In May 1942 a gruff Soviet division commander thew up his hands in dismay when he learned that a new regiment of combat pilots assigned to him consisted of 254 women, most of them less then 20 years old.

• 1942年5月,当苏军一位脾气暴烈的师长得知上级委派给他一个由254名妇女新组建的战斗机飞行团,而且她们大部分还不足20岁时,他沮丧地垂下双手。