Rufina Sergeyevna Gasheva | |
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| Native name | Руфина Сергеевна Гашева |
| Born | 14 October 1921 Verkhnechusovsky Gorodky, Permsky Uyezd, Perm Governorate, RSFSR |
| Died | 1 May 2012 (aged 90) Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service |  Soviet Air Force |
| Years of service | 1941–56 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Unit | 46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
| Other work | Educator |
Rufina Sergeyevna Gasheva (Russian: Руфина Сергеевна Гашева; 14 October 1921 – 1 May 2012) was a Soviet Polikarpov Po-2 navigator during World War II who served with the all-female 588th Night Bomber Regiment and recipient of the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Postwar, she continued to serve and was a lecturer in foreign languages at the Malinovsky Military Armored Forces Academy before her retirement. After retiring, Gasheva worked in the Bureau of Foreign Military Literature at Voenizdat.