Fighter aces Lilya Litvyak, 12 German kills (left) and Katya Budanova, 11 German kills (center). They both died in combat. On the right is Mariya Kuznetsova.
Its great to know there were some female aces in the war, history only tells of the men, like Douglas Barder the Spitfire and Hurricane pilot. I hope there are more pics out there of these brave women xx
in WWII the women of this country fought in defence as oposed to the soviet forces where women took a more active roll,
Quote"About one million women served in the Soviet Armed Forces during WWII" Read More
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