Yevdokiya Nosal

Yevdokiya Ivanovna Nosal
Native name	Євдокія Іванівна Носаль
Born	14 March 1918[1] Burchak, Mykhailivka Raion, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukrainian People's Republic
Died	23 April 1943 (age 25) Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Soviet Air Force
Years of service	1941–1943
Rank	Junior Lieutenant
Unit	588th Night Bomber Regiment
Battles / wars	World War II Eastern Front †
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Yevdokiya Ivanovna Nosal (Russian: Евдокия Ивановна Носаль, Ukrainian: Євдокія Іванівна Носаль; 14 March 1918 – 23 April 1943) was a junior lieutenant and deputy squadron commander in the 588th Night Bomber Regiment (nicknamed the "Night Witches" by the Germans) during World War II. She was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 24 May 1943, making her the first woman pilot to be honored with the title during the war.