The fleet first transferred from Kiel Port to Denmark. In order to prevent the news from being exposed, the entire fleet stayed at the airport for a short time. The crew came down to move, while the ground crew stepped up to refuel the aircraft and tested the aircraft's equipment for the last time. The airport was temporarily modified. This was originally a Denmark airship field, where the airship was tied to was used as a runway and a tarmac, while the warehouse where the airships were originally stored was used to store various supplies.

Knowles walked towards the open space next to the airport and lit a cigar for himself. He looked up at the sky. The clouds were indeed very low, estimated to be only about 3,500 meters. It is now around 11 o'clock in the evening. After the plane completed the refueling and maintenance operations, it will take off in the early morning. The entire range is expected to take about 6 to 7 hours, which is much shorter than expected. The most perfect situation is that when the first ray of sunlight rises from the horizon, the German reconnaissance aircraft team enters the field and then scans the entire island group with a camera.

In this mission, another 6 k-8 long-range reconnaissance aircraft were added to conduct reconnaissance on the Orkney Islands, which was once the base of the British Fleet. Previous news said that the fleet is currently stationed in central Britain, but in order to prevent it, the headquarters of the High Seas Fleet still hopes to go there for a walk. Therefore, Knowles' fleet expanded a little.

"Head, everything is ready, not only our plane, but also the Navy." Just after smoking a cigar, Knowles' deputy had already come over.

"Let's go and see." Knowles came to his own cabin, and at this time a radio operator was fiddling with the radio station on the shelf. Soon, a series of navigation signals came through, and according to the radio side results, the operator took a circle on the huge map.

"The Navy has sent a fleet to provide us with relays at sea. If the shore-based equipment fails due to the distance, they can still guide us home." said the radio operator.

"Okay, let's go!" Major Knowles said after confirming that everything was fine.

With the help of the sedan's guest tractor, huge aircraft re-entered the takeoff runway. At the end of the runway, Major Knowles' landlines were first prepared, and three huge Daimler Bengla liquid-cooled engines began to operate. A moment later, when the engine's power reached the takeoff standard, the major sent the brakes, the huge aircraft slid on the runway, and flew into the air at three-quarters of the overall runway.

"Open the signal light! We have to wait for the brothers behind." Looking at the airport with lights, Major Knowles ordered. In fact, the reconnaissance of Shetland Islands cannot use 12 K-8 reconnaissance aircraft. The reason why we have prepared so many aircraft is actually to be prepared to lose during the flight... There is no way, the distance is too far, and under the current navigation conditions, it is certain to fly, it depends on how many colleagues can reach the target area.

However, in order to maintain the formation as much as possible, the Germans still installed signal lights for identification on the tail and body of the k-8 aircraft. In order for the fleet to complete the formation at the beginning, the searchlights provided by the Danes also played a role. This batch of 12 k-8 reconnaissance aircraft were all over the airport at least......

"Let's go!" After all the crews were in place, the fleet once again determined its course and flew towards the Shetland Islands. After more than 30 minutes, the huge fleet finally penetrated the clouds and entered the sky. After the climb, the entire fleet began to fly to the target at a cruise speed. After about 4 hours of flight, the German fleet finally received radio waves from the Shetland Islands.

"Seamless docking!" We have locked in the target, and this signal is exactly the same as the signal sample collected by our submarine force in the area near the Shetland Islands. We have determined that it is the target radiation. So far, we have not found the signal to which the large fleet belongs." The deputy said.

"It seems that the British fleet is not moving nearby," said Knowles. Guided by the British base signal, the German aircraft fleet flew smoothly to the Shetland Islands. Of course, this success only points to the general direction without any errors. In fact, when we finally approached the target, the number of K-8 long-range reconnaissance aircraft accompanied by Knowles had dropped to 8, which means that 4 were separated.

When the sunlight appeared in the sky again, the entire cloud was dyed golden yellow. Through the gaps in the clouds, Knowles could already see the Shetland Islands. And the approximate location was distinguished based on the previous map.

"Head, we are now close to the largest island of Meinland in the Shetland. If we lower the altitude in another 15 minutes, then we can see it after we pass through the clouds! The locations of Bresey and Wolsey have also been determined, and the largest islands in the Shetland have been locked." The deputy said while comparing the chart.

"Then let's start! Saint Millerga bless us!" With the order issued, the fleet began to lower the altitude. From now on, all aircraft will perform their missions alone. After completing them, they can leave on their own. The fleet began to disperse. This was the first time that the Luftwaffe appeared at the northernmost end of the UK. At this time, the British airport on the ground also began to be busy for a day. Knowles was very lucky today. Two days ago, there were just snow here, and a large amount of snow accumulated on the airport runway. At present, only 40% of the airports in the Shetland Islands can operate. If it were the past, at this point in time, a large number of aircraft have begun to perform patrol missions. Now, there are only two or three kittens in the air.

"Damn, what did I see?" When a K-8 bomber code-named Bull was the first to pass out from the clouds, I accidentally discovered a British v1500 bomber that had just taken off from an extremely long runway. The wings of more than 30 meters were like a huge bookshelves. The aircraft obviously had a low load. Its climbing speed was very slow and it flew almost in a straight line. Although the bull was also huge, when he entered with his back to the sun, few people discovered it at first, at least this British bomber did not find it!

"It seems that we will be a fighter first!" The Bull adjusted its course slightly and flew almost parallel to the V1500. The huge bull almost rushed towards the slowly climbing V1500 bomber. Because the altitude was too low, the well-deserved giant in this battle could not even dodge! And when the two sides crossed, the pilots on the Bull could even see the shocked expression of the British on the opposite side.
Chapter completed!