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History’s Only Two Female Fighter Pilot Aces Were Both Soviets
For Women’s History Month, The National Interest is commencing a multi-part series honoring some of history’s most badass ...
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History’s Only Two Female Fighter Pilot Aces Were Both Soviets
Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak was born on August 18, 1921, to Vladimir Leontievich Litvyak (a railwayman, train driver, and clerk) and Anna Vasilievna Litvyak (a shop assistant). Young Lydia would ...