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Glafira Alekseevna Kashirina | |
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| Native name | Глафира Алексеевна Каширина |
| Nickname(s) | Irina, Glasha |
| Born | 1920[a] Sergievka, Tambov Governorate, Russian SFSR |
| Died | 1 August 1943 (aged 22–23) Krasni, Krymsky District, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service/ |  Soviet Air Force |
| Years of service | 1941 — 1943 |
| Rank | Junior lieutenant |
| Unit | 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Eastern Front of World War II † |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class |
Glafira Alekseevna Kashirina (Russian: Глафира Алексеевна Каширина, 1920 – 1 August 1943) was a mechanic and later navigator in the 588th Night Bomber Regiment of the Soviet Airforce during World War II, commonly referred to as the Great Patriotic War in the former Soviet Union. After she was shot down on 1 August 1943 she was posthumously awarded the Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class.[1]
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- ^ Award list on the site «pamyat-naroda.ru» (archive materials of TsAMO, ф. 33, оп. 682526, д. 1287)