STALIN'S FEMALE PILOTS - THE NIGHT WITCHES - A talk by Debbie Land

Name: STALIN'S FEMALE PILOTS - THE NIGHT WITCHES - A talk by Debbie Land
Start: 2025-01-12T14:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-01-12T17:30:00+00:00
Location: Sywell Aerodrome, NN6 0BN Northampton, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sun Jan 12 2025 at 02:30 pm to 05:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Sywell Aerodrome, NN6 0BN Northampton, United Kingdom | Northampton, EN

In 1941 under the cover of darkness, female Russian pilots flew obsolete Polikarpov PO-2 biplanes against the Nazi invaders.
The Germans both feared and hated the 'Nacht Hexen' - the 'Night Witches' who appeared like ghosts in the night.
Popular speaker Debbie Land (she gave a superb SOE & Lysander Talk last season) has a long association with The Shuttleworth Collection who themselves operate a PO-2 (though not normally at night!) and is an expert on the subject. This illustrated talk will explore this 'hidden history' and is bound to be popular!
Held at The Cirrus Room, Aviator Hotel, Sywell Aerodrome, NN6 0BN.
Tickets £5 OTD first come-first served , free parking, on site bar and restaurant. Raffle.
Held to raise funds for Sywell Aviation Museum.
For more information please call 07711363392 or email [email protected]
Look out for other talk announcements coming soon.
Photo: Shuttleworth Collection PO-2 G-BSSY by Alan Wilson, Wikicommons