THE STORY OF THE NIGHT WITCHES


"Nobody knows the exact date when they started calling us `Night Witches'. We were fighting in the Caucasus near the city of Mozdok; on one side of this city were Soviet troops and on the other, German. We were bombing the German positions every night, and none of us were ever shot down, so the Germans began saying these are `Night Witches', because it seemed impossible to kill us or shoot us down." - Senior Lieutenant Serafima Amosova-Taranenko, 46 Gv.BAP

 

Why the "NIGHT WITCHES" were formed

The Women and their aircraft

Aircraft types flown

Books available

Articles

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