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night witches by megan garbar summary​

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Did you know there once was a group of lady taildragger pilots who were nicknamed the “Night Witches”? What a name! I have to admit that hearing the name a few years ago instantly brought images of unscrupulous women flying wickedly painted airplanes to mind. The Night Witches, “Nachthexen” in German, were actually Soviet female military aviators who flew bombing missions during WWII. Real combat missions. This amazing group of women came into play in 1941 after the Soviet Union was invaded by Germany and the German army was closing in on Moscow.

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Flag of the Soviet Air Force

Seize The Sky tells how “in the summer of 1941 Marina Raskova, a record-breaking aviatrix, was called upon to organize a regiment of women pilots to fly night combat missions of harassment bombing. From mechanics to navigators, pilots and officers, the 588th regiment was composed entirely of women. The 588th was so successful and deadly that the Germans came to fear them, calling them Nachthexen–night witches.”