Sofia Dolgorukova
Russian noble
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| Intro | Russian noble | ||||||||
| Places | Russia | ||||||||
| was | Aviator Pilot Aircraft pilot Noble | ||||||||
| Work field | Military | ||||||||
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| Birth | 12 December 1887, Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia | ||||||||
| Death | 12 December 1949Paris, Seine, Île-de-France, France (aged 62 years) | ||||||||
| Star sign | Sagittarius | ||||||||
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Princess Sofia Alekseevna Dolgorukova (Russian: Софья Алексеевна Долгорукова; 1887–1949), née Countess Bobrinskaya (house of Bobrinsky), was a Russian surgeon, pilot and racing driver. Daughter of Aleksei Aleksandrovich Bobrinsky. She was one of the first female racing drivers and pilots in the Russian Empire and the world. She served as a pilot in the First World War after the Russian Provisional Government had allowed women to serve in warfare in 1917. Sofka Skipwith was her daughter.