Tatyana Makarova
Tatyana Petrovna Makarova | |
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Makarova in the 1940s | |
| Native name | Татьяна Петровна Макарова |
| Born | 25 September 1920 |
| Died | 25 August 1944 (aged 23) |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Soviet Air Force |
| Service years | 1941–1944 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Tatyana Petrovna Makarova (Russian: Татьяна Петровна Макарова; 25 September 1920 – 25 August 1944) was a flight commander in the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, one of the three women's aviation regiments founded by Marina Raskova. She and her navigator Vera Belik were posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union after their plane was shot down by the Axis forces over Nazi-occupied Poland.