Vera Belik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vera Belik

Soviet Air Force navigator, Heroine of the Soviet Union

Date of Birth: 12-Jun-1921

Place of Birth: Okhrimivka, Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 25-Aug-1944

Profession: aircraft pilot

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Vera Lukianovna Belik (Russian: ???? ?????????? ?????, Ukrainian: ???? ???'?????? ?????; 12 June 1921 – 25 August 1944) was a flight navigator and lieutenant in the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment where she worked with pilot Tatyana Makarova.
When their Po-2 was shot down by a German fighter after completing a bombing mission she was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 23 February 1945.