Flying through the Russian winter in the open cockpits of old canvas Polikarpov PO-2 biplanes that carried only four bombs and barely mustered 60 miles per hour,the women made 15 to 18 round trips a night through murderous German antiwar craft fire.

• 要求女飞行员们在寒冷的苏联冬季，驾驶着老式敞棚帆布顶架舱的、飞行时速仅达60英里的PolikarpovPo-2型双翼战斗机，携带四枚炸弹，冒着德军地面防空炮火，一夜往返飞行15-18架次。