Klavdiya Andreyevna Nechaeva ( 1916 - 1942 ) - Soviet military pilot, flight commander, participant of the Great Patriotic War .
| Claudia Andreyevna Nechaeva | ||
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| Date of Birth | March 9, 1916 | |
| Place of Birth | Polyanka village, Russian empire (now Ryazan region ) | |
| Date of death | September 17, 1942 (26 years) | |
| Place of death | Volgograd region , the USSR | |
| Affiliation |  Russian empire the USSR | |
| Type of army | Air Force | |
| Rank | Lieutenant  | |
| Part | 586 iap , 434 iap | |
| Battles / Wars | Great Patriotic War :
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Biography
Born on March 9, 1916 in the village of Polyanka, Ryazan Region.
She graduated from seven classes of secondary school. Member of the Komsomol . She entered the Izmailovo Aeroclub in Moscow, which successfully completed and received a specialty instructor in training personnel pilots.
In the women's 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment of Air Defense came at the invitation of Marina Raskova . Here she took fighter pilots courses and was enrolled in an aviation fighter regiment. Later, the link of Claudia Nechaeva in the composition of the 434th iap . [one]
The front-line airfield was located in the village of Srednaya Akhtuba . On the instructions of the command, Claudia Nechaeva flew to Stalingrad , where she accompanied the steamers and cargo barges.
Klava Nechaeva died in a dogfight, protecting her commander from an enemy attack. September 17, 1942 a group of fighters flew on the next mission. Claudia was led by the squadron commander. The battle was successful - 4 enemy aircraft were shot down. Already during landing, the commander’s plane, which was devoid of maneuverability, was attacked by two enemy aircraft. Without a second thought, Claudia Andreevna Nechaeva took fire on herself. 26-year-old heroine died in the Middle Akhtuba.
Awards
- April 6, 1985 awarded the Order of the Patriotic War II degree
Memory
- The name of the pilot named one of the streets of the city of Volzhsky ( Volgograd region ).
- The name of Claudia Nechayeva is inscribed on a symbolic banner in the Hall of Military Glory on Mamayev Kurgan (banner 25th, 2nd column, 61st row).
- At the initiative of the collective of the pipe factory of the city of Volzhsky ( Volgograd region ), a city street was named after her [2] and secondary school No. 29. On September 17, 1984, a memorial plaque was solemnly opened on the school building.
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Literature
- Ovchinnikova L.P. Women in soldiers' overcoats. - Volgograd: Nizh.-Volzh. Prince publishing house, 1987. - 47 p.