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Pilot in the Soviet Air Force
Yevgeniya Timofeeva
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Pilot in the Soviet Air Force
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Yevgeniya Dmitrievna Timofeeva
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Female
Place of birth
Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire
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Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
Age
80 years
Awards
Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Patriotic War 1st class
Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class
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Biography
Yevgeniya Dmitrievna Timofeeva (Russian: Евгения Дмитриевна Тимофеева; 23 December 1911 – 13 June 1992) was a pilot in the Soviet Air Force and the first woman to fly the Pe-2. As a member of the 587th Bomber Aviation Regiment, later redesignated as the 125th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment named after Marina Raskova, she initially served as a squadron commander but was later promoted to deputy regimental commander during the war. By the end of the war she totaled 45 sorties on the Pe-2.
Awards
- Two Order of the Red Banner (1943 and 1945)
- Two Order of the Patriotic War (1st class - 1943; 2nd class - 1985)
- campaign and jubilee medals
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