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Why the most renowned Soviet female pilot never became a general (PHOTOS) Valentina Grizodubova was the first woman to be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. She set six world records and commanded a long-range aviation regiment. And yet, a conflict at one point in her life threatened with a military tribunal.
Valentina Stepanovna Grizodubova s life was inextricably linked to aviation since her early childhood. Her father, Stepan Grizodubov, was one of the pioneers of the Russian aircraft industry. In 1912, when she was just two years old, he took her on her first flight. “From early childhood, she had a resolute and persistent character. For a girl, it was simply heroic,” the father later said.