Has died, aged 99.
Her obituary has appeared in today’s Times.
Galina Brok-Beltsova obituary: Last survivor of the Soviet ‘night witches’
www.thetimes.com
The PE-2 in which she flew her 36 combat missions, commencing in 1944, aged just 18.
en.wikipedia.org
36 combat missions was a high total, given the appalling attrition rate, particularly amongst navigators.
Her obituary has appeared in today’s Times.
Galina Brok-Beltsova obituary: Last survivor of the Soviet ‘night witches’
Galina Brok-Beltsova obituary: Last survivor of the Soviet ‘night witches’
Navigator who flew combat missions in the Second World War
www.thetimes.com
The PE-2 in which she flew her 36 combat missions, commencing in 1944, aged just 18.
Petlyakov Pe-2 - Wikipedia
36 combat missions was a high total, given the appalling attrition rate, particularly amongst navigators.
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