Chapter 245 - An Old Steed in the Lurch, with A Lofty Ambition (1/2)
One of the outdoor camping lights scattered in various corners was lit up, illuminating the dark cave a little
The young people of patan were busy clearing the road in front of the cave and pushing all kinds of tools and oil barrels in
The cave was not big, only about twenty meters deep
It could fit a p-51 ”Wild horse
” Perhaps the j-20 could be put in as well
It was spacious and a natural hangar
Thanks to the climate in the middle east of afghanistan, the cave was dry, and the rocks were tightly sealed
Lin Mo walked to Mulder
Next to the body that village head Zaryev pointed at
It was already a skeleton, and the dull golden sè hair proved the latest chapter of the Martial Arts
The other party was a tall, white sè, standard allied pilot uniform, with a flying cap in hand, a red sè scarf around his neck, and half leaning against the wall of the cave
Apparently, he died peacefully
There were also some wooden boxes in the hole, with pots and bowls, empty cans and wine bottles, an empty shell shaped like a bomb, which should be a modified cargo hold that could hold 56kg of things, with some clothes and sundries in it
Perhaps it was a pilot who felt that he was not far from death and was tired of the war
When he was prepared in advance, he flew to this beautiful place and found the cave
Before he died, he piled it up with stones, sealed the hole, and buried it with his beloved car
To welcome death here
There was no way to verify who the pilot of the si fighter jet who had left the army was
Perhaps he could find the words or personal identification that he had left behind
The p-51” Wild horse” alone produced 15686 fighter jets in the united states, the largest production in the united states
Even the world-famous mig-21 produced more than 6000, and the p-51 in front of Lin Mo produced at least 9000 d-type fighters
The p-51d, which uses the Packard v-1650-7 piston engine, is also the heaviest of the p-51 series fighter jets, with an empty weight of 3
46 tons, which is 0
9 tons heavier than the latest xp-51f and can carry 10 five-inch rockets
It was an excellent aircraft for bombers to escort and air attack to the ground
The disappearance of one or two p-51s during the second world war was a common occurrence, and even the air force participating in the war could not figure out whether they were shot down or missing
The maximum range of the p-51d could reach 3306 kilometers
Excluding the return journey, it could span almost half of china
It was not surprising that it did not know where to fly to a small country like afghanistan
The original owner did not seem to have prepared any cover
The dust accumulated over the decades quickly turned the plane into an old antique
It could vaguely see traces of repair on the body, but it could also be seen that the original owner had taken some measures
The key parts were sealed so that they could be preserved for a long time without being eroded by time
Lin Mo reached out to wipe the dust off the wings and pressed it against the shiny metal wing, listening quietly
An old steed, in a stable position, has great ambitions
The martyrs were old and strong
This” Wild horse” who had made great contributions in the second world war was like an old steed in the lurch, still full of lofty aspirations
Lin Mo seemed to be able to hear the heartbeat that never stopped, surging for meeting the confidant again
The roar of the engine seemed to reverberate in his ears, and the fighter seemed to come back to life after Lin Mo had dusted it with his own hands
It was a new sè fighter jet made in the united states
It could be seen that the original driver was also a person who loved to drive
He was well maintained before he died
After so long, he still maintained a new look of xxx, and his body was covered with about a dozen small and large repair wounds
These were the medals of heroes, and it seemed that they had been shot down before, but after being repaired, they still stubbornly returned to the sky to fight the enemy
” Can you fly
” Mulder
Village chief Zaryev still had some common sense
Airplanes, even decades ago, were very complicated machines
After so many years, it was not easy to fill them with fuel and fly
” Well, pack up
Maybe
I need half a day to check
” Lin Mo lowered his head to look at the flat landing gear tire, hoping that it did not deform the rim because it had been left there for too long
If it was intact, the plane would still be able to return to the sky by replacing some of the aged non-metallic parts
After decades of sealed storage, the plane's metal internal stress release should be better than the new body
- The dead are big, and the dead are safe
At the entrance of the cave, a deep hole was dug
Lin Mo and the others buried the unknown pilot and covered it with a small earth bag
Considering that the other party was a white sè race and religious belief, they specially erected a stone cross for him out of respect for the soldiers
I hope he can rest in his heaven
Lin Mo personally carved the pilot's name with a knife
While sorting out the other party's belongings, he found his diary and identity information
” Major karen Hiller, eagle eye squadron of the xxx air force
” Tombstone: Aerial knight's glory will always belong to the fearless warriors
Patan People, who believed in islam, did not object
After all, it was indiscriminate to respect warriors
Like the hero of the muslim world, saladin was not only a hero of islam, but also a model of chivalry in the west