed Police Corps of Yunnan Province, the fire brigade of Chuncheng airport, which has been stationed in the airport for a long time, dispatched six fire trucks to prepare for the taxiway hundreds of meters away from the red carpet reception area. When the plane was about to taxi, six fire trucks on both sides ejected high-pressure water columns, forming three huge water gates. This is a high etiquette of modern aviation system. The same as This is to show the greatest respect to the old American Flying Tigers who have made outstanding contributions to China.

The veterans were surprised again.

Even their relatives feel extremely incredible!

Flying around the field at low altitude, welcoming at the ground water gate, the etiquette given by the Chinese side is really beyond everyone's expectation. No one expected that they would receive such a grand courtesy from the Chinese side.

Through the window, the old people and their families on the plane saw six fire-fighting officers and soldiers standing on the roof. Although they didn't know if they could see themselves, the old people by the window raised their right hands for the first time and saluted the young fire-fighting officers and soldiers.

No matter how many times there have been hostility and conflicts between the two countries in recent years, it does not affect the respect of young Chinese soldiers for these veterans at all.

Li Mu, Liu Xin and Chen Chengwu, the representatives of the military region and the plain clothes, stand at the front of the red carpet. Behind them are more than 20 Chinese old flying tigers and their relatives. Besides, there are more than 30 young people wearing black trousers and white shirts. These people are members of the military band of the military region. This time, they came with musical instruments to play the ritual music.

The military region of Yunnan Province has made great efforts for this reception. However, considering that the foundation is a non-governmental public welfare organization, and that it is also a non-governmental exchange activity to invite veterans from the United States to come here, it is not appropriate for the official to directly participate in it. Therefore, Chen Chengwu and the members of the military band are all dressed in plain clothes, and the consideration of the chief is very comprehensive. He cannot It's about worrying about the troubles. The main thing is that we don't want to let the foundation open to the public at that time and let people think that there is official participation in it.

The non-governmental public welfare organization should guarantee its purity. Under the reasonable circumstances, it can seek the official help, but it can not be influenced by the official. This is what the chief asked Chen Chengwu to bring to Li Mu and Liu Xinxin. It is his attitude and his encouragement to the charity foundation of the immortal veterans.

The plane passes through and decelerates from the three water gates, and finally stops stably in front of the transverse red carpet. The ladder car immediately opens and connects with the gate. Then the flight attendants open the hatch from the cabin.

Before the veterans got off the plane, Chen Chengwu waved his hand, and more than 30 members of the military band in civilian clothes immediately stood up and prepared their instruments. A conductor came to the audience, raised his baton, and was ready at any time.

Finally, Paul Crawford, the oldest of the American Flying Tigers, slowly walked out of the cabin door with the help of his son and granddaughter. When he took the first step on the ladder, all the Chinese old Flying Tigers all paid tribute to the military ceremony, and the old man immediately stopped and raised his hand to pay homage to the military ceremony.

At this time, the commander of the military band made a gesture to start. The military band played the most famous military song of the Second World War in the United States, "old solvers never die, they just fade away"

Douglas MacArthur, the famous general of the Second World War in his farewell speech, quoted the title of the song. The veterans will never die, just fade away.

When the music started, all the old flying tigers were filled with emotion.

This song is very familiar to the Western veterans who have experienced World War II, and it is not strange to the Chinese flying tigers. The American Flying Tigers, even Chennault, often played this song on the gramophone. Although the overall cultural level of the Chinese army at that time was very low, the Chinese soldiers who could participate in the Flying Tigers were very high in cultural level, and they were just one It is the Western instructors who teach that English is a compulsory course. After becoming a comrade in arms with American pilots, English listening and speaking ability is very good.

One American old flying tiger came down from the plane. Li Mu, Liu Xin and Chen Chengwu were at the front. They bowed and shook hands to each old flying tiger who got off the plane. They were welcome to China and Chuncheng. Then, volunteers guided the old Flying Tigers of these beautiful nationalities to face the Chinese Flying Tiger for a long time front.

This group of American old people and Chinese old people have been staring at each other for a long time. Over the past 50 or 60 years, everyone's face has changed dramatically, and almost no one can recognize each other.

Paul Crawford started shaking hands with the first Chinese flying tiger player, sun Xiaozhong, who Li Mu visited personally. Later, Paul Crawford introduced himself excitedly: "Hello, my name is Paul Crawford."

"Paul?!" Sun Xiaozhong asked him in surprise in English, "are you really Paul?""It's me, you are?"

"I'm Xiaozhong, sunxiaozhong!"

Paul Crawford hugged sun Xiaozhong excitedly and cried: "God! XiaoZhong！ my friend! My brother! You're still alive! For more than 50 years, I often dream of the fragments of us hiding from Japanese soldiers in the cellar with the help of Chinese villagers. God knows how much I miss you these years. I always think that the person I want to see most before I die is you. I didn't expect that I really did! "