Mariya Kuznetsova | |
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| Native name | Мария Михайловна Кузнецова |
| Born | 14 April 1918 Yazvishchi village, Moscow Governorate, RSFSR |
| Died | 12 October 1990 Moscow, USSR |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service |  Soviet Air Force |
| Rank | Senior lieutenant |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class Order of the Red Star |
Mariya Mikhailovna Kuznetsova (Russian: Мария Михайловна Кузнецова; 14 April 1918 – 12 October 1990) was a Soviet fighter pilot who originally flew with the women's 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment but was later transferred to the 437th Fighter Aviation Regiment with Yekaterina Budanova, Lydia Litvyak, and several other members of the unit in September 1942. While she did not become an ace, she made it through Battle of Stalingrad unlike many of her colleagues transferred there.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Женские авиаполки. История. Факты. Лица.
- ^ Commire, Anne; Klezmer, Deborah (1999). Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Yorkin Publications. p. 552. ISBN 978-0-7876-4068-2.
- ^ Yenne, Bill (2013). The White Rose of Stalingrad: The Real-Life Adventure of Lidiya Vladimirovna Litvyak, the Highest Scoring Female Air Ace of All Time. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 185. ISBN 978-1-78200-912-2.
- ^ Noggle 1994, p. 167-170.