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Yevgeniya Zhigulenko

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Russian film director and aviator (1920–1994)

About Yevgeniya Zhigulenko

Yevgeniya Andreyevna Zhigulenko (Russian: Евгения Андреевна Жигуленко; 1 December 1920 – 2 March 1994) was a pilot and navigator in the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment of the Soviet Air Forces during World War II who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Known for
Night Witches, No Right to Fail
Born
1920-12-01
Died
1994-03-02

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