Olga Yamshchikova
Native name
Ольга Ямщикова
Born6 June [O.S. 24 May] 1914
Died31 July 1982 (aged 68)
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branch Soviet Air Force
RankColonel
Unit586th Fighter Aviation Regiment
AwardsOrder of the Red Banner of Labour
Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class
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Olga Nikolaevna Yamshchikova (Russian: Ольга Николаевна Ямщикова; 1914–1982) was Soviet fighter pilot squadron commander during World War II who became a test pilot after the war; she has been credited with as many as three shootdowns in World War II.[1][2] During her postwar aviation career she became the first woman to fly the MiG-19.[3]

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References

  1. "Ямщикова Ольга Николаевна". airaces.narod.ru. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. "Ямщикова Ольга Николаевна » Испытатели". testpilot.ru (in Russian). 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  3. Dryagina, Irina (2007). Записки летчицы У-2. Moscow: Центрполиграф.
  4. Женские авиаполки. История. Факты. Лица.
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