If Blackwater or another contractor had been running the 8th Air Force in 1943:

Mercenary crewed B-17 approaches the coast of Europe. Gunner spots clouds of fighters and shit-storm of flak just ahead. Tells AC commander, “Damn, I don’t think this is worth the dough we were promised.”
AC commander responds, “It’s a 2 grand bonus,” then takes a look for himself. “Holy shit, let’s turn this crate around. I’d rather be broke!”