Olga Yamshchikova

Olga Yamshchikova
Native name	Ольга Ямщикова
Born	6 June [O.S. 24 May] 1914
Died	31 July 1982 (aged 68)
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Soviet Air Force
Rank	Colonel
Unit	586th Fighter Aviation Regiment
Awards	Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of the Patriotic War 1st Class

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Olga Nikolaevna Yamshchikova (Russian: Ольга Николаевна Ямщикова; 1914–1982) was a Soviet fighter pilot squadron commander during World War II who became a test pilot after the war; she has been credited with as many as three shootdowns in World War II.[1][2] During her postwar aviation career she became the first woman to fly the MiG-19.[3]

Awards

• Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1960)
• Order of the Patriotic War 1st class (1947)
• Two Order of the Red Star (1943 and 1953)
• campaign and jubilee medals

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See also

• Nina Rusakova
• Marina Popovich

References

1. "Ямщикова Ольга Николаевна". airaces.narod.ru. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
2. "Ямщикова Ольга Николаевна » Испытатели". testpilot.ru (in Russian). 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
3. Dryagina, Irina (2007). Записки летчицы У-2. Moscow: Центрполиграф.
4. Женские авиаполки. История. Факты. Лица.