The Swallow – a story of the WWII Night Witches
A skeptical Soviet aircraft mechanic has a surprise encounter with a Night Witch, one of the legendary female bomber pilots of the Great Patriotic War. It does not go the way as he expected.
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Historical fiction becomes fact, hiding useful lessons
Summary: Historical fiction often blurs into real history. Too many historical facts are fabrications. We must learn to better distinguish between the two, and gather useful lessons from each.
Ballad of the Unknown Pilot
A wounded Soviet pilot in a crippled fighter remembers the young women who flew biplanes and lived in a barn.