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Khiuaz Dospanova

1922 - 2008

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Khiuaz Qayrqyzy Dospanova (Russian: Хиуаз Каировна Доспанова, romanized: Khiuaz Kairovna Dospanova; Kazakh: Хиуаз Қайырқызы Доспанова; 15 May 1922 – 20 May 2008) was a Soviet pilot and navigator who served during World War II in the 588th Night Bomber Regiment, nicknamed the "Night Witches". In addition to being the first ethnically Kazakh woman officer in the Soviet Air Force, she was the only Kazakh woman to serve in the "Night Witches". Despite sustaining multiple fractures in her legs in a ground collision in 1943, she returned to active duty and continued to participate in sorties against doctor's recommendations; she was eventually awarded the title Hero of Kazakhstan in 2004 for her perseverance, and Atyrau International Airport is named in her honor. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Khiuaz Dospanova is the 1,083rd most popular military personnel (up from 1,162nd in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Kazakhstan (up from 35th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Kazakhstani Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Khiuaz Dospanova ranks 1,083 out of 2,058. Before her are Charles Eugène de Croÿ, Thomas Nelson Jr., Danylo Apostol, Max Pauly, Rasim Delić, and August Schmidhuber. After her are Gaston Billotte, Emilio Eduardo Massera, Walter Heitz, Uzi Narkiss, Petar Bojović, and Mikhail Katukov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Khiuaz Dospanova ranks 169. Before her are Bea Arthur, Hussein Onn, Susanna Agnelli, Maila Nurmi, Alexander Kazhdan, and Alan Perlis. After her are Howard Zinn, Mauro Bolognini, Elissa Aalto, Gilberto Agustoni, Jack Klugman, and Bogdan Bogdanović. Among people deceased in 2008, Khiuaz Dospanova ranks 125. Before her are Bronisław Geremek, Maila Nurmi, Ove Andersson, Fred Sinowatz, Joseph M. Juran, and Lazare Ponticelli. After her are Marie Smith Jones, Jürgen Ehlers, Joan Segarra, Charles Tilly, David Ausubel, and Mitch Mitchell.

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In Kazakhstan

Among people born in Kazakhstan, Khiuaz Dospanova ranks 29 out of 193. Before her are Toktar Aubakirov (1946), Manshuk Mametova (1922), Vladimir Shatalov (1927), Alu Alkhanov (1957), Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev (1823), and Jambyl Jabayev (1846). After her are Mustafa Shokay (1890), Bauyrzhan Momyshuly (1910), Akhmet Baitursynov (1872), Abul Khair Khan (1693), Nina Lobkovskaya (1925), and Aleksandr Viktorenko (1947).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Kazakhstan

Among military personnels born in Kazakhstan, Khiuaz Dospanova ranks 3. Before her are Lavr Kornilov (1870), and Manshuk Mametova (1922). After her are Bauyrzhan Momyshuly (1910), Nina Lobkovskaya (1925), and Andrey Mordvichev (1976).

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