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Lydia Litvyak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia With 12 victories, she was one the world's two female fighter aces along with Katya Budanova. In September, she was assigned, along with other women (among others, Katya Budanova), to the 437th IAP, fighting over Stalingrad. Born in Moscow, she was keen on aviation from her youth. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lydia_Litvak   (581 words)

Katya Budanova Captain Katya Budanova flew with Lilya Litvyak in the 296 IAP, later renamed 73 Gv. Here is this very beautiful picture of Katya near the cockpit of what seems to be a Po-2, given its open cockpit and small windshield, but there seems to be no upper wing. Budanova dispensed with one, but the second managed to shoot her down and escape the battle with a damaged plane. pratt.edu /~rsilva/budanova.htm   (132 words)

Soviet Woman VVS 2 The Starshina Lilya Litvak and Katya Budanova were both assigned to the elite 73 IAP of the 6 GvIAD (Guards Fighter Aviation Division) of the 8 VA (Aviation Army). The 1 AE, the best eskadrilla (squadron) of the 586 IAP, was split between two male fighter regiments in the Stalingrad area. wb586iap.r2.ru /soviet_woman_vvs_2.htm   (555 words)

NIGHT WITCHES... Budanova landed safely but Smirnova's plane landed on the ploughed field and nosed over. When escorting an Li-2 transport, the pair of fighters flown by Budanova and Smirnova ran out of gas and had to make an emergency landing in a field in the vicinity of Serdobsk. Claudia Nechayeva, Yakaterina Budanova, Antonina Lebedeva and Liliya Litvyak killed in action were a very graphic example. www.samolet.co.uk /femalefaces.html   (10276 words)

Lilya Litvak Credited with 11 or 12 victories, depending on the source, she may or may not have the greatest number of victories -- a claim also made of her counterpart and squadron mate Katya Budanova, who is credited with anywhere from 11 to 20. She was hurt for the third time in 1943 on July 18th, the same day that her good friend and rival Katya Budanova was killed. Though Lilya Litvak is the most famous female fighter pilot of all time, little is really known about her, and records of her performance are inconsistent. www.musketeers.org /Lilya.htm   (1099 words)

Katya Budanova There are different data as for Katya Budanova victory score in different publications, with no official data. '''Yekaterina Vasylievna Budanova''', also known as Katya Budanova ('''&1045;&1082;&1072;&1090;&1077;&1088;&1080;&1085;&1072; &1042;&1072;&1089;&1080;&1083;&1100;&1077;&1074;&1085;&1072; &1041;&1091;&1076;&1072;&1085;&1086;&1074;&1072;''', December 7, 1916- July 19, 1943), was a woman fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force during the Second World War. On July 19, 1943, during an alone combat with three Bf 109, She shot down one, but was shot down herself and killed, near Antracit town in Luhansk Oblast. katya-budanova.borgfind.com   (404 words)

G223.htm Katya Budanova was killed earlier, on 18 July 1943. Among those sent to Stalingrad were future aces Senior Sergeants Lidya Litvyak and Yekaterina (Katya) Budanova, with 12 and 11 kills (the second figure unconfirmed) respectively. Ekaterina Budanova was credited with eleven victories, and Lilya Litvyak scored twelve official victories and three shared in her year with the 73rd Fighter Air Regiment before her Yak was lost on August 1, 1943. www.euro-downloads.com /gazette/G223.htm   (7782 words)

Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Flying ace Flying as part of the all-female 586 IAP, Katya Budanova achieved 11 and Lydia Litvyak scored 12 victories. Ace is also used to refer to non-aviators who have distinguished themselves by sinking ships, destroying tanks, etc. (e.g. It is worth noting that Soviet Union had the world's only female aces during World War II. www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref?title=Flying_ace   (479 words)

Hwelte Such historical figures as Lilya Litvyak, Olga Yamschikova, Raya Belyayeva, Tamara Pamyatnykh, and Katya Budanova are readily recognizable to readers familiar with their biographies. The authors stated intent is to honor "these magnificent Russian women fighter pilots, and their sacrifices". www.wordboost.com /a/Hwelte_0595217826.html   (651 words)

SimHQ.com - Air Combat Zone - Feature: Sacha's Grandmother Visits I flew with Katya Budanova, and sweet Lilya, that the soldiers called the "White Rose." Marina Raskova herself brought me to the unit, when I only was a crop-duster over the kolkhozes in the central Ukraine. In the Soviet Union, women were expected to be equal citizens, the burdens fell upon us all. www.simhq.com /_air2/air_078b.html   (626 words)

Midweek Mirror - Internet Edition Captain Katya Budanova flew with Lydia Litvyak in the 296 IAP, later renamed 73 Guards IAP due to its exploits. Over Stalingrad, she once duelled with 12 German fighters, accompanied only by her wing man. She died two weeks before fellow pilot Lydia died, after a dogfight with two Messerschmitts in which she downed one, her eleventh officially confirmed victory. It is not known if she was later given the superb Yak-3, which entered service in 1944. www.lanka.net /midweekmirror/2000/03/3/feature.html   (4679 words)

FlightSim.Com Feature: Nirvana Lieutenants Lilya Litvak (left) and Katya Budanova (center) shot down a combined 22 kills before both of these fighter aces in turn were killed in vicious dogfights. Lilya was joined by many other female Russian fighter and bomber pilots who served with distinction alongside their male comrades. www.flightsim.com /cgi/kds?$=main/feature/wia1.htm   (1264 words)

Lidya Litvak There is no doubt, that heavy combats, wounds, the death of Katya Budyanova (in combat) and death of close friend Alieksiey Solomatin (in plane crash) exhaust Lilya both physically and mentally... Fighter aces Lilya Litvyak, 12 German kills (left) and Katya Budanova, 11 German kills (center). She was repeatedly successful in flying missions, although was finally killed while escorting a unit of Shturmoviks returning from an attack in August 1, 1943 (it was her third sortie this day!). www.century-of-flight.freeola.com /Aviation%20history/WW2/aces2/Lidya%20Litvak.htm   (953 words)

Guardian Unlimited dummy Apparently during World War 2 in Russia there was a female pilot, the "White Rose of Stalingrad". Can anyone describe her exploits, and did she survive the war? Lily (or Lilya or Lydia) Litvak is the best known, with 11 or 12 kills, although it is uncertain whether her or Katya Budanova actually held the record. She was known by this name because of the white rose she painted on each side of her Yak-1. There were actually entire units of the Soviet air force with women fighter or bomber pilots. www.guardian.co.uk /notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-18520,00.html   (262 words)

Women Aces or at least 2 of them, Budanova and Livjak, were officially recognized as being Aces ;^) The Russians employed lots of female combat pilots during WW2 acesofww2.com /soviet/Women.htm   (56 words)

Air Aces - www.ezboard.com Russia's two top females aces were Lt. Lilya Litvak and Lt. Katya Budanova with 7 and 6 kills respectively. pub133.ezboard.com /fpanzer4520frm7.showMessage?topicID=144.topic   (889 words)

The News - January 31, 2001 - The Back Fence Things that make history interesting Katya Budanova became a Hero of the Soviet Union for flying 66 combat missions during the Battle of Stalingrad in 1942 and shooting down 11 German aircraft during the war. Lilya Litvak shot down 12 German aircraft before she herself was shot down and killed in September 1943. Wright's book contains many little known facts about the war. www.kingstreenews.com /20010131/Fence.Htm   (650 words)

PRKL-kotisivut Lieutenants Lilya Litvak (at left) and Katya Budanova (at middle) managed to gather total 22 kills before they were downed. She flew sturmoviks with silky and brutal touch. Sturmgeschutz IV painted according to finnish "Stug" III (by Nut) personal.inet.fi /kerho/prkl/ENGkuvat4.html   (65 words)

Lilya Litvyak On the 18th, her friend Katya Budanova, was killed in combat. Lilya was always succesful in combat, but on august 1, everything would go against her. web.telia.com /~u42802364/lilya.htm   (416 words)

Topical Web Page These women, such as Starshina (Senior Sergeants) Lilya Litvak, Yekaterina (Katya) Budanova, and Marinya Kuznetsova, were all assigned to front line fighter regiments and immediately experienced male prejudice as far as their combat effectiveness and flying skills. Because of the expertise of a number of the female fighter pilots of the 586 IAP, these women were transferred to male fighter regiments as replacements. This page was last updated by the WebMeister on 20 October 1998, and all contents are strictly copyrighted to WebMeister, Snow Leopard Productions, and the BSW Group of companies. snolep.home.texas.net /topicalpg/index06.htm   (262 words)

fighter.pil And note that there are two women on the list, Lily Litvak, and Katya Budanova (USSR, WWI). Honorable mention to James Jabara (Korea, F-86) with 15 _jet_ kills and possibly to Col. Toon of Vietnam (with 17?). www.textfiles.com /fun/fighter.pil   (667 words)

Netwings - Piper L-4 Grasshopper Update Katerina "Katya" Budanova also flew with the 586th IAP. She was the second ever female fighter ace, and finished her war on July 18th, 1943, when she lost a fight to two German Bf-109's, one of which she shot down and the other she heavily damaged. www.netwings.org /dcforum/DCForumID43/967.html   (2897 words)

News from the Soviet Union She was wounded again in battle on July 16 and 18 (the death-date of her combat comrade Katya Budanova). Both times she landed in German occupied territory, but got back to her base on foot, the first time, and the second time another fighter pilot landed after she came down and rescued her. www.northstarcompass.org /nsc0303/newssu.htm   (2131 words)

World War II - Encyclopedia FunTrivia Lily Litvak with 12 kills and Katya Budanova with 11. Though they were called the "night witches" not all their missions were flown at night. www.funtrivia.com /en/History/World-War-II-780.html   (1879 words)

Just a Little History...if you are Interested - Topic Powered by Groupee Community Other women pilots fought with primarily male units, including Lily (aka Lydia) Litvak and Katya Budanova who were pilots in the 73rd Fighter Regiment and took part in the Battle of Stalingrad. Captain Budanova downed eight enemy aircraft in combat. Polina Gelman was a bomber pilot who flew 18 combat missions and was decorated five times. forums.military.com /groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/69197221/m/6380093100001   (10982 words)

History Channel: A Female Russian Sniper. Then in co-gender groups, both Lydia Litvak and Katya Budanova served with the 73rd Fighter Regiment and both earned "ace" status even though the Soviets didn't recognize the title. Over 1000 women were trained as fighter and bomber pilots and the 586th Women's Fighter Regiment, the 587th Women's Bomber Regiment and the 588th Women's Night Bomber Regiment utilized only women pilots, engineers and mechanics. More than 30 of these women pilots earned the "Gold Star of a Hero of the Soviet Union" for their heroism in air combat. boards.historychannel.com /thread.jsp?forum=101&thread=218113   (1340 words)

Women in Aviation, International Regiment mate Katya Budanova shot down even more aircraft but the exact number is unknown. Fighter pilot Lily Litvak of the 586th regiment shot down 12 German aircraft and shared the credit for two others. www.wai.org /resources/100womenscript.cfm   (6646 words)

MavicaNET - Great Patriotic War, The (1941-1945) It features aviators like Lilya Litvyak, Valeria Khmoyakova, Katya Budanova, and others, and also the aircraft they flew. Women pilots and fighter aces of the Red Air Force in WWII. Turning point on the Eastern Front during World War 2. www.mavicanet.com /lite/hun/12274.html   (308 words)

TGPLANES PILOTS SECTION Also in the WWII era, the names of two women appear, Lily Litvak and Katya Budanova, the only two women I know of that have downed 5 or more opponents. Keep in mind that there is some dispute about the accuracy of the numbers, John Lundstrom, Christopher Shores, Barrett Tillman and Frank Olynyck have done considerable research and I would not presuppose to believe my work is as anywhere near as accurate as theirs are. And I expect some of the numbers to generate some controversy (especially the WWII Luftwaffe numbers), but the numbers are as accurate as possible (references available). www.tgplanes.com /pilots.asp   (1494 words)

The Tickling Media Forum - Tickle Street Chapter 30 — “Home” Katie Budanov (Ekaterina Budanova, Katya to her family) is the youngest at age 13 — she’ll look like Alex and Jenny when she fills out a little more. She was 20 yrs old now, a Slavic beauty with with a fit body and Rubenesque figure, fair skin, dark blue eyes and long, silvery blonde hair. Alex still thought of herself as Aleksandra Budanova — she had been 15 yrs old when her family left Russia to come to America. www.ticklingforum.com /archive/index.php/t-51445.html   (6029 words)

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