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READ: Meet the Night Witches, the Daring Female Pilots Who Bombed Nazis By Night
March 6 | 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
READ: Meet the Night Witches, the Daring Female Pilots Who Bombed Nazis By Night
They flew under the cover of darkness in bare-bones plywood biplanes. They braved bullets and frostbite in the air, while battling skepticism and sexual harassment on the ground. They were feared and hated so much by the Nazis that any German airman who downed one was automatically awarded the prestigious Iron Cross medal.