Yekaterina Budanova Military person

Yekaterina Vasylievna Budanova (Cyrillic: Екатерина Васильевна Буданова), also known as Katya Budanova (Катя Буданова), (6 December 1916 – 19 July 1943), was a fighter pilot in the Soviet Air Force during World War II. With 11 air victories, along with Lydia Litvyak, she was one of the world's two female fighter aces. She was shot down by either Luftwaffe ace Georg Schwientek of JG 52 or ace Emil Bitsch, of JG 3.

Personal facts

Birth date	December 06, 1916
Birth place	Smolensk Oblast
Date of death	July 19, 1943
Place of death	Luhansk Oblast , Antracit

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award	Order of the Red Banner Hero of the Russian Federation Order of the Patriotic War Order of the Red Star
military branch	Soviet Air Forces
service start	1941
service end	1943