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Revision as of 04:01, 28 January 2014
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 convirmed kill 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]