Valeria Dmitrievna Khomyakova (Russian: Валерия Дмитриевна Хомякова; 3 August 1914 – 6 October 1942) was a Soviet fighter pilot and military officer during World War II. Khomyakova was one of the first female pilots of the Soviet Air Force, and on 24 September 1942, she shot down a German bomber. She was widely reported as the first woman pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft, but later changed to the first in a night battle. Khomyakova was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, but was killed in a flight accident only two weeks later.
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3 August 1914 Moscow, Russia
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6 October 1942 (aged 28) Saratov Oblast, Russia
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Zodiac | Leo |
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