Yevgeniya Dmitrievna Timofeeva (; 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

Yevgeniya Timofeeva

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1911 births

1992 deaths

Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner

Soviet World War II pilots

Women military aviators

Soviet World War II bomber pilots

Yevgeniya Timofeeva