Olga Alexandrovna Sanfirova
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Olga Alexandrovna Sanfirowa ( Russian Ольга Александровна Санфирова * April 19 jul. / 2 May 1917 greg. In Samara ; † 13 December 1944 in Pultusk ) was a Soviet bomber pilot .
Life
During the Second World War , she did military service with the night witches , which consisted of women only , who flew combat missions at night with simple Polikarpow Po-2 biplanes .
Olga Sanfirowa was shot down on her 630th mission.
Posthumously she was given the title Hero of the Soviet Union .
literature
- IV Rakobolskaya , NF Kravzova: We were called night witches . Moscow 2005 (Russian, original title: Нас называли ночными ведьмами .).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sanfirowa, Olga Alexandrovna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Санфирова, Ольга Александровна (Russian spelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet bomber pilot |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Samara |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1944 |
| Place of death | at Pultusk |