Yevgeniya Dmitrievna Timofeeva | |
Native Name: | Евгения Дмитриевна Тимофеева |
Birth Date: | 23 December 1911 |
Death Date: | 13 June 1992 (aged 80) |
Birth Place: | Pyanitsyno village, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire |
Death Place: | Vinnytsia, Ukraine |
Branch: | Soviet Air Force |
Rank: | Major |
Unit: | 125th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment |
Battles: | World War II |
Awards: | Order of the Red Banner |
Yevgeniya Dmitrievna Timofeeva (Russian: Евгения Дмитриевна Тимофеева; 23 December 1911 13 June 1992) was a pilot in the Soviet Air Force and the first woman to fly the Pe-2. 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.[1] [2] [3] [4]