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In 1941, Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union. With millions dead and the Red Army desperate, Stalin finally allowed women to fly in combat.

One regiment, the 588th Night Bombers, flew tiny wooden biplanes so slow and fragile, German pilots nicknamed them ‘flying coffins.’ But these women turned weakness into strength. At night, they cut their engines, glided silently over German positions, dropped their bombs, and vanished into the dark. The only warning was the eerie whoosh of air through canvas wings.

Terrified German soldiers called them the Nachthexen — the Night Witches. From 1942 to 1945, just 261 women flew over 23,000 missions, dropping 3,000 tons of bombs. They destroyed supply depots, railroads, and vehicles — but their greatest weapon was psychological. Germans lost sleep, jumped at shadows, and lived in constant fear of the witches in the sky.

The Night Witches became legends. And despite their planes being ‘too slow’ to join the Moscow victory parade, their courage proved speed isn’t everything.

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