Yevgeniya Timofeeva

Yevgeniya Dmitrievna Timofeeva
Native name
Евгения Дмитриевна Тимофеева
Born23 December 1911
Pyanitsyno village, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire
Died13 June 1992 (aged 80)
Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service / branch Soviet Air Force
RankMajor
Unit125th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment
Battles / warsWorld 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 and the first woman to fly the Pe-2. 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]

  1. ^ Kazarinova & Polyantseva 1962, p. 60.
  2. ^ "Тимофеева Евгения Дмитриевна, летчица - Отечественная война - История - Каталог статей - Любовь безусловная". lubovbezusl.ru. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. ^ "Листая старый календарь: 9 декабря 2011 год". vladtv.ru. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  4. ^ Женские авиаполки. История. Факты. Лица.
  5. ^ Award documents on pamyat-naroda.ru