Night Witches

Night Witches

During World War 2, Russia had an all-female bomber unit flying biplanes against the Germans. While two pilots distracted the searchlights, a third one would cut her engine and glide in to deliver her bombs. Altogether they had flown 23,000 bombing runs and the Germans dubbed them “Night Witches.”

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