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People here might like to listen to a very interesting radio documentary I
heard yesterday.

It deals with the women of an all-female combat regiment of the Soviet Air
Force during WW2 and includes interviews with survivors, now in their 80s and
90s. It also covers briefly the pre-war period and how they fared after the
end of the war.

25 minutes of my life well spent.

You can read about, and listen to, the programme at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/do...ight_witches.s
html

If that URL wraps awkwardly for you, try:

http://tinyurl.com/ygjqbed

If you're not in the UK, this link may not work so you should go to the BBC's
World Service site and look for the Monday Documentary.

The picture shows ladies of the 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment in 1943.