Marina Mikhaylovna Raskova (Russian: ????´?? ????´?????? ?????´??; 28 March 1912 – 4 January 1943) was a Soviet pilot and navigator.
She later became one of over 800,000 women in the military service, founding three female air regiments which would eventually fly over 30,000 sorties in World War II and produce at least 30 Heroes of the Soviet Union.
Author: Aleksandr Gribovsky (1904 – 1974) (author not known to the public until well after the cut-off date) Source: Original publications: ?????? «????? ? ?????» (?????????) 1938 ??? ?????? «???????????? ??????» 18 ??????? 1939 ???? Immediate source: warhistoryonline.com (via TASS; ID#1182895) License: PD-Russia-1996