Raisa Belyaeva

Raisa Vasilyevna Belyayeva
Native name
Раиса Васильевна Беляева
Nickname(s)Raya
Born25 December 1912
Kirov, Kirov Oblast
Died19 July 1943 (aged 30)
AllegianceSoviet Union Soviet Union
Service / branch Soviet Air Forces
Years of service1941–1943
Unit586th Fighter Aviation Regiment
437th Fighter Aviation Regiment
Battles / warsWorld War II

Raisa Vasilyevna Belyayeva (Russian: Раиса Васильевна Беляева; 25 December 1912 – 19 July 1943) was one of the first Russian female fighter pilots. She fought alongside Lydia Litvyak and was credited with up to three aerial victories. She died in combat, from causes unknown, in 1943.[1]

  1. ^ Milanetti 2011, p. 105-106.