Nadezhda Popova | |
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| Native name | Надія Василівна Попова |
| Born | 17 December 1921 Shabanovka, Orel Oblast, Russian SFSR |
| Died | 6 July 2013 (aged 91) Moscow, Russia |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service |  Soviet Air Force |
| Years of service | 1941–1952 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Spouse(s) | Semyon Kharlamov |
Nadezhda Vasilyevna Popova (Russian: Наде́жда Васи́льевна Попо́ва, Ukrainian: Надія Василівна Попова; 17 December 1921 – 8 July 2013) was a squadron commander in the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Regiment during the Second World War who achieved significant domestic publicity after completing 18 bombing sorties in one night with navigator Yekaterina Ryabova. Awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 23 February 1945 for completing 737 sorties, she was featured on the cover of Komsomolskaya Pravda and in many other major Soviet publications during the war.