Valeria Dmitrievna Khomyakova (Russian: Валерия Дмитриевна Хомякова; 3 August 1914 – 6 October 1942) was a Sovietfighter pilot and military officer during World War II. She was widely reported as the first woman pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft, but later changed to the first in a night battle. Khomyakova was awarded the Order of the Red Banner, but was killed in a flight accident only two weeks later.
On 24 September, 1942, while flying night patrol over Saratov in a Yak-1, Khomyakova shot down a Junkers Ju 88 of the German Luftwaffe flown by Oberstleutnant Gerhard Maak, a decorated bomber pilot of KG 76.[3][1]Ogoniok, a youth-magazine, published that it was the “first time in history that a woman fighter pilot had shot down an enemy aircraft”, and the story was repeated for decades in both Soviet and foreign press.[3] The record has since been amended and now states that she was the first female to shoot down an enemy in a night battle.[4][1]
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Khomyakova died at an airfield in Saratov Oblast when she crashed during take-off on October 6, 1942. Shortly after shooting down Gerhard Maak's Ju 88, Khomyakova was assigned to perform numerous runs to protect supply lines and railway bridges over the Volga River, and had recently returned from Moscow where she received an Order of the Red Banner award for her achievement. Khomyakova was sleeping in a dugout when she was woken by her superior, Major Tamara Kazarinova, to make another run despite being exhausted, making her unfit for duty.[1] Due to Khomyakova's death, Kazarinova was relieved of duty by General Mikhail Gromadin, and transferred her to his staff.
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^ abcde"Хомякова Валерия Дмитриевна" (in Russian). Air Aces. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
^"Хомякова Валерия Ивановна" (in Russian). Air War. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
^"Кто есть кто: Х" (in Russian). Airforce Russia. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
Bibliographyedit
Yenne, Bill (2013). The White Rose of Stalingrad: The Real-Life Adventure of Lidiya Vladimirovna Litvyak, the Highest Scoring Female Air Ace of All Time. Osprey Publishing. ISBN978-1-78200-912-2.
November 23, 2023
valeria, khomyakova, this, name, that, follows, eastern, slavic, naming, conventions, patronymic, dmitrievna, family, name, khomyakova, valeria, dmitrievna, khomyakova, russian, Валерия, Дмитриевна, Хомякова, august, 1914, october, 1942, soviet, fighter, pilot. In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions the patronymic is Dmitrievna and the family name is Khomyakova Valeria Dmitrievna Khomyakova Russian Valeriya Dmitrievna Homyakova 3 August 1914 6 October 1942 was a Soviet fighter pilot and military officer during World War II She was widely reported as the first woman pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft but later changed to the first in a night battle Khomyakova was awarded the Order of the Red Banner but was killed in a flight accident only two weeks later Valeria KhomyakovaNative nameValeriya Dmitrievna HomyakovaBorn3 August 1914Moscow Russian EmpireDied6 October 1942 1942 10 06 aged 28 Saratov Oblast Soviet UnionAllegiance Soviet UnionService wbr branchSoviet Air ForceYears of service1942RankSenior lieutenantUnit586th Fighter Aviation RegimentAwardsOrder of the Red Banner Contents 1 Biography 2 Death 3 References 3 1 BibliographyBiography editValeria Dmitrievna Khomyakova was born in 1914 in Moscow Russian Empire the daughter of a chemical engineer She completed her primary and secondary education and in 1937 graduated from the D Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia taking a position as an engineer at the Frunze Plant in Moscow 1 Khomyakova began flying at the local flying club and became certified as a flight instructor 2 She was deputy commander of her squadron of the 586th Women s Fighter Regiment 1 In 1942 during Nazi Germany s invasion of the Soviet Union Khomyakova joined the Soviet Air Force She became one of the first female fighter pilots of the Soviet Union quickly reaching the rank of senior lieutenant and was assigned to the 586th Air Defense Regiment an air defense regiment of all female fighter pilots On 24 September 1942 while flying night patrol over Saratov in a Yak 1 Khomyakova shot down a Junkers Ju 88 of the German Luftwaffe flown by Oberstleutnant Gerhard Maak a decorated bomber pilot of KG 76 3 1 Ogoniok a youth magazine published that it was the first time in history that a woman fighter pilot had shot down an enemy aircraft and the story was repeated for decades in both Soviet and foreign press 3 The record has since been amended and now states that she was the first female to shoot down an enemy in a night battle 4 1 Death editKhomyakova died at an airfield in Saratov Oblast when she crashed during take off on October 6 1942 Shortly after shooting down Gerhard Maak s Ju 88 Khomyakova was assigned to perform numerous runs to protect supply lines and railway bridges over the Volga River and had recently returned from Moscow where she received an Order of the Red Banner award for her achievement Khomyakova was sleeping in a dugout when she was woken by her superior Major Tamara Kazarinova to make another run despite being exhausted making her unfit for duty 1 Due to Khomyakova s death Kazarinova was relieved of duty by General Mikhail Gromadin and transferred her to his staff References edit a b c d e Homyakova Valeriya Dmitrievna in Russian Air Aces Retrieved 22 October 2015 Homyakova Valeriya Ivanovna in Russian Air War Retrieved 22 October 2015 a b Yenne 2013 p 185 Kto est kto H in Russian Airforce Russia Retrieved 22 October 2015 Bibliography edit Yenne Bill 2013 The White Rose of Stalingrad The Real Life Adventure of Lidiya Vladimirovna Litvyak the Highest Scoring Female Air Ace of All Time Osprey Publishing ISBN 978 1 78200 912 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Valeria Khomyakova amp oldid 1111781733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
