She remains the only woman ever known to have performed an aerial ramming after she rammed her Su-2 downwards into a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 on 12 September 1941 after being confronted by a group of seven Bf 109s while out of ammunition.
Ia masih menjadi satu-satunya wanita yang dikenal pernah melakukan penabrakan udara setelah ia menabrakkan Su-2 dengan Messerschmitt Bf 109 pada 12 September 1941 setelah melawan sekelompok tujuh Bf 109.