Elena and Nikolai fought together in battle after battle, each protecting one another, and their fellow pilots. The few times that Nikolai was away at a field meeting, Elena would free hunt alone for any fascist activity in the sky. She had become known as the Lone Wolf and would patrol the skies by herself.
One afternoon after scouting for enemy planes, Elena got into a fierce fight with two Messerschmitts. She outwitted them at every turn and downed them, but not before they damaged her plane. She headed back to base with a black trail of smoke coming from the rear of her plane.
Elena struggled to get control of the throttle. But her biggest problem was the rudder pedals. Because she was so short, a box had been fitted so that she could reach the pedals with her foot. A bullet had smas
