Nadezhda Popova, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nadezhda Popova

Heroine of the Soviet Union

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1921

Place of Birth: Liven County, Oryol Governorate

Date of Death: 06-Jul-2013

Profession: military personnel, aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Nadezhda (Nadia) Vasil'yevna Popova (Ukrainian: ????? ????????? ??????, Russian: ????´??? ????´?????? ????´??; 17 December 1921 – 8 July 2013) was a squadron commander in the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Regiment during the Second World War who achieved significant domestic publicity after completing 18 bombing sorties in one night with navigator Yekaterina Ryabova.
Awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 23 February 1945 for completing 737 sorties, she was featured in Ogonyok magazine and many other major Soviet publications during the war.