Lydia Litvyak | The White Rose of Stalingrad | Soviet Air Force fighter pilot
Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak (Russian: Лидия Владимировна Литвяк; 18 August 1921, in Moscow – 1 August 1943, in Krasnyi Luch), also known as Lilya, was a fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II.
Historians' estimates for her total victories range from five to twelve solo victories and two to four shared kills in her 66 combat sorties. In about two years of operations, she was the first female fighter pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft, the first of two female fighter pilots who have earned the title of fighter ace and the holder of the record for the greatest number of kills by a female fighter pilot. She was shot down near Orel during the Battle of Kursk as she attacked a formation of German aircraft.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
00:29 Flying Club to Military Flying Academy
00:53 Trying to Serve the Motherland
01:28 The First Female Fighter Regiment
02:28 The Yakovlev Yak-1
03:19 Lydia’s First Two Scores
04:08 Shooting Holes in Sexism
05:14 Moving to the 9th Guard Fighter Regiment
05:55 Moving Again: the 73rd GvIAP
06:46 A Pretty Woman in a World of Men
07:35 Shot Down for the First Time
08:07 Unrequited Aerial Romance
09:31 Shooting Down a Nazi Artillery Observation Balloon
10:21 Lydia Litvyak, Flight Commander
10:56 The Last Mission
11:50 The Hero of the Soviet Union
12:15 Who shot down the White Rose of Stalingrad?
12:55 Uncovering Nearly 100 Crash Sites
This is a video adaptation of the Article:
"The First Female Flying Ace: Lydia Litvyak"
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by Carly Courtney
