Talk:Soviet women in World War II/@comment-104.157.207.157-20160410044319

My name is Kazimiera J. Cottam and I hold the prestigious PhD from the University f Toronto. I taught Russian/Soviet  history at the University of Toronto and University of Ottawa. However, my main career was as Canadian military intelligence officer, deputy chief of a military intelligence section. I published several books on Soviet women in combat in WWII. I strongly believe Lidya Litvyak was not killed as there is evidence that supports this unfashionable conclusion. (See my comment below.) It is downright ridiculous that historical truth is being suppressed for the sake of promoting the fiction of Litvyak's alleged death in combat. It is simply not fashionable to suggest that there is strong evidence she parachuted to safety from her severely damaged aircraft. (See my comment below.) Yekaterina Polunina, Chief Mechanic of the 586th Fighter Regiment in which Litvyak had initially served, had been maintaining the records of this unit, At the San Diego reunion of 2005 she presented me with her book dedicated to me, in which she provides credible evidence that Litvyak wasn't killed. Unfortunately by now many of the Soviet veterans that knew Litvyak have died.