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Yevgeniya Timofeeva

Yevgeniya Dmitrievna Timofeeva (; 23 December 1911 13 June 1992) was a pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II, and the first woman to fly the Pe-2 dive bomber. As a member of the 587th Bomber Aviation Regiment, later redesignated as the 125th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment named after Marina Raskova, she initially served as a squadron commander but was later promoted to deputy regimental commander during the war. By the end of the war she totaled 45 sorties on the Pe-2.

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