Wings, women, and war
Subtitle: Soviet airwomen in World War II combat
By: Reina Pennington ; foreword by John Erickson.
Contributors: Erickson, John, 1929-
Series: Modern war studies
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Lawrence
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Soviet Union. Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily; World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Soviet; World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- Soviet Union
Description: "The Soviet Union was the first nation to allow women pilots to fly combat missions. During World War II the Red Air Force formed three all-female units - grouped into separate fighter, dive bomber, and night bomber regiments - while also recruiting other women to fly with mostly male units.".

"Pennington chronicles the creation, organization, and leadership of these regiments, as well as the experiences of the pilots, navigators, bomb loaders, mechanics, and others who made up their ranks, all within the context of the Soviet air war on the Eastern Front."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-289) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; title: 1. Before the War; title: 2. Recruitment and Training of Aviation Group 122; title: 3. The 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment; title: 4. The 125th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment; title: 5. The 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment; title: 6. Women at War in Mostly Male Regiments; title: 7. Demobilization and Postwar Experiences; title: Conclusion / 61.