Chapter 538: The Future of Aviation
The war with Japan continued to rage across multiple fronts.
And while Bruno had intended to remain in Berlin for its duration, the escalating crisis in France. and the coup that loomed, demanded his personal attention.
The Kaiser granted him leave to return to Tyrol, to his family, and to begin arranging his next political stroke.
Bruno arrived at the Berlin airfield in full dress uniform, greatcoat billowing behind him in the breeze.
The Reich had recently updated its ceremonial regalia—his new uniform mirrored the crisp cut of the M35 Waffenrock from his past life.
But this time, it bore the symbols of the Kaiserreich. Not the twisted banners of a regime that would never exist in this world—thanks to Bruno’s hand reshaping the flow of history.
His greatcoat was trimmed in black mink along the upper collar, a sharp contrast to the polished leather of his boots, belt, and visor cap.
As he strode toward the waiting aircraft, he offered a salute to the escort pilots, two of Germany’s finest, each seated in one of the newly unveiled Focke-Wulf PTL-1 advanced turboprop fighters.
As for Bruno’s own aircraft, it was the second Messerschmitt P.1108/I Fernbomber to ever roll off the line.
The first had gone to the Kaiser as his personal flagship. The second had been reserved for Bruno by unanimous understanding.
He stopped for a moment, gazing up at the monstrous craft. It had once been little more than a paper design in his past life.
But now, fully realized, it soared on engines that rivaled the Soviet Tu-95 in power and efficiency, years ahead of its time.