125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment

The 125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment was one of the three Soviet all-female aviation regiments founded by Marina Raskova at the start of the Second World War. The Unit was founded as the 587th Bomber Aviation Regiment on 8 October 1941 and renamed 125th Guards Dive Bomber Regiment in September 1943 as part of the 4th Guards Bomber Aviation Division, 1st Bomber Aviation Corps, 3rd Air Army, in the 1st Baltic Front. Unlike the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, which used Polikarpov Po-2 utility aircraft, the unit was given modern Petlyakov Pe-2 aircraft, which caused some resentment among male units that had older aircraft. Throughout the course of the war, the unit flew 1,134 missions and dropped over 980 tons of bombs on the Axis.

Notable Members
Five members of the unit were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, along with Marina Raskova. They were:
 * Mariya Dolina
 * Galina Dzhunkovskaya
 * Nadezhda Fedutenko
 * Klavdia Fomicheva
 * Antonina Zubkova