586th Fighter Aviation Regiment
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The 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment was one of the three Soviet women's aviation regiments founded by Marina Raskova at the start of the Second World War after she convinced Joseph Stalin to allow her to form three all-female aviation regiments. Wikipedia
Fighter: Yakovlev Yak-1; Yakovlev Yak-7; Yakovlev Yak-9
Regimental Commander: Yevgeniya Prokhorova (acting) (1941–1942); Tamara Kazarinova (1942); Aleksandr Gridnev (1942–1945)