This episode is about the Soviet 588th bomber regiment. They were allfemale and got the nickname 'Night Witches' from the sound their planes made after they killed their engines for maximum effect. This sound made German think of the broomsticks of witches, and they called them “Nachthexen”.

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Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Written by: Markus Linke and Indy Neidell
Directed by: Astrid Deinhard and Wieke Kapteijns
Produced by: Pär Sundström, Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Joram Appel
Executive Producers: Pär Sundström, Joakim Broden, Tomas Sunmo, Indy Neidell, Astrid Deinhard, and Spartacus Olsson
PostProduction Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Edited by: Iryna Dulka
Sound Editing by: Marek Kaminski
Maps by: Eastory    / eastory  

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Archive by: Reuters/Screenocean https://www.screenocean.com
Music by Sabaton.

Colorizations:
Olga Shirnina a.k.a. Klimbim https://klimbim2014.wordpress.com/

Sources:
Tver United State Museum
Photo of the instructor Semeon Lykin and a group of pilots posing in front of a Polikarpov Po2 courtessy of Franco Folini on Flickr
Po2 "Sudstroitel"; 588th night light bomber aviation regiment all courtessy of Segey G on Flickr
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