Yevgeniya Timofeeva

Yevgeniya Dmitrievna Timofeeva (Евгения Дмитриевна Тимофеева; 23 December 1911 13 June 1992) was a pilot in the Soviet Air Force and the first woman to fly the Pe-2. As a member of the 587th Bomber Aviation Regiment, later redesignated as the 125th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment named after Marina Raskova, she initially served as a squadron commander but was later promoted to deputy regimental commander during the war. By the end of the war she totaled 45 sorties on the Pe-2.

Awards

 * Two Order of the Red Banner (1943 and 1945)
 * Two Order of the Patriotic War (1st class - 1943; 2nd class - 1985)
 * campaign and jubilee medals