Something a bit different ?
Have you thought about Constance Babbington-Smith MBE?
She was highly regarded as a visionary in the field of tac recce during WW2, not only forging links between the UK and US intelligence agencies but was more famously responsible for first spotting the pilotless ac that were the forerunners of the V1 & V2 at Peenemunde.
Could be a fascinating delve back in time to an interesting period that given the priority place on ISTAR today could, if you thought it out properly, be linked back into current air ops to give it a smattering of 21st century relevance.
Just a thought - Google her name, plenty comes up and there will be stacks of stuff in the various museums and MOD archives about her, including an MBE citation no doubt floating around.