Raichu, this was literally her backstory in the OG series and it was true.
Why no one is reading Takao's original first is beyond me, the art still holds up considering he's the author of Golgo 13.
This is sorta similar to a later arc in the original but there was no woman soldier and by then Satoru was alone for awhile. Though I can't remember if this plane was the same or if I'm just remembering wrongly.
This is interesting now