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Natalya Meklin

1922 - 2005

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Natalya Fyodorovna Kravtsova née Meklin (Russian: Наталья Фёдоровна Меклин; 8 September 1922 – 5 June 2005) 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 after the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The regiment later came to be known as the "Night Witches" by German targets. She was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in February 1945 for completing 840 sorties and gained significant publicity. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Natalya Meklin is the 47th most popular pilot (up from 51st in 2019), the 700th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 734th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Ukrainian Pilot.

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Natalya Meklin ranks 47 out of 71. Before her are Bessie Coleman, Polina Osipenko, Steponas Darius, Gotthard Handrick, Nikolai Gastello, and Jacqueline Auriol. After her are Vladimir Kokkinaki, Maguba Syrtlanova, Anna Yegorova, Nikolai Kamanin, Mariya Dolina, and Gregorio Fuentes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Natalya Meklin ranks 282. Before her are Ingvar Rydell, Roy Salvadori, Martin Gray, John Hick, Ruth Roman, and Frances Spence. After her are Gustaf Jansson, Giuseppe Casari, Solomana Kante, Aldo Ballarin, Vesna Parun, and René Bader. Among people deceased in 2005, Natalya Meklin ranks 222. Before her are Vladimir Kotelnikov, Colette Besson, Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, Michalina Wisłocka, Donald Watson, and Attilâ İlhan. After her are Audrey Brown, Mario David, Gordon Gould, Luther Vandross, John Love, and Constant Nieuwenhuys.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Natalya Meklin ranks 700 out of 1,365. Before her are Elina Svitolina (1994), Svyatoslav Fyodorov (1927), Volodymyr Onyshchenko (1949), Leopold Staff (1878), Anatoly Levchenko (1941), and Yevhen Hrebinka (1812). After her are Volodymyr Ivanovych Barvinok (1879), Sviatoslav III of Kiev (null), Denis Pushilin (1981), Dmitry Polyansky (1917), Weegee (1899), and Vasyl Barvinsky (1888).

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Among PILOTS In Ukraine

Among pilots born in Ukraine, Natalya Meklin ranks 5. Before her are Ivan Kozhedub (1920), Igor Volk (1937), Janina Lewandowska (1908), and Polina Osipenko (1907).

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