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Evdokia Pasko (30 December 1919 – 27 January 2017) was a Soviet military pilot in World War II.
Pasko was born in Kyrgyzstan in 1919. She was a student in the Mathematics faculty at Moscow State University when the Russian authorities called for women volunteers to train as fighter pilots. Pasko became a pilot in the 49th Aviation Regiment, and in the all-women 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, also known as the Night Witches. In total, she made approximately 800 sorties. In 1944 Pasko was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. She retired from the Soviet army with the rank of lieutenant.
After the war Pasko returned to her studies and graduated with a PhD in mathematics. She taught for over forty years at Bauman Moscow State Technical University.
Pasko died on 27 January 2017 in Moscow, and was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.