Question

planes were made with wood and canvas. they had open cockpits. they had no radar or radios. the women couldnt even pack parachutes. the extra weight made the planes too heavy. male pilots got years of training. but the women had to do the same jobs in a few months. in june 1942, the 588ths work began. each mission followed the same plan. the pilots flew in groups of three planes. the first two got the germans attention. they distracted them. the third plane stayed in the dark. its pilot found the target. then, she dropped a bomb. each plane carried two bombs. they repeated these steps until all their bombs were gone. the bombs were heavy, so the planes had to fly low. flying at night was their only cover. but they also had another trick. the pilot came close to her target. she would shut off the planes engine. then, the plane would glide the rest of the way. the germans thought this sounded like a sweeping broom. when they heard the sound, it was too late. the mission had likely succeeded. the germans called the women pilots nachthexen. the word means
ight witches.\ the darkness and quiet helped protect the pilots. their planes caught fire easily. even the smallest bullet could set the planes on fire. the pilots had to battle the weather, too. soviet winters question 3 think about the article, why couldnt the women have parachutes on their planes? a. the parachutes were too heavy. b. the planes caught fire easily. c. the planes had open cockpits. d. the parachutes were made of canvas.

Explanation:

To answer this, we refer to the article: "The women couldn't even pack parachutes. The extra weight made the planes too heavy." So the reason is the parachutes' weight. Option A says "The parachutes were too heavy" which matches. Option B is about planes catching fire (not related to parachutes). Option C is about open cockpits (not about parachutes). Option D is about parachutes' material (not the reason for not having them).

Answer:

A. The parachutes were too heavy.