Natalya Meklin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Natalya Meklin

Hero of the Soviet Union

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1922

Place of Birth: Lubny, Poltava Governorate, Ukraine

Date of Death: 05-Jun-2005

Profession: aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Natalya Meklin

  • Natalya Fyodorovna Kravtsova née Meklin (Russian: ??????? ????????? ??????; 8 September 1922 – 5 June 2005) was a flight commander in the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, one of the three women's aviation regiments founded by Marina Raskova after the German invasion of the Soviet Union.
  • The regiment later came to be known as the "Night Witches" by German targets.
  • She was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in February 1945 for completing 840 sorties, and gained significant publicity.

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