Yevdokiya Ivanova Nosal (Russian: Евдокия Ивановна Носаль, Ukrainian: Євдокія Іванівна Носаль; 14 March 1918 – 23 April 1943) was a junior lieutenant and deputy squadron commander in the 588th Night Bomber Regiment (nicknamed the "Night Witches" by the Germans) during World War II. She was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 24 May 1943, making her the first woman pilot to be honored with the title during the war.
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31 March 1918 Burchak, Ukraine
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Died |
23 April 1943 (aged 25) Novorossiysk, Russia
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Zodiac | Aries |
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