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Night Witches: The Female Fighter Pilots of World War II

Members of the 588th Night Bomber Regiment decorated their planes with flowers ... and dropped 23,000 tons of bombs.

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Natalya Fyodorovna Meklin (1922–2005) was a much decorated World War II combat pilot in one of the three women-only Soviet air regiments. They were nicknamed the 'Night Witches' by their German opponents. In 1940 she joined the glider school at the Kiev Young Pioneer Palace. When she was 19, in 1942 she joined the Night Witches, piloting a Polikarpov Po-2 light bomber, and by the end of the war had flown 980 night missions. Night Witches, Historia Universal, Fighter Pilot, Interesting History, Great Women, Military Uniform, Soviet Union, Women In History, Military History

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Natalya Fyodorovna Meklin (1922–2005) was a much decorated World War II combat pilot in one of the three women-only Soviet air regiments. They were nicknamed the 'Night Witches' by their German opponents. In 1940 she joined the glider school at the Kiev Young Pioneer Palace. When she was 19, in 1942 she joined the Night Witches, piloting a Polikarpov Po-2 light bomber, and by the end of the war had flown 980 night missions.

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Meet the Night Witches, the Daring Female Pilots Who Bombed Nazis By Night | HISTORY

They were a crucial Soviet asset to winning World War II.

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Night Witches: The female pilots who struck fear into the Nazis

Have you heard of the "Night Witches", or Nachthexen? Here is the story of the female aviators who were nicknamed Nachthexen.

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Walpurgisnacht: The Witches' Night and How to Celebrate Today

What is the holiday Walpurgisnacht? It's pagan origins and history. PLUS why is it called the Witches Night and how can we celebrate today?

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