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Offline popeye

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first female WWII fighter ace
« on: August 20, 2024, 11:27:52 AM »


Lydia Litvyak

Was watching a documentary on the development of the Yak fighter and learned that women flew some of them.  She had 13 kills when she was shot down.  Interesting story.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Litvyak

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Re: first female WWII fighter ace
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2024, 05:12:27 PM »
Good for her and a good read.
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Re: first female WWII fighter ace
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2024, 07:01:49 PM »
need to see .ahf film of it
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Re: first female WWII fighter ace
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2024, 08:42:49 AM »
Interesting article
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Re: first female WWII fighter ace
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2024, 06:48:02 PM »
Trivia:
How many kills did Major Amelia "Buns" Nakamura end up with.
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