Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer

Bill supposes Patton thinks up the idea over morning tea with his wife, propping a hand under his chin and muttering: "An all-female Army Air Force Regiment, yes. That will sure do the trick!". After all, if the Soviets can do it, so can the good ol' US of A, right? If only the six woman crew of the B-24 Liberator, The Army Brat, weren't so damn pretty. OCs/?