Yevgeniya Timofeeva

Yevgeniya Dmitrievna Timofeeva
Native name
Евгения Дмитриевна Тимофеева
Born23 December 1911
Died13 June 1992 (aged 80)
Allegiance Soviet Union
Branch Soviet Air Force
RankMajor
Unit125th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsOrder of the Red Banner

Yevgeniya Dmitrievna Timofeeva (Russian: Евгения Дмитриевна Тимофеева; 23 December 1911 – 13 June 1992) was a pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II, and the first woman to fly the Pe-2 dive bomber. As a member of the 587th Bomber Aviation Regiment, later redesignated as the 125th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment named after Marina Raskova, she initially served as a squadron commander but was later promoted to deputy regimental commander during the war. By the end of the war she totaled 45 sorties on the Pe-2.[1][2][3][4][5]

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  • Kazarinova, Militsa; Polyantseva, Agniya (1962). В небе фронтовом. Сборник воспоминаний советских летчиц-участниц Великой Отечественной войны (in Russian). Moscow: Molodaya gvardiya. OCLC 749039156.