Exclusive for Podcrashers:
As the Soviet Union entered World War II in 1941, one of their most critical offenses came from the Night Witches. The all-female 588th Night Bomber Regiment was responsible for some of the most daring missions during the war, and in this week's Patreon-exclusive episode of Take to the Sky: The Air Disaster Podcast Stephanie tells some of the incredible stories that came to define the women who fought for the USSR and struck fear in the hearts of the enemy.Sources consulted for this story:
- History.com: Meet the Night Witches, the Daring Female Pilots Who Bombed Nazis By Night
- New York Times: Nadezhda Popova, WWII 'Night Witch,' Dies at 91
- Wars of the World: The Russian Night Witches of World War II
- Vanity Fair: The Little-Known Story of the Night Witches, an All-Female Force in WWII
- History of Yesterday: Marina Raskova, Mother of Witches
- Los Angeles Times: Day of Glory for USSR's Night Witches
- The Atlantic: Night Witches: The Female Fighter Pilots of World War II
- Wright Museum of World War II: The Soviet Night Witches
- Air Force Magazine: Not Just the Night Witches
Credits:
Written and produced by: Shelly Price and Stephanie HubkaDirected and engineered at: Snow Monster Studios
Sound editor: Podcast Engineers
Producer: Adam Hubka
Music by: Mike Dunn
A group shot of the Night Witches. Source: History of Yesterday
Marina Raskova. Source: History of Yesterday
A Po-2, the plane flown by the Night Witches. Source: History.com
