Rufina Gasheva, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rufina Gasheva

Soviet aviator and Hero of the Soviet Union

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1921

Place of Birth: Permsky Uyezd, Perm Governorate

Date of Death: 01-May-2012

Profession: professor, editor, aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Rufina Sergeyevna Gasheva (Russian: ?????? ????????? ??????; 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.