Soviet Po-2 navigator in WWII and Hero of Kazakhstan
Khiuaz Dospanova
Native name
Хиуаз Доспанова
Born
15 May 1922 Ganyushkino, Atyrau Region, Turkestan ASSR
Died
20 May 2008 (aged 86) Almaty, Kazakhstan
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Service/branch
Soviet Air Force
Years of service
1942–1945
Rank
Senior lieutenant
Unit
46th Guards Night Bomber Regiment
Battles/wars
World War II
Awards
Hero of Kazakhstan
Spouse(s)
Shaku Amirov
Khiuaz Qayrqyzy Dospanova (Russian: Хиуаз Каировна Доспанова, romanized Khiuaz Kairovna Dospanova, Kazakh: Хиуаз Қайырқызы Доспанова; 15 May 1922 – 20 May 2008) was a Kazakh 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 Kazakh woman officer in the Soviet Air Force,[1] 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.
^Казахстанцы в Великой отечественной войне [Kazakhstanis in the Great Patriotic War] (in Russian). Almaty: Ȯner. 2010. p. 434. ISBN 978-6012091427. OCLC 703356645.
later Irina Rakobolskaya – chief of staff Valentina Stupina and later KhiuazDospanova – head of communications Senior Engineer Sofiya Ozerkova destroyed...
II until her death in 1943, after which her role was taken over by KhiuazDospanova. Valentina Stupina was born on 4 June 1920 in the recently-formed Soviet...
decree of the President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Soviet Union portal KhiuazDospanova Bauyrzhan Momyshuly Raising a Flag over the Reichstag Abdulkhakim Ismailov...
Heydar Aliyev Evdokia Zavaliy Astronaut Vladimir Dzhanibekov Pilot KhiuazDospanova Major Yakov Drob Lieutenant General Alexander Lebed Vasily Degtyaryov...
it was renovated in 2015 to include Aliya Moldagulova and navigator KhiuazDospanova; the monument was renamed "Glorious daughters of the Kazakh people"...
in his honor in his native village of Shengeldy. Talgat Bigeldinov KhiuazDospanova Nurken Abdirov Topical issues, achievements and innovations of fundamental...
aircraft. Of the four people in the aircraft involved in the crash, only KhiuazDospanova (from the other plane) survived. Later Zhigulenko suggested that the...
issued. List of Kazakh Heroes of the Soviet Union Talgat Bigeldinov KhiuazDospanova Nikolai Gastello Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nurken Abdirov...
Syrym Datuly (1712–1802), leader of the Kazakhs of the Junior Jüz KhiuazDospanova (1922–2008), aviation navigator, officer in the "night witches" Raziya...
aviation units, and non-pilot staff were needed, so she and her friend KhiuazDospanova made an appointment to meet with Marina Raskova, who at their meeting...
Nightingale medal. She died in 2010. Manshuk Mametova Aliya Moldagulova KhiuazDospanova On͡gtu̇stik Qazaqstan: ėnt͡siklopedii͡a (in Kazakh). Qazaq ėnt͡siklopedii͡asy...
but did not fly in combat Ziba Ganiyeva – Azerbaijani woman sniper KhiuazDospanova – Kazakh navigator in the "Night Witches" (Russian) The Proprietress...
Atyrau, Kazakhstan League Pro Hokei Ligasy Founded 2009 Home arena KhiuazDospanova Ice Palace Colours Green, White, Black Head coach Alexander Istomin...
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