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Lydia Litvyak

Soviet flying ace · Lived 1921 to 1943 · aged 21

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Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak, also known as Lilya, was a fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II. Historians' estimates for her total victories range from thirteen to fourteen solo victories and four to five shared kills in her 66 combat sorties.

A life in dates

1990Gold Star medalAwardHero of the Soviet UnionAwardOrder of LeninAward1943Died1 August 1943Order of the Patriotic War, 1st classAwardOrder of the Patriotic War, 2nd classAwardOrder of the Red BannerAwardOrder of the Red StarAward1921Born18 August 1921

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A wrecked Junkers Ju 88: Litvyak's very first kill was an aircraft of this typeA wrecked Junkers Ju 88: Litvyak's very first kill was an aircraft of this typeRestored Messerschmitt Bf 109G: The first fighter shot down by Litvyak was an aircraft of this type, flown by Luftwaffe ace Unteroffizier Erwin Meier.[17]Restored Messerschmitt Bf 109G: The first fighter shot down by Litvyak was an aircraft of this type, flown by Luftwaffe ace Unteroffizier Erwin Meier.[17]Krasnyi Luch wall of Honor to the Heroes of War and Labor. Litvyak took off for her last mission from an airfield close to this city, where a museum dedicated to her is located.Krasnyi Luch wall of Honor to the Heroes of War and Labor. Litvyak took off for her last mission from an airfield close to this city, where a museum dedicated to her is located.Memorial plaque in MoscowMemorial plaque in Moscow

Awards

Hero of the Soviet Union1990
Order of Lenin1990
Gold Star medal1990
Order of the Red Banner1943
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class1943
Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class1943
Order of the Red Star1943
Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad"

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Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak, also known as Lilya, was a fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II. Historians' estimates for her total victories range from thirteen to fourteen solo victories and four to five shared kills in her 66 combat sorties. In about two years of operations, she was the first female fighter pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft, the first of two female fighter pilots who have earned the title of fighter ace and the holder of the record for the greatest number of kills by a female fighter pilot. She was shot down near Orel during the Battle of Kursk as she attacked a formation of German aircraft.

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Lived 1921 to 1943 · aged 21

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