Yekaterina Budanova

Military Person

1916 – 1943

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Who was Yekaterina Budanova?

Yekaterina Vasylievna Budanova, also known as Katya Budanova, was a fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II. With 11 air victories, along with Lydia Litvyak, she was one of the world's two female fighter aces. She was shot down by either Luftwaffe ace Georg Schwientek of JG 52 or ace Emil Bitsch, of JG 3.

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Born
Dec 6, 1916
Smolensk Oblast
Died
Jul 19, 1943
Luhansk Oblast

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on July 23, 2013

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