 Mariya Smirnova

Mariya Vasilyevna Smirnova (; 31 March 1920 – 10 July 2002) was a squadron commander in the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment (nicknamed the "Night Witches") of the Soviet Air Forces during the Second World War.For her actions during the war, she was made a Hero of the Soviet Union on 26 October 1944.