Irina Rakobolskaya, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Irina Rakobolskaya

Russian physicist and aviator

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1919

Place of Birth: Dankov, Russia

Date of Death: 22-Sep-2016

Profession: physicist, university teacher, aircraft pilot

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Irina Vyacheslavovna Rakobolskaya (Russian: ???´?? ???????´????? ??????´??????; 22 December 1919 – 22 September 2016) was a mathematician and physicist who served as the chief of staff of the women's 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment during World War II.
After the war she worked as a physicist at Moscow State University and studied cosmic rays.
She received numerous high state awards in her career and was awarded the title Honored Scientist of the Russian SFSR in 1990.
She co-authored a book with Natalya Meklin-Kravtsova, an aviator from the regiment, titled We Were Called Night Witches about their experiences in the war, as their nickname given by their German opponents, Nachthexen, meant "night witches".