During World War II an all-female group of military aviators of the 588th Night Bomber Regiment was terrorizing Nazis under the stealth of the night sky. These women were nicknamed the Night Witches. They had nothing to lose and everything to gain. 

Cindy goes full-on Russian with a one-pot meal called Plov because Night Witches don’t have time to cook. She made a sour cream cake called Smetannik that was worth leaving room for and for drinks we shared some amazing Moscow Mules. 

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Where did we get our info from? 

Germany launches Operation Barbarossa

The Soviet Night Witches

24–25 September 1938 - This Day in Aviation

War History Online

Operation Barbarossa - Wikipedia

Marina Raskova - Wikipedia

Nadezhda Popova - Wikipedia

Lydia Litvyak

Stalin.

What did we eat? 

How To Make Plov 

EASY Russian Sour Cream Cake (Smetannik)

What did we drink? 

Moscow Mule Cocktail Recipe

Sounds:

Witch

Sneaky