In the merciless air war over Russia, sex was no barrier to death, suffering of heroism. One night the Germans shot down four PO-2s within 15 minutes, killing eight women.

• 面对俄罗斯上空的残酷空战,死亡已没有性别之分,一次夜晚,德国人15分钟内击落我们4架PO-2s飞机,八位女驾驶员阵亡。