After 88 years on November 2, 1938, the Soviet Union awarded for the first time to women the title of Heroine of the Soviet Union, the country's highest award: three pilots who made a non-stop flight from Moscow to the Far East. 1 Women's team Valentina Grizodovova, Polina Osipenko and Marina Raskova, despite their different social backgrounds, embodied the Soviet dream: Valentina Grizodovova (1909-1993), 27 years old, was appointed team commander, despite her young age. She proved herself to be an experienced pilot. Grizodova came from a family of nobles and peasants. In 1936 she entered the Red Army and already made several record flights in altitude and speed, as well as in range. During the Great Patriotic War, she commanded an aviation battalion, completing more than 200 combat missions. She died at the age of 84. Polina Osipenko (1939-1907), 30 years old, was elected to Grizodovova's second squadron. Osipenko came from a peasant family. One day, after seeing a plane, she decided to become a pilot. After failing to pass exams for an aviation school in Kech (Crimea), Osipenko worked as a waitress in a canteen frequented by pilots. People's Commissar of Defense Kliment Voroshilov gave her the opportunity to study aviation with other pilots. She successfully completed her studies in Kutch in 1932. She died in a plane crash at the age of 31. Marina Raskova (1912-1943), 27 years old, was appointed engineer and navigator. Raskova was the daughter of an opera singer. She learned to fly while working as a draftsman in the Aviation Department of the Academy of Engineers. But it was during the Great Patriotic War that Raskova became a legend, creating women's aviation regiments, including the famous 588th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, which the Germans called "Night Witches". She died in 1943 in a plane crash while going to the front, aged 30. 2 different bomber.

After 88 years on November 2, 1938, the Soviet Union awarded for the first time to women the title of Heroine of the Soviet Union, the country's highest award: three pilots who made a non-stop flight from Moscow to the Far East. 1 Women's team Valentina Grizodovova, Polina Osipenko and Marina Raskova, despite their different social backgrounds, embodied the Soviet dream: Valentina Grizodovova (1909-1993), 27 years old, was appointed team commander, despite her young age. She proved herself to be an experienced pilot. Grizodova came from a family of nobles and peasants. In 1936 she entered the Red Army and already made several record flights in altitude and speed, as well as in range. During the Great Patriotic War, she commanded an aviation battalion, completing more than 200 combat missions. She died at the age of 84. Polina Osipenko (1939-1907), 30 years old, was elected to Grizodovova's second squadron. Osipenko came from a peasant family. One day, after seeing a plane, she decided to become a pilot. After failing to pass exams for an aviation school in Kech (Crimea), Osipenko worked as a waitress in a canteen frequented by pilots. People's Commissar of Defense Kliment Voroshilov gave her the opportunity to study aviation with other pilots. She successfully completed her studies in Kutch in 1932. She died in a plane crash at the age of 31. Marina Raskova (1912-1943), 27 years old, was appointed engineer and navigator. Raskova was the daughter of an opera singer. She learned to fly while working as a draftsman in the Aviation Department of the Academy of Engineers. But it was during the Great Patriotic War that Raskova became a legend, creating women's aviation regiments, including the famous 588th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, which the Germans called "Night Witches". She died in 1943 in a plane crash while going to the front, aged 30. 2 different bomber.