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Revision as of 05:26, 26 January 2016
Olga Nikolayevna Yamshchikova (Template:Lang-ru) (1914-1983) was Soviet female aviator, aviation instructor, Soviet Air Force commander, and test pilot. Nicknamed "granny of the Soviet aviation". Three confirmed kills during the Great Patriotic War. Awarded Order of the Great Patriotic War, Order of the Red Star (three times), several medals and Order of the Red Banner of Labor.[1]
She was the first female pilot with an aerial victory (September 24, 1942, vicinity of Stalingrad).[2]
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Categories:
- 1914 births
- 1983 deaths
- Soviet aviators
- Female aviators
- Women in World War II
- Women in the Russian and Soviet military
- Russian people of World War II
- Soviet World War II pilots
- Recipients of the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Star