Vera Belik
Soviet flight navigator and Air Forces lieutenant (1921–1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vera Lukianovna Belik (Russian: Вера Лукьяновна Белик, Ukrainian: Віра Лук'янівна Білик; 12 June 1921 – 25 August 1944) was a flight navigator and lieutenant in the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment who frequently flew with pilot Tatyana Makarova. They died when their Po-2 was shot down by a German fighter after completing a bombing mission; both were posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 23 February 1945.
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Vera Lukianovna Belik | |
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Native name | Віра Лук'янівна Білик |
Born | (1921-06-12)12 June 1921 Ohrimovka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine SSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 25 August 1944(1944-08-25) (aged 23) near Ostrołęka, Poland |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Soviet Air Force |
Years of service | 1941–1944 |
Rank | Guard Senior Lieutenant |
Unit | 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment |
Battles/wars | Eastern Front of World War II † |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
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