Global InformationNadezhda Kurchenko information
Nadezhda Kurchenko | |
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| Надежда Владимировна Курченко | |
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| Born | 29 December 1950 Novopoltava, Klyuchevsky District, Altai Krai, Russian SFSR |
| Died | 15 October 1970 (aged 19) Soviet airspace |
| Nationality |  Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Aeroflot flight attendant |
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Nadezhda Vladimirovna Kurchenko (29 December 1950 – 15 October 1970) was a Soviet flight attendant who tried to prevent the hijacking of Aeroflot Flight 244. Having warned the crew, Kurchenko sought to block the entrance to the cockpit, which at the time was not normally locked. She was killed in a struggle with one of the hijackers.
Kurchenko posthumously received the Order of the Red Banner.[1] A mountain in the Gissar Range, asteroid 2349 Kurchenko, a tanker, a park and a street in Sukhumi were named after her.[1][2]
- ^ a b Виктор Поздеев (27 October 2010). "Для памяти подвига нет срока. О встречах, которые состоялись" (in Russian). Удмуртская правда. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ Николай Медвенский (22 October 2010). "Погибла, защищая экипаж и пассажиров..." (PDF) (in Russian). Новый день. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2013.