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There is a historical mistake since the first female fighter pilot in the world was from Turkey. Sabiha Gökçen became the first female fighter in 1937. She has also taught Air Force classes to West Point students and USAF fighter pilots in 1940's and 1950's. She is also recognized by the International Aviation Federation and has been given a medal for her services to aviation. She also has Medal of Valor from the Republic of Turkey and the "White Eagle Medal" from Yugoslavia which is the highest honour a air force officer could obtain.
There were various reports about her fate that led Stalin to believe that she had been captured. His rationale was that any Russian who was captured was obviously a traitor so he refused to honour her with the Hero of the Soviet Union medal. It wasn't until 1979 that her body was positively identified, buried in a local cemetary near where she was shot down. The autopsy showed that she had died from a severe head wound. She would have died instantly. Gorbachev promoted her to Senior Luitenant and awarded her the Hero of the Soviet Union medal posthumously. R.I.P White lily.
"that led Stalin to believe that she had been captured. His rationale was that any Russian who was captured was obviously a traitor so he refused to honour her with the Hero of the Soviet Union medal" Sorry Louisa, that's a nonsense. "For her exploits, she was posthumously presented by the regiment command to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Since there was no exact information about her death, the division command did not approve this idea, limiting itself to *the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree."*
@@simplicius11 Nope, she is correct. That WAS the prevailing mentality of Stalin at that time. If you were a POW Stalin really did consider them a traitor if they ever returned. There are many stories and histories concerning that very situation with Russian soldiers who escaped from capture, Stalin didn't trust them.
@@longbowshooter5291 Do you really believe that Stalin decided what soldiers would be decorated and what medals they would get? Read my post above again, she got the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree in 1943.
Thank you for putting this together. I have known about Lydia Litvyak for years and built my daughter the Accurate Miniatures Yak-1 with the White 44 markings. It is nice to see other people recognize her accomplishment too.
Lydia had the honor of being a “hunter” too. Meaning she could hunt Nazi’s without permission. She finally was found by a mate, years later, and now has what she should have been honored with decades ago. Not only does she have a War Memorial but was given, “Hero of the Soviet Union”. Super good video!! 👍👍👍👏👏👏Thank you! Everyone should know Lydia!
Simply outstanding recreation. Never knew this part of history. What a testimony to the courage of this young woman in such a time of immense struggle. Just imagine the hurdles she had to clear just to become a pilot in Russia back in those days. This speaks volumes about her character.
Unlike the rest of the allies like the UK and USA or for that matter Germany, USSR was the first country to allow combat female fighter Pilots and combat female troops in the 2nd world war. Some of the most notable Pilots were the all-female aviation combat regiment known as Night Swallow and the Germans called them Night witches, those females pilots flow over 20, 000 combat missions against German invading forces. These female pilots flew light aircraft at night time with no Parchite as they flew very low altitude and Parchtute would not be feasible - They were also awarded some of the highest Military Honor by the Russian, surprisingly they lost very few Pilots despite the fact that flew such daring combat missions at night time. Aside from the many Russian women who were serving in the Joint Female & Male airforce formation. Now the allies had hardly any role for females in combat missions aside from auxiliary and Nursing. Russia was way ahead when it comes to women's rights compared to most Western and other countries. And of course, during the cold war, you would not heard about these facts anyway aside from mockery and jokes about so-called Babuska fat Russian women. Most Russian women are quite fit thin and pretty in general.
Great story and video! Thanks... My father was a vet flying b17s out of Germany..Did get shot but survived.. I love these videos about the Russians as we dont see much of what happened over there... He used to say "It doesnt make sense. We fought with the Russians against the Germans and now we are siding with the Germans against the Russians! "
That's because we invaded France to prevent the USSR from annexing Germany. Not to defeat racism as is the popular reason in our history books. Don't forget , we had Jim Crow segregation in the south AND the armed forces As long as the Soviets and Nazis traded losses the British were happy to watch from the sidelines. Despite George C Marshall's many attempts ro invade France before 1944....but as soon as it became apparent that the Soviets were headed for Berlin after destroying the Nazi tank park at Kursk in 1943 , Britain suddenly decided we had to invade ....... You wont find my insight in our history books. Read about Marshall and the many conferences between the allies and the Soviets and study the significance of the battles on the Eastern Front WITH CHRONOLOGICAL CONTEXT !!! In one of the meetings between Marshall and Alanbrooke , as recorded in his diary , he replies to Marshalls request to invade France in 1943!!! ..." the Germans have to suffer more losses in Russia before we can invade ..
i play war thunder RB/SM and I have my yak-1b flying the same 44 and the white lily in honour of her bravery :D what a beautiful woman she was :) she scored 11 kills and 3 shared kills and she was shot down 3 times but survived, but on 1 Aug 1943, She flew a Yak-1b fighter on a combat mission. She was shot down by a group of eight German fighters. Because her body was not found, Soviet leadership assumed she was captured. Since Joseph Stalin had always believed that a captured Russian was to be automatically considered a traitor, she did not receive the award of the Hero of the Soviet Union like some thought she deserved. Her remains were not found until 1979. On 6 May 1990, Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev finally granted her the Hero of the Soviet Union award with a posthumous promotion to the rank of senior lieutenant. good on you, god bless your beautiful soul, you done your part and did not deserve to die so young, like others from all sides :D
May she rest in peace. Them days over Stalingrad she flew against my dad in one of those Ju-88s. He was shot down twice there, but the pilot managed to ditchland both times near own troops. Sad, so many young ppl were put up against each other and killing one another. Amazing story...
This is such an interesting story. I had not heard it before. The video graphics are super. The way parts of crashing planes fly off is so realistic. Thank you for this valuable piece of history.
I had a cousin from South Alabama who was a WW I Ace Pilot who flew for France .His name was Charles Rudolph D'Olive .Look him up on your search engine and read about him .
Just when you think you know everything about everything you learned something new!! I'm just joking I don't think I know everything but I didn't know this lady.
Well, another famous woman pilot who stll probably has multiple records still unsurpassed is Hana Reich;She set many pre-war records in distance gliding in the Swiss Alps,Then Hana became a test pilot for Earhart Milch ,head of aircraft design for Herman Goring(winner of the Blue Max,27 air victories.She set records in JU-87 Stuka for vertical drop..The only woman to solo a Messerschmitt 323 Gigant,WW2 equivalent to modern C5.Them first pilot of any sex to fly a helicopter inside a packed stadium of on lookers at the 1936 International.Auto Show,Finally the first women to fly in a rocket powered airplane(Quite possibly breaking the sound barrier),This was the Messerschmitt 163-1a Test pilot for England ,Eric Brown said Hana was the greatest female pilot ever!
Yesterday, August 19, 2021 , a monument was unveiled to the legendary Lydia Litvyak at the place of her death - in the village of Dmitrovka, Shakhtersky district.Donetsk region of the DPR. At the age of fifteen, she made her first independent flight, and at the age of 22 she became the most productive female pilot of the Great Patriotic War. And later it was listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
Great Video. Wish we had media such as this when I was in high school. I am planning on using this vid with my 8 year old grandson. Thank you for it. Keep 'em coming.
One of the few Brave warriors from that Country who never received Honors and Respect ! True they didn’t share our political views , they shared our freedom views against the “ Nazis” . Same Mud 🩸 same Blood .
She was previously a flight instructor and had been flying since the age of 14. Quite rebellious, she regularly bleached her hair blonde after being forced to cut it short, sending her friend Inna Pasportnikova to the hospital to fetch hydrogen peroxide for her. She added a pretty fur collar to her uniform, as well as by some reports, a flower emblem to a Yak-1. She would fashion scarves from parachute material, dyeing the small pieces in different colors and stitching them together and would not hide her love of flowers, which she picked at every available occasion, favoring red roses. She would make bouquets and keep them in the cockpit.
Yekaterina Polunina, chief mechanic and archivist of the 586th Fighter Regiment in which Litvyak initially served has written that the kills of famous Soviet pilots, including those of Litvyak and Budanova, were inflated for propaganda purposes. Her kills aren't all confirmed or even documented. The Soviets often exaggerated the accomplishments of women, especially snipers, in order to shame men into doing more. If she can do it, why can't you.
@@louisavondart9178 Consider your own desire to believe a fiction you enjoy. What Yekaterina Polunina said happened was common place in the Soviet Union when it came to woman's claims which were undermined by people other than jealous mechanics. BTW, Polunina's other role was archivist of the 586th Fighter Regiment . Doesn't it occur to you that if she was lying the other survivors of the unit would come out and refute her claim? I don't see anyone from that unit stepping forward, do you?
Amazing! Your simulations are so good it’s easily possible to believe that it is film from the period, until the ground comes into view lol! You pick great stories, not just the low hanging fruit, stuff from the background. I have learnt so much from your work. You don’t go for the cheap tricks, blood n guts not really your thing in fact you don’t always show a plane hitting the ground. Be proud your work will become a standard in this secret. Bob England
Lydya Litvyak is the most renown female fighter ace. She had a collegue and friend, Yekaterina Budanova, whom was as good and shoot down about 12 german planes. The exact number unsure in both cases. Among others, if a plane was shot at by several team mates, it become unclear whom really did the kill.
This was a controversy common in almost all airforces during WW2,but if I am not wrong,the Brits had the strictest criteria for a kill credit,if four people shot and destroyed a single aircraft,they would only get 0.25 kills
@@madhukarjonathanminj2772 I too think so. Anyways, its probably why there is some uncertainty how many exact planes both Budanova and Litvak shot down. Both did More than 10 for sure, but the exact number unclear, as different sources tells somewhat different numbers... Anyway, both were seen as premier fighters, allowed to chase and go into dog fights when suitable... While most female fighter pilots were in squadrons having only escort duties... And so, they had seldom occasion to attack and involve in dog fight; their first priority was to give protection.
The White Lily was her nickname? A more suitable nickname for her would've been "The White Death." Unfortunate she got shot down, looks as if she was attacking without a wingman to help cover her six, a testament to the courage this brave and exceptional woman showed. Very good video.
The pilot that saw her go down said he never saw a parachute or an explosion. Actually, the life of a fighter pilot was not much more than a year. Excellent CGI.
Lilly was flying a Yak 1 which wasn't as fast as the BF 109's. Armament was 1 20mm cannon and 1 .50 cal machine gun. It is a winder she did so well! She must have been a good pilot. The Yak 3 was a plane the Germans told their pilots to stay away from! They were told do not fight a Yak without the external showing radiator! The Yak 3 could turn tighter, accelerate faster, and climb faster than the BF 109's and FW 190's. Too bad she wasn't flying a Yak 3. She might have made it through the war.
The Yak 1B wasn't as fast as a 109, that's true, but it could out turn anything the Germans had. Secondly, it was the Yak 9d that the Luftwaffe was told not to engage below 12,000 ft.
@@louisavondart9178 The Yak 1B sounds like it had a couple of things in common with Hawker Hurricane, which shot down plenty of Bf109s in the Battle of Britain.
Lilya or Lydia was teased during her early days at the front for decorating her cockpit with flowers. The young woman saw her fiance, pilot Salomatin, test a "repaired" Yak. He spun into the ground before her eyes. Later German records suggest that her final flight included two more victories, both Bf.109 fighters, before she was downed.
Yes,read up on it ,they where very brave flying at night in bi,planes cutting there engines and bomb and strafe the Germans,then restart there engines and fly of.🇭🇲
Imagine the German double ace that she shot down, when he met her. He obviously wanted to meet the tough mother ffer who shot him down and he is presented with this adorable 22 year old girl ! If it were me, I'd have hugged her and saluted her and told her to stay safe. What a story for that guy to tell his grandchildren ! Great video; it's the best Ive ever seen. Love it !
11:45 Sorry for all from before. Thank you for the memories and all that you've done. Now wish I could show you at last That since then I've found my way back... but I'll miss you. kezu 0120 ZERO fan here
@@louisavondart9178 Very true Women also played a massive role in The Republic of Ireland Independence indeed the first Elected woman to parliament in the World,was a Irish Woman Constance Markievicz ,She had married a polish man,and a leader in the struggle for Independence
Wow and I mean wow .. so life like amazing.... The point we should stress is how brave she must have been to go up in the air in a flying lada I wouldn't even risk driving one ..
Great story, great vlog, thanks for sharing! Just keep it as real as you can, NOT a game! I’ll give you a high five and a provisional subscribe, keep it as real as you can!
There is a historical mistake since the first female fighter pilot in the world was from Turkey. Sabiha Gökçen became the first female fighter pilot ace in 1937 as seh fought in Dersim Operation, Hatay Operation and Mosul Operation. She has also taught Air Force classes to West Point students and USAF fighter pilots in 1940's and 1950's. She is also recognized by the International Aviation Federation and has been given a medal for her services to aviation. She also has Medal of Valor from the Republic of Turkey and the "White Eagle Medal" from Yugoslavia which is the highest honour a air force officer could obtain.
andrew curran In 1937 A huge uprising started in Turkey led by Kurdish and Islamist groups. They captured 5-6 different cities and provinces. Public Support was also growing on these radical groups. Turkey was heading to a civil war. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk(Leader of Turkey) saw this and sent in Military troops and ordered Sabiha Göçken and her fighter squadrons into the city of Dersim Where they bombed the entire city and eliminating the radical groups with it.
@@canardaciloglu ..you mean the local Kurds trying to defend themselves from murdering Turks? Just like in 1915 with the Armenians? ps..Ataturk was Gay.
@@louisavondart9178 Yeah if you can call terrorists who’ve beheaded and ripped local Police officers and government officers heads with No mercy “defending locals” then please read history. Ataturk is considered one of the greatest and Most visionary leaders of All time. Even Europeans and Americans Admit that. UK prime Minster Lloyd George and Lord Curzon after the Turkish victory over the Greeks in 1922 stated that “In History only in a 100 years a True genius is Born unfortunately This time it was the Turks who had that Genius”
Nice video - but not to nitpick, I believe Lydia Litvyak flew and scored all her victories in a Yak-1 - not a Lagg-3 (see bottom of page here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Litvyak) Oooops! My bad! After viewing the video a little closer this time, it does show a Yak-1 and not a Lagg-3 (from a distance, they do look quite a bit similar).
There are many videos about Russian heroines of WW2. Sadly few of them seem to have survived the war, be they pilot, sniper etc. But good to see them remembered here
The Germans absolutely loathed women combattants. It horrified them, as women were supposed to stay in the kitchen. Most captured Russian women soldiers were summarily executed or later murdered in concentration camps.
I just criticized another video in this channel, regarding Erich Hartmann's 11 kills on August 24 1944, not because of the technical realization (which was excellent) but because of the very poor historical accuracy. I want to compensate and congratulate you for this one devoted to Lidiya Litvyak for both the realization and the historical accuracy. Being honest, only 8 out the 12 claims can be corroborated in the Luftwaffe loss records, but anyway is a good percentage of corroboration. Summarizing: an excellent video, which furthermore really depicts actual aerial victories!!
how did these pilots not get hopelessly lost after a dogfight? my adrenaline would be pumping so hard i'd have zero idea were the heck i had gotten to without GPS lol
That's what makes great pilots, they have great situational awareness when they get in these dog fights always knowing were they are and more importantly keep a picture in there head were the other plane should be.😊🌏
Lidiia Litvak (spellings vary due to transliteration from the Cyrillic alphabet was a Lithuanian (Litva) who flew in the company of several other women pilots (Golubeva, Budanova) and later in a mixed regiment. She also flew the Lavochkin La-5, and has been extensively studied by numerous historians and later investigations. On the day of her last flight, a fighter crash-landed close to a house in the countryside, which the farmer there later described as having a wounded, very young man with light hair as pilot, and that the cockpit was full of wildflowers. The pilot died of wounds a few moments later. It was believed possible that this was Lidiia Litvak, but as this was within a German-held area at the time of the combat, the investigation had to wait, and was not done until many years had passed. Eventually the grave of this pilot was opened, and the body identified as a woman, probably Lidiia. She was then awarded the gold star of the Soviet Union, in the last years of Gorbachev's time in power.
The highest scoring female ace had 17 kills flying a LaGG-3. Her 17th kill was a deliberate ramming of a He-111 after her LaGG-3 caught fire, killing her outright.
Actually, Yekaterina Budanova and Lidya Lytviak were the only two credited female aces. The score of both is cause of controversy. The Red Army used their aerial combat success as marketing, so the numbers may have been inflated. In the opposite direction goes the fact that the claims of aircraft shot down over the enemy territory were never officially accepted as kills. Budanova: from 3 solo + 7 shared, to 11 solo + 3 shared... Most plausible number may be 5 solo + 3 shared Lytviak: at least 5 solo + 3 shared + balloon (not credited in the Russian forces as a aircraft kill), but some sources stated 11 solo kills + 6 shared + the famous ballon, making her the most succesful female fighter of all time...
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There is a historical mistake since the first female fighter pilot in the world was from Turkey. Sabiha Gökçen became the first female fighter in 1937. She has also taught Air Force classes to West Point students and USAF fighter pilots in 1940's and 1950's. She is also recognized by the International Aviation Federation and has been given a medal for her services to aviation. She also has Medal of Valor from the Republic of Turkey and the "White Eagle Medal" from Yugoslavia which is the highest honour a air force officer could obtain.
@@canardaciloglu but Sabiha Gökçen was not an ace
Sadly I'm only 11 years old so I can't give you any money. ( I'm not lying)
Nice vid but that's a Yak 1 series 69. Lydia flew the Yak1b I think.... zoom out a bit.. it's better for the viewers.
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There were various reports about her fate that led Stalin to believe that she had been captured. His rationale was that any Russian who was captured was obviously a traitor so he refused to honour her with the Hero of the Soviet Union medal. It wasn't until 1979 that her body was positively identified, buried in a local cemetary near where she was shot down. The autopsy showed that she had died from a severe head wound. She would have died instantly. Gorbachev promoted her to Senior Luitenant and awarded her the Hero of the Soviet Union medal posthumously. R.I.P White lily.
Thank you for the history 🙏
"that led Stalin to believe that she had been captured. His rationale was that any Russian who was captured was obviously a traitor so he refused to honour her with the Hero of the Soviet Union medal"
Sorry Louisa, that's a nonsense.
"For her exploits, she was posthumously presented by the regiment command to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Since there was no exact information about her death, the division command did not approve this idea, limiting itself to *the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree."*
@@simplicius11 ..it's what the history books say. Argue it with them.
@@simplicius11 Nope, she is correct. That WAS the prevailing mentality of Stalin at that time. If you were a POW Stalin really did consider them a traitor if they ever returned. There are many stories and histories concerning that very situation with Russian soldiers who escaped from capture, Stalin didn't trust them.
@@longbowshooter5291 Do you really believe that Stalin decided what soldiers would be decorated and what medals they would get?
Read my post above again, she got the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree in 1943.
Thank you for putting this together. I have known about Lydia Litvyak for years and built my daughter the Accurate Miniatures Yak-1 with the White 44 markings. It is nice to see other people recognize her accomplishment too.
very close copy of the P40 hawk
Lydia had the honor of being a “hunter” too. Meaning she could hunt Nazi’s without permission. She finally was found by a mate, years later, and now has what she should have been honored with decades ago. Not only does she have a War Memorial but was given, “Hero of the Soviet Union”.
Super good video!! 👍👍👍👏👏👏Thank you! Everyone should know Lydia!
Simply outstanding recreation. Never knew this part of history. What a testimony to the courage of this young woman in such a time of immense struggle. Just imagine the hurdles she had to clear just to become a pilot in Russia back in those days. This speaks volumes about her character.
USSR had many female heroes during WWII. To bad the video did not have a voice narrator.
Unlike the rest of the allies like the UK and USA or for that matter Germany, USSR was the first country to allow combat female fighter Pilots and combat female troops in the 2nd world war. Some of the most notable Pilots were the all-female aviation combat regiment known as Night Swallow and the Germans called them Night witches, those females pilots flow over 20, 000 combat missions against German invading forces. These female pilots flew light aircraft at night time with no Parchite as they flew very low altitude and Parchtute would not be feasible - They were also awarded some of the highest Military Honor by the Russian, surprisingly they lost very few Pilots despite the fact that flew such daring combat missions at night time. Aside from the many Russian women who were serving in the Joint Female & Male airforce formation. Now the allies had hardly any role for females in combat missions aside from auxiliary and Nursing. Russia was way ahead when it comes to women's rights compared to most Western and other countries. And of course, during the cold war, you would not heard about these facts anyway aside from mockery and jokes about so-called Babuska fat Russian women. Most Russian women are quite fit thin and pretty in general.
Great story and video! Thanks... My father was a vet flying b17s out of Germany..Did get shot but survived.. I love these videos about the Russians as we dont see much of what happened over there... He used to say "It doesnt make sense. We fought with the Russians against the Germans and now we are siding with the Germans against the Russians! "
That's because we invaded France to prevent the USSR from annexing Germany. Not to defeat racism as is the popular reason in our history books.
Don't forget , we had Jim Crow segregation in the south AND the armed forces
As long as the Soviets and Nazis traded losses the British were happy to watch from the sidelines. Despite George C Marshall's many attempts ro invade France before 1944....but as soon as it became apparent that the Soviets were headed for Berlin after destroying the Nazi tank park at Kursk in 1943 , Britain suddenly decided we had to invade .......
You wont find my insight in our history books. Read about Marshall and the many conferences between the allies and the Soviets and study the significance of the battles on the Eastern Front WITH CHRONOLOGICAL CONTEXT !!!
In one of the meetings between Marshall and Alanbrooke , as recorded in his diary , he replies to Marshalls request to invade France in 1943!!!
..." the Germans have to suffer more losses in Russia before we can invade ..
i play war thunder RB/SM and I have my yak-1b flying the same 44 and the white lily in honour of her bravery :D
what a beautiful woman she was :)
she scored 11 kills and 3 shared kills and she was shot down 3 times but survived, but on 1 Aug 1943, She flew a Yak-1b fighter on a combat mission. She was shot down by a group of eight German fighters. Because her body was not found, Soviet leadership assumed she was captured. Since Joseph Stalin had always believed that a captured Russian was to be automatically considered a traitor, she did not receive the award of the Hero of the Soviet Union like some thought she deserved. Her remains were not found until 1979. On 6 May 1990, Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev finally granted her the Hero of the Soviet Union award with a posthumous promotion to the rank of senior lieutenant.
good on you, god bless your beautiful soul, you done your part and did not deserve to die so young, like others from all sides :D
What are your sources for "11 kills and 3 shares" ?
@@didierdenice7456 the historians can't agree on this. Most say she got 5 solo kills and 4 shared, plus the balloon. Either way she was an Ace.
What a woman,total respect.
@@didierdenice7456 google or wikipedia it :)
@@louisavondart9178 very true! :)
May she rest in peace. Them days over Stalingrad she flew against my dad in one of those Ju-88s. He was shot down twice there, but the pilot managed to ditchland both times near own troops. Sad, so many young ppl were put up against each other and killing one another. Amazing story...
Sorry how do you know she was flying against your father?
@@GianpieroMilanetti They where at the same time and over a long period both flying at Stalingrad. So their units where surely up against each other.
@@alisg1 it depends, Litvyak arrived in Stalingrado. 13th September and didnt stay long and flew in few occasions and wasnt credited with a Ju 88
This is such an interesting story. I had not heard it before.
The video graphics are super. The way parts of crashing planes fly off is so realistic.
Thank you for this valuable piece of history.
I had a cousin from South Alabama who was a WW I Ace Pilot who flew for France .His name was Charles Rudolph D'Olive .Look him up on your search engine and read about him .
Your comment has no relevance to this video. And you had a cousin "who was a WW1 Ace Pilot? How old are you-121?
Really enjoying these historical recreations, keep it up!
Thanks Renzic!
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Can somebody make a video about flight 19pls.
@Hosea Escuella I meant the Bermuda triangle you idiot!
I love how you put so much effort into creating these realistic stories. Loved your tj3 hype up video. Nice trailer to your channel.
Amazed by the quality! And the leading fire of the pilot!
Don't underestimate Women! They will climb into an airplane and defend their country...
War is always like that. You can be the best but a faithful day without luck and no more coming back home.
Yep, it even happened to The Red Baron, the Ace of Aces.
a lady of brave heart .really great work nice one
Respect .
Great piece of history about The White Lily.
The white rose of Stalingrad
Her symbol was a white lily, not a rose. It was the Germans who made that mistake.
The white death and now the white lily. There was also the white feather. Anymore?
Just when you think you know everything about everything you learned something new!!
I'm just joking I don't think I know everything but I didn't know this
lady.
Well, another famous woman pilot who stll probably has multiple records still unsurpassed is Hana Reich;She set many pre-war records in distance gliding in the Swiss Alps,Then Hana became a test pilot for Earhart Milch ,head of aircraft design for Herman Goring(winner of the Blue Max,27 air victories.She set records in JU-87 Stuka for vertical drop..The only woman to solo a Messerschmitt 323 Gigant,WW2 equivalent to modern C5.Them first pilot of any sex to fly a helicopter inside a packed stadium of on lookers at the 1936 International.Auto Show,Finally the first women to fly in a rocket powered airplane(Quite possibly breaking the sound barrier),This was the Messerschmitt 163-1a Test pilot for England ,Eric Brown said Hana was the greatest female pilot ever!
It seems the Russians were very progressive in promoting women in the armed forces. 😊🌏
Yesterday, August 19, 2021 , a monument was unveiled to the legendary Lydia Litvyak at the place of her death - in the village of Dmitrovka, Shakhtersky district.Donetsk region of the DPR.
At the age of fifteen, she made her first independent flight, and at the age of 22 she became the most productive female pilot of the Great Patriotic War. And later it was listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
Very true. But observe, her friend Yekaterina Budanova did shot down as many enemy planes as Lilya. Budanova isnt that wellknown.
I love it when art imitates real life. Great video and a fitting tribute to a brave lady.
Thank you very much. She was and is a hero.
A really good video. Good story, length and animation!
Great Video. Wish we had media such as this when I was in high school. I am planning on using this vid with my 8 year old grandson. Thank you for it. Keep 'em coming.
Had no idea about her! Awesome video man.
Thank you for telling her story.
Thank you for this great video!
Glory to Lydia!
One of the few Brave warriors from that Country who never received Honors and Respect !
True they didn’t share our political views , they shared our freedom views against the “ Nazis” .
Same Mud 🩸 same Blood .
A film about Lydia Litvyak is being prepared for release. The film is made by the same people who released "28 Panfilov".
Great video I love how realistic it is
Wow this is really good!
She was previously a flight instructor and had been flying since the age of 14. Quite rebellious, she regularly bleached her hair blonde after being forced to cut it short, sending her friend Inna Pasportnikova to the hospital to fetch hydrogen peroxide for her. She added a pretty fur collar to her uniform, as well as by some reports, a flower emblem to a Yak-1. She would fashion scarves from parachute material, dyeing the small pieces in different colors and stitching them together and would not hide her love of flowers, which she picked at every available occasion, favoring red roses. She would make bouquets and keep them in the cockpit.
Let’s not forget the “Fighting Girlfriend”, as well. Great story.
Whom? Yekaterina Budanova? As good as Litvyak?
A very cool distinction for such a young lady.
I love these videos. Thanks!
Wow! This was an excellent recreation! So much so that I just subbed and looking forward to more brilliant content.
Thanks so much!
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Yekaterina Polunina, chief mechanic and archivist of the 586th Fighter Regiment in which Litvyak initially served has written that the kills of famous Soviet pilots, including those of Litvyak and Budanova, were inflated for propaganda purposes. Her kills aren't all confirmed or even documented. The Soviets often exaggerated the accomplishments of women, especially snipers, in order to shame men into doing more. If she can do it, why can't you.
Mechanics don't get medals. Consider the jealousy aspect.
@@louisavondart9178 Consider your own desire to believe a fiction you enjoy. What Yekaterina Polunina said happened was common place in the Soviet Union when it came to woman's claims which were undermined by people other than jealous mechanics. BTW, Polunina's other role was archivist of the 586th Fighter Regiment . Doesn't it occur to you that if she was lying the other survivors of the unit would come out and refute her claim? I don't see anyone from that unit stepping forward, do you?
Amazing! Your simulations are so good it’s easily possible to believe that it is film from the period, until the ground comes into view lol!
You pick great stories, not just the low hanging fruit, stuff from the background. I have learnt so much from your work. You don’t go for the cheap tricks, blood n guts not really your thing in fact you don’t always show a plane hitting the ground.
Be proud your work will become a standard in this secret.
Bob
England
Thanks Bob!
What an amazing woman, and amazing pilot.
Super!!! Thank you!!!
Lydya Litvyak is the most renown female fighter ace. She had a collegue and friend, Yekaterina Budanova, whom was as good and shoot down about 12 german planes. The exact number unsure in both cases. Among others, if a plane was shot at by several team mates, it become unclear whom really did the kill.
This was a controversy common in almost all airforces during WW2,but if I am not wrong,the Brits had the strictest criteria for a kill credit,if four people shot and destroyed a single aircraft,they would only get 0.25 kills
@@madhukarjonathanminj2772 I too think so. Anyways, its probably why there is some uncertainty how many exact planes both Budanova and Litvak shot down. Both did More than 10 for sure, but the exact number unclear, as different sources tells somewhat different numbers... Anyway, both were seen as premier fighters, allowed to chase and go into dog fights when suitable... While most female fighter pilots were in squadrons having only escort duties... And so, they had seldom occasion to attack and involve in dog fight; their first priority was to give protection.
The White Lily was her nickname? A more suitable nickname for her would've been "The White Death."
Unfortunate she got shot down, looks as if she was attacking without a wingman to help cover her six, a testament to the courage this brave and exceptional woman showed. Very good video.
She had a white Lily painted on her plane. The Germans thought it was a rose and called her the White Rose. Fog of war.
Fantastic video !
I have the decal and love her story
The pilot that saw her go down said he never saw a parachute or an explosion. Actually, the life of a fighter pilot was not much more than a year. Excellent CGI.
Sad story for a great pilot.
Moving tribute
Lilly was flying a Yak 1 which wasn't as fast as the BF 109's. Armament was 1 20mm cannon and 1 .50 cal machine gun. It is a winder she did so well! She must have been a good pilot. The Yak 3 was a plane the Germans told their pilots to stay away from! They were told do not fight a Yak without the external showing radiator! The Yak 3 could turn tighter, accelerate faster, and climb faster than the BF 109's and FW 190's. Too bad she wasn't flying a Yak 3. She might have made it through the war.
The Yak 1B wasn't as fast as a 109, that's true, but it could out turn anything the Germans had. Secondly, it was the Yak 9d that the Luftwaffe was told not to engage below 12,000 ft.
That looked like and American Areocobra. Russians flew them and many sang their praises.
@@Ruteger100 P-39 had a mid mounted engine, look again.
Too bad the girl wasn't in a P-47. She would have died of old age.
@@louisavondart9178 The Yak 1B sounds like it had a couple of things in common with Hawker Hurricane, which shot down plenty of Bf109s in the Battle of Britain.
Настоящий герой, вечная память Лидии !!!
В России снимается фильм про нее.
Точно так. Замечательные люди, мужество и героизм которых превосходили всякое воображение.
Lilya or Lydia was teased during her early days at the front for decorating her cockpit with flowers. The young woman saw her fiance, pilot Salomatin, test a "repaired" Yak. He spun into the ground before her eyes. Later German records suggest that her final flight included two more victories, both Bf.109 fighters, before she was downed.
Love this channel
Good video. She is my no 1 heroine of all time.
Based on her surname, I would guess that she was Jewish.
Gave her life for country unselfishly.
You had me with the reflections in the plexiglas.
Congratulations on 10k and 11k subs in 3 days love your vids 😃
Awesome video!!! I'm going to add her plane to my model builds. Wasn't there an all female squadron called the Flying Witches also?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Witches
Yes,read up on it ,they where very brave flying at night in bi,planes cutting there engines and bomb and strafe the Germans,then restart there engines and fly of.🇭🇲
Nicknamed the "Night Witches", bomber pilots flying obsolete biplanes at night to bomb the enemy, such outstanding bravery.
The sad part for some air aces is that they never were seen again alive or never found at all. May rest them in peace!!
Nice vid as always
Simply fantastic !
cool story, nice video!
Thanks for the video TJ
Wonderful video. Please make more.
Imagine the German double ace that she shot down, when he met her. He obviously wanted to meet the tough mother ffer who shot him down and he is presented with this adorable 22 year old girl ! If it were me, I'd have hugged her and saluted her and told her to stay safe. What a story for that guy to tell his grandchildren ! Great video; it's the best Ive ever seen. Love it !
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Sorry for all from before.
Thank you for the memories and all that you've done.
Now wish I could show you at last
That since then I've found my way back... but I'll miss you.
kezu 0120 ZERO fan here
Amazing woman her likes are rare ,Should be respected by friend and foe.
not as rare as you might think. Take a look at the Kurdish YPG women battalions. ISIS scum are terrified of meeting them in combat.
@@louisavondart9178 Very true Women also played a massive role in The Republic of Ireland Independence indeed the first Elected woman to parliament in the World,was a Irish Woman Constance Markievicz ,She had married a polish man,and a leader in the struggle for Independence
You are the Mark Felton of the Gaming section of YT. And I love it =)
Thanks! Haha I enjoy him a lot so the compliment is appreciated.
Wow and I mean wow .. so life like amazing.... The point we should stress is how brave she must have been to go up in the air in a flying lada I wouldn't even risk driving one ..
Great story, great vlog, thanks for sharing! Just keep it as real as you can, NOT a game! I’ll give you a high five and a provisional subscribe, keep it as real as you can!
She is a gem to be coveted by any country .
Possible, in the future, somebody find the relict of her fighter... I hope.
All great fighter pilots had an aggressive rebellious highly individualistic nature.
Very well done....
Had she survived, she would have been 100 this year.
There is a historical mistake since the first female fighter pilot in the world was from Turkey. Sabiha Gökçen became the first female fighter pilot ace in 1937 as seh fought in Dersim Operation, Hatay Operation and Mosul Operation. She has also taught Air Force classes to West Point students and USAF fighter pilots in 1940's and 1950's. She is also recognized by the International Aviation Federation and has been given a medal for her services to aviation. She also has Medal of Valor from the Republic of Turkey and the "White Eagle Medal" from Yugoslavia which is the highest honour a air force officer could obtain.
Who was she fighting in 1937?
andrew curran In 1937 A huge uprising started in Turkey led by Kurdish and Islamist groups. They captured 5-6 different cities and provinces. Public Support was also growing on these radical groups. Turkey was heading to a civil war. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk(Leader of Turkey) saw this and sent in Military troops and ordered Sabiha Göçken and her fighter squadrons into the city of Dersim Where they bombed the entire city and eliminating the radical groups with it.
@@canardaciloglu So how many Islamist planes did she shot down in 1937?
@@canardaciloglu ..you mean the local Kurds trying to defend themselves from murdering Turks? Just like in 1915 with the Armenians? ps..Ataturk was Gay.
@@louisavondart9178 Yeah if you can call terrorists who’ve beheaded and ripped local Police officers and government officers heads with No mercy “defending locals” then please read history. Ataturk is considered one of the greatest and Most visionary leaders of All time. Even Europeans and Americans Admit that. UK prime Minster Lloyd George and Lord Curzon after the Turkish victory over the Greeks in 1922 stated that “In History only in a 100 years a True genius is Born unfortunately This time it was the Turks who had that Genius”
Nice video - but not to nitpick, I believe Lydia Litvyak flew and scored all her victories in a Yak-1 - not a Lagg-3 (see bottom of page here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia_Litvyak)
Oooops! My bad! After viewing the video a little closer this time, it does show a Yak-1 and not a Lagg-3 (from a distance, they do look quite a bit similar).
flies like an angel
One of her squadron mates shot down 6 planes - Katya Budanova
Really good video. Thx for the education
There are many videos about Russian heroines of WW2. Sadly few of them seem to have survived the war, be they pilot, sniper etc. But good to see them remembered here
The Germans absolutely loathed women combattants. It horrified them, as women were supposed to stay in the kitchen. Most captured Russian women soldiers were summarily executed or later murdered in concentration camps.
Nice video. It would be nice if you could find an engine sound for WWII fighters that is more throaty than a Cessna.
I just criticized another video in this channel, regarding Erich Hartmann's 11 kills on August 24 1944, not because of the technical realization (which was excellent) but because of the very poor historical accuracy. I want to compensate and congratulate you for this one devoted to Lidiya Litvyak for both the realization and the historical accuracy. Being honest, only 8 out the 12 claims can be corroborated in the Luftwaffe loss records, but anyway is a good percentage of corroboration. Summarizing: an excellent video, which furthermore really depicts actual aerial victories!!
This was great.
I love military history.
Thank you.
I am finding out some history on this young woman.
Quite amazing to learn about the female fighter pilots.
Nice video
how did these pilots not get hopelessly lost after a dogfight? my adrenaline would be pumping so hard i'd have zero idea were the heck i had gotten to without GPS lol
That's what makes great pilots, they have great situational awareness when they get in these dog fights always knowing were they are and more importantly keep a picture in there head were the other plane should be.😊🌏
@@hippopotaman075 and what makes the greatest of them know how to manoeuvre so they are not where the other pilot thinks they are!
@@simonfairall5122 agreed😊🌏
It's actually one of the ten dogfighting rules from WWI. "When in enemy territory, keep a line of retreat."
Very awesome thank you for posting…
Well done!!
Sad that most master aces gets shot down dead
Beautiful graphics
The guys that made the movie 28 panfilovs men are making a movie about her, should be good.
Lidiia Litvak (spellings vary due to transliteration from the Cyrillic alphabet was a Lithuanian (Litva) who flew in the company of several other women pilots (Golubeva, Budanova) and later in a mixed regiment.
She also flew the Lavochkin La-5, and has been extensively studied by numerous historians and later investigations.
On the day of her last flight, a fighter crash-landed close to a house in the countryside, which the farmer there later described as having a wounded, very young man with light hair as pilot, and that the cockpit was full of wildflowers. The pilot died of wounds a few moments later.
It was believed possible that this was Lidiia Litvak, but as this was within a German-held area at the time of the combat, the investigation had to wait, and was not done until many years had passed.
Eventually the grave of this pilot was opened, and the body identified as a woman, probably Lidiia.
She was then awarded the gold star of the Soviet Union, in the last years of Gorbachev's time in power.
a true heroin of her motherland!
THERE WERE MORE FEMALE FIGHTER ACES, SHE WAS THE BEST OF THE BEST!
The highest scoring female ace had 17 kills flying a LaGG-3. Her 17th kill was a deliberate ramming of a He-111 after her LaGG-3 caught fire, killing her outright.
Actually, Yekaterina Budanova and Lidya Lytviak were the only two credited female aces. The score of both is cause of controversy. The Red Army used their aerial combat success as marketing, so the numbers may have been inflated. In the opposite direction goes the fact that the claims of aircraft shot down over the enemy territory were never officially accepted as kills.
Budanova: from 3 solo + 7 shared, to 11 solo + 3 shared... Most plausible number may be 5 solo + 3 shared
Lytviak: at least 5 solo + 3 shared + balloon (not credited in the Russian forces as a aircraft kill), but some sources stated 11 solo kills + 6 shared + the famous ballon, making her the most succesful female fighter of all time...
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This is Brilliant
She appears to have established a good understanding of bullet-trajectory in motion ...
Good video and great history lesson, the bombers during the game weren't firing back?
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I wish my favorite youtuber will like this.
WOW...Outstanding....Thank you so very much...l just Sub'ed to your channel...!
A beautiful flower she was a seed grow up bloomed and then died 😥😥😢😢
All praise to Russian Women throughout the ages. Wish I could say more.
She was a warrior...enough said.
SHE WAS BEST OF THE BEST!