Irina Sebrova

Irina Fyodorovna Sebrova
Photo of Sebrova wearing her medals including her guards pin, Order of the Red Star and an Order of the Patriotic War on the right side of her chest (left in image); on the other side her Hero of the Soviet Union Gold Star is pinned above the first row of four medals with her Order of Lenin and three orders of the Red Banner. Two campaign medals, one for the defense of the Caucuses and one for Victory over Germany are below the row of Orders of the Red Banner.
Native name
Ирина Фёдоровна Себрова
Born25 December [O.S. 12 December] 1914
Tetyakovka, Novomoskovsk, Tula Governorate, Russian Empire
Died5 April 2000(2000-04-05) (aged 85)
Moscow, Russian Federation
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service / branch Soviet Air Force
Years of service1941–1948
RankSenior lieutenant
Unit46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Irina Fyodorovna Sebrova (Russian: Ирина Фёдоровна Себрова; 25 December [O.S. 12 December] 1914 – 5 April 2000) was a flight commander in the women's 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, also known as the Night Witches, during the Second World War. She was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 23 February 1945 for her first 825 bombing missions. By the end of the war she totaled over 1,000 sorties, more than any other female pilot.