Siege of Fort Bismarck
In 1914, The Great War began which was originated in the Balkan Peninsula and extended to the Far East. This is because Germany has occupied the Kiautschou Bay concession of China and made Qingdao a base for the invasion of Asia. Japan (who was part of the Anglo-Japanese alliance of 1902) is requested by Allied Powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) to joined in the war and seized the base in Qingdao. However, a huge artillery batteries is placed at Fort Bismarck, and even the combined fleet that the Imperial Japanese Navy is proud of planning a operation, making it extremely difficult to capture the base. At that time, Admiral Katō Sadakichi, suddenly set up a task team in the early days of the flying corps stationed at the "Oppama Navy Aeronautical Research Institute" (追浜海軍航空術研究所, Oppama kaigun kōkū-jutsu kenkyūjo). The unit also consists of two Farman seaplanes, with Major Osugi as commander and a total of five pilots, including Shoji, who has never boarded an airplane before. These men would became the first task team to do such dangerous operation.