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Natalya Fyodorovna Meklin (nee Kravtsova) | |
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| Born | September 8, 1922 Lubny, Ukraine |
| Died | June 5, 2005 (aged 82) Moscow, Russia |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Russia |
| Service/ | Soviet Air Force |
| Years of service | 1941–1957 |
| Rank | Major |
| Commands | 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards |                       |
Natalya Fyodorovna Meklin née Kravtsova (Russian: Наталья Фёдоровна Меклин, Ukrainian: Наталія Фёдорiвна Меклин; 1922–2005) was a World War II combat pilot[1] in one of the three women-only Soviet air regiments. They were nicknamed the 'Night Witches' by their German opponents.
She was born on September 8, 1922, in Lubny, Ukraine. In 1940 she joined the glider school at the Kiev Young Pioneer Palace. When she was 19, in 1942 she joined the Night Witches, piloting a Polikarpov Po-2 light bomber, and by the end of the war had flown 980 night missions. In 1953 she graduated from the Military Institute of Foreign Languages.[2]
Subsequently, she worked as a translator before retiring. She became a member of the Union of Soviet Writers. She was awarded the Order of Lenin, with Orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st and 2nd degrees, of the Red Star, with medals. Several schools are named after her in Smolensk, Poltava, Stavropol' and other cities. She was entitled honorable citizen of the city of Gdańsk (Poland). She died in Moscow on 5 June 2005.[2]
Awards and honors
- Hero of the Soviet Union[1]
- Order of Lenin
- Three Orders of the Red Banner
- Order of the Red Star
- Two Orders of the Patriotic War
- Order of the Badge of Honour
- Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"
- Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Medal "Veteran of Labour"
See also
References
- ^ a b Ridder, Willem (2007). Countdown to Freedom. AuthorHouse. p. 355. ISBN 9781434312297.
- ^ a b http://it.babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?lp=ru_en&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.warheroes.ru%2Fhero%2Fhero.asp%3FHero_id%3D1070
Bibliography
- Cottam, Kazimiera Janina. Women in War and Resistance – Selected Biographies of Soviet Women Soldiers. Newburyport MA, Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co. 1998. ISBN 1-58510-160-5.
- Milanetti, Gian Piero (2011). Le Streghe della Notte: La storia non detta delle eroiche ragazze-pilota dell'Unione Sovietica nella Grande Guerra Patriottica (in Italian). Istituto Bibliografico Napoleone, Roma, Italia. ISBN 88-7565-100-0.
- Milanetti, Gian Piero (2013). Soviet Airwomen of the Great Patriotic War - A pictorial history. Istituto Bibliografico Napoleone, Rome, Italy. ISBN 9788875651466.
External links
- Heroes of the Soviet Union
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Star
- Recipients of the Medal "For Battle Merit"
- 1922 births
- 2005 deaths
- Women in World War II
- Women in the Russian and Soviet military
- Ukrainian women of World War II
- Female aviators
- Soviet World War II pilots
- Soviet Air Force officers
- People from Lubny
- Recipients of the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class
- Recipients of the Medal of Zhukov
- Ukrainian female aviators
- Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery