Nadezhda Popova
Soviet aircraft pilot
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Nadezhda Vasilveyna Popova was a squadron commander in the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Regiment during the Second World War who achieved significant domestic publicity after completing 18 bombing sorties in one night with navigator Yekaterina... Wikipedia
Born: December 17, 1921, Livensky Uyezd
Died: July 8, 2013 (age 91 years), Moscow, Russia
Awards: Order of the Red Banner, Order of Lenin, Medal of Zhukov, and more
Rank: Colonel