Antonina Fyodorovna Khudyakova (Russian: Антонина Фёдоровна Худякова; 20 June [O.S. 7 June] 1917 – 17 December 1998) was a senior lieutenant and deputy squadron commander in the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, nicknamed the "Night Witches" during World War II. For successfully completing 926 sorties she was declared a Hero of the Soviet Union on 15 May 1946.
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20 June 1917 Sloboda, Russia
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Died |
17 December 1998 (aged 81) Oleksandriia, Ukraine
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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