Night Witches: How Soviet Female Pilots Terrified the Germans

The incredible story of the 588th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment - the only all-female aviation unit in military history. Young women flying obsolete Po-2 biplanes completed 24,000 combat sorties and became the enemy's nightmare. Germans called them "Nachthexen" - Night Witches for their silent night attacks. 23 female pilots became Heroes of Soviet Union. From Marina Raskova to Evdokia Bershanskaya - a story of courage that changed the course of history. #nightwitches #aviation #heroines #history #femalepilots #worldwar2 #bershanskaya #po2 #courage #aviators |