(1917-01-24)24 January 1917 Abkhazia, Russian Empire
Died
12 April 1986(1986-04-12) (aged 69) Sukhumi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Service/branch
Soviet Air Force
Years of service
1941–1945
Rank
Lieutenant
Unit
46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment
Battles/wars
World War II
Awards
Order of the Patriotic War
Other work
Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of Abkhazia
Meri Hafizovna Avidzba (Russian: Мери Хафизовна Авидзба; 24 January 1917 – 12 April 1986) was a Soviet military pilot and navigator and was the first female aviator from Abkhazia. She was awarded two medals for her actions in the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945), where she served as a navigator of the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, known by the Germans as the Night Witches. Later in her life, she was elected a Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of Abkhazia.
Meri Hafizovna Avidzba (Russian: Мери Хафизовна Авидзба; 24 January 1917 – 12 April 1986) was a Soviet military pilot and navigator and was the first female...
and was Head of Lvov Musical College from 1951–1965. Avidzba, along with her twin sister Meri, was born on 24 January 1917. In 1930 a new Musical Technical...
take the coffin back to Sukhumi). The first female Abkhazian aviator MeriAvidzba circled her aircraft overhead as part of the funeral. Initially buried...
on 2 June 2016. Abkhazia portal Administrative divisions of Abkhazia MeriAvidzba, a famous female pilot during the Great Patriotic War The political status...
Division, part of the 4th Air Army. She trained many pilots, including MeriAvidzba, who carried out three attacks with Makogon in February 1943. During...
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Global Information
Soviet Union
Soviet Air Force