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She was in command of the 125th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment when her aircraft crashed along the Volga River in April 1943.World War II Soviet Russian Aviator. She was posthumously awarded the Order of Patriotic War 1st Class and the regiments she created continued to serve for the duration of the war. Please try again later.Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code.If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the mapPlease check your email and click on the link to activate your account.Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Unlike the majority of Soviet airwomen,Marina did not show any early interest in aviation. She was the first woman to become a navigator in the The most famous of these records was the flight of the When World War II broke out, there were numerous women who had training as pilots and many immediately volunteered. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed ), memorial page for Marina Raskova (28 Mar 1912–4 Jan 1943), Find a Grave Memorial no. She received the first state funeral of the war.
Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Raskova received the first state funeral of the war and her ashes were buried in the Kremlin Wall beside those of fellow pilot, Polina Osipenko. When World War II broke out, there were numerous women who had training as pilots and many immediately volunteered. Decorated with the "Hero of the Soviet Union" award prior to World War II, when the war started she used her influence to help form three separate all-female Soviet Air Force fighter regiments. Marina Raskova died when her bomber crashed in 1943.
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Marina Raskova : biography March 28, 1912 – January 4, 1943 Marina Mikhailovna Raskova ( March 28, 1912 – January 4, 1943) was a famous Soviet navigator. Her ashes were placed in the wall of the Kremlin in the first state funeral in … A system error has occurred.
World War II Soviet Russian Aviator. Decorated with the "Hero of the Soviet Union" award prior to World War II, when the war started she used her influence to help form three separate all-female Soviet Air Force fighter regiments.
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Marina Raskova (née Malinina) was born to middle-class parents. Major Marina Raskova was mourned by the entire nation, but nobody grieved her loss more than the women of the three regiments who had come to see her as a mother figure. The first woman to become a navigator in the Soviet Air Force, she set numerous flight records in the 1930s flying Soviet military aircraft. Please reset your password.This account has been disabled. The first woman to become a navigator in the Soviet Air Force, she set numerous flight records in the 1930s flying Soviet military aircraft.