My girlfriend is from 1949

China's air force was established in Beijing on November 11, 1949.

The former Air Force Aviation Bureau was also abolished.

On March 30, 1949, the Military Commission Aviation Bureau was established to unify the leadership of national aviation work and to perform the functions of the Air Force.

The Nanyuan Air Force was officially established on August 15, 1949, to carry out air defense missions in Beiping.

So at this time, there was no formal air force, but rather an aviation bureau and flight units.

Shanghai had been liberated for less than a month, and according to historical developments, it did not have an air force.

But because of Chen Huai'an and Lin Wan, two little butterflies fluttered their wings.

Shanghai's development has also brought about changes.

Jiang Weihua, the division commander, was temporarily appointed as the division commander of the Shanghai Air Force.

Currently, the air force has not yet formed an independent service branch, and the commanders do not have a unified fixed rank. Most of them are concurrently held by army regimental or divisional level officers or aviation school instructors.

Although he was only the division commander of the Shanghai Air Force, his situation was actually quite awkward.

He was nominally the division commander of the air force, but he was dirt poor.

At present, there are only two anti-aircraft artillery regiments and one anti-aircraft machine gun platoon in the entire city of Shanghai.

Even the only radar team is not yet able to operate effectively.

The radar was pieced together from old radars, and there were no fighter jets or bombers in its formation.

It goes without saying how awkward the situation is for a division commander of a flight unit who doesn't even have any planes under his command.

This situation is comparable to that of the navy, which was only established two months ago!

However, at this critical juncture, Jiang Weihua was appointed as the division commander of the flight unit, taking on the important task of protecting Shanghai's air defense.

This represents the central government's trust in him.

Therefore, the existence of Bureau 306 is naturally something they are entitled to know about.

However, he didn't know about the future world; he only knew that Chen Huai'an and Lin Wan, as core members, were able to obtain the most advanced equipment from overseas.

Only a very small number of core members of Bureau 306 know about the future.

Jiang Weihua was somewhat reluctant to be transferred from a main force division to a poor and inexperienced air force unit.

A division commander who doesn't even have a single fighter jet under his command is embarrassed to mention his rank when he meets his old comrades.

Until I saw the drones that were transported from the future.

And it was as easy as opening a can to open a sturdy tank, leaving everyone speechless with amazement.

Only then did they begin to take this air force unit seriously again.

A couple of days ago, I specially brought out a bowl of braised pork that I had painstakingly saved up for.

Adhering to the principle of "you can't catch a wolf without risking your cubs," they dragged along Zheng Changlin, the head of Bureau 306 and also the deputy mayor, and devoured him along with them.

Only then did I realize that it was a high-tech product imported from overseas.

At the same time, I couldn't help but exclaim in amazement: "So, foreign countries have already become this advanced."

However, as a veteran member of the Communist Party, he was not discouraged by this. Instead, he was determined to catch up with the foreign technological level in the future!

Theoretically speaking, the new China was extremely poor and backward, and didn't even have an air force.

It is very difficult to catch up with the pace of foreign powers.

But who could have imagined that the United States would stagnate for decades?

Jiang Weihua brought several cadres here today because he heard that Chen Huai'an and Lin Wan had just returned from overseas.

I came here specifically to drop by and build a relationship!

No wonder he had such a warm smile and such a humble posture!

Chen Huai'an asked kindly, "Director Zheng, Commander Jiang, why did you summon me here so urgently? Is there a problem with the supplies?"

Commander Jiang opened his mouth, but swallowed his words back.

This is someone else's territory; it's not his place to make demands yet.

The urgent summons was actually related to the air force.

However, the person who answers must be the official in charge here.

Zheng Changlin smiled and said, "There's no problem with the supplies; they're all being sorted and processed in an orderly manner. There are other... questions, which is why I specifically asked you to come over."

His voice was hesitant, and his expression seemed somewhat embarrassed.

Chen Huai'an said magnanimously, "Director Zheng, we're all on the same side, please feel free to speak your mind!"

Zheng Changlin nodded and began to explain.

"Last time you mentioned that when you were purchasing supplies, you would also purchase a batch of advanced equipment to train our pilots."

So I immediately reported it to the Central Committee, which, after studying it, gave special approval to establish the Shanghai Flight Force.

Commander Jiang took office to establish this force and safeguard our country's airspace security.

Now that our economic difficulties have eased, we are in talks with our big brother about buying MiG fighter jets.

Therefore, what we need most right now is pilots!

After several days of rigorous testing, fifty qualified soldiers were selected.

After undergoing security training, they arrived at the base.

Upon hearing this, Chen Huai'an nodded in agreement.

Training pilots was indeed a suggestion he made himself.

No one knew better than himself how much the new China lacked airplanes and pilots.

Even on the day the nation was founded, there were only 17 miscellaneous aircraft available nationwide.

Pilots are extremely rare, with only nine in total.

On the day of the ceremony, there was even a shortage of planes, so they had to fly over the city gate twice.

This is a painful memory for people in the future world.

Therefore, Chen Huai'an urgently wanted to help the country establish an air force.

Now, because they've earned a lot of foreign exchange from selling stockings, as well as canned fruit and other goods, they can exchange them for airplanes from their Soviet big brother.

But the pilots are the real gems.

Even if you buy an airplane, without a pilot, it can only sit in the hangar and rust.

Moreover, there is a lack of professional teaching aids. Vestibular adaptation is practiced by rotating chairs or even horse-drawn carriages, and some initial training relies on gesturing with wooden sticks.

To save fuel, the pilots could only sit in chairs and simulate aircraft control over and over again, like a pantomime.

Only when you are absolutely certain will you have the opportunity to get your hands on an airplane.

Even when the Korean War broke out a year later, most new pilots had less than 20-60 hours of flight time per person.

Meanwhile, the opposing U.S. pilots mostly had experience from World War II, with an average of over 1000 hours of training per person.

The difference in flight experience directly determines the difference in combat power between the two sides.

Due to the technological gap, they later abandoned techniques and engaged in fierce aerial bayonet fighting!

As long as you can knock down the enemy plane, you've won!

Chen Huai'an naturally wouldn't let this happen again, so he specially bought ten simulators from the future world through Li Hao's connections.

Along with this batch of supplies, they were also delivered.

He couldn't help but ask, "Director Zheng, is there a problem with the simulator?"

Zheng Changlin hurriedly shook his head: "The simulator is fine, it's just that our experts had some doubts during the operation."

After discussion, we were worried about damaging our precious simulator.

That's why... I hurriedly invited you over.

Zheng Changlin looked somewhat embarrassed as he spoke.

I received the items, but I don't understand many of the issues, so it's no wonder I feel embarrassed.

Lin Wan defused the awkward situation by asking, "Director Zheng, where's the simulator?"

Zheng Changlin immediately gestured, "In the woods!"