Night Witches

During their military regrouping and reorganization in 1941, the Soviet Armed Forces mobilized 800,000 women.

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The unit flew in brand new U-2 biplanes that were designed and manufactured in 1942.

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Their aircraft could fly low to the ground and could glide because it was lightweight.

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The German soldiers said the incoming sound of the bombers was like the sound of broomsticks and named them Celestial Witches.

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The USA and Great Britain had their own version of these female bombers called "Allied Mamas."

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The Soviet Union was the last nation to allow women to fly combat missions.

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The 588 squad had no parachutes and no radar.

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The planes of the 588 were decorated with sharks and pictures of dead Nazis.

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The planes of the 588 were decorated with flowers.

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Their male counterparts hailed them as super pilots from the start.

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