Serafima Amosova
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Serafima Tarasovna Amosova was the deputy commander of flight operations in the 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment during the Second World War.
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Asimova (far right) assigns missions to members of the 46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment (the famous "Night Witches") in a 1943 photograph.
Night Witches
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"Night Witches" was a World War II nickname for the all-female military aviators of the 588th Night Bomber Regiment, known later as the 46th "Taman" Guards Night Bomber Aviation Red Banner and Order o
Serafima Amosova
…from Engels Military Aviation School in May 1942 with the rank of lieutenant she was deployed to the Southern Front as a squadron commander in the 588th Night Bomber Regiment, later renamed as the 46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment in 1943. Being one of the most experienced pilots in the regiment, she was soon promoted to…
A Polikarpov Po-2, the aircraft type used by the regiment
Yevdokiya Bershanskaya, regimental commander.