Meri Hafizovna Avidzba (Abkhaz: Мери Ҳафиз-иԥҳа Аҩӡба; Russian: Мери Хафизовна Авидзба; 24 January 1917 – 12 April 1986) was a Soviet military pilot and navigator and was the first female aviator from Abkhazia. She was awarded two medals for her actions in the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945), where she served as a navigator of the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, known by the Germans as the Night Witches.
Meri Hafizovna Avidzba (Abkhaz: Мери Ҳафиз-иԥҳа Аҩӡба; Russian: Мери Хафизовна Авидзба; 24 January 1917 – 12 April 1986) was a Soviet military pilot and navigator and was the first female aviator from Abkhazia. She was awarded two medals for her actions in the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945), where she served as a navigator of the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, known by the Germans as the Night Witches.
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