They were real heroines.
The victory over Nazi Germany – the merit of not only men but also women. Moreover, this is not a figurative expression, as many women gave their lives for this Victory. Particularly noteworthy are the “Night witches”. At the time, these pilots made the enemy fear. And, not unreasonably. On account of “witches” 23 thousand sorties and almost 5 thousand bombs.
This regiment was formed thanks to Marina Raskova. The woman personally asked permission for training women pilots of Stalin. She assured that women can fly as well men and time has confirmed her words. Despite the fact that these ladies were flying on a normal training aircraft, they were able with pinpoint accuracy to drop bombs. In his hand he played and the fact that the radar witch is not detected, and the noise of the engine was almost inaudible.
In all the years of the battles of the 46th guards night bomber aviation regiment lost a total of 32 fighters. And this despite the fact that many didn’t bring any parachutes, preferring this weight load in the aircraft for more ammunition. All of these women are real heroines, which will long talk.
