Night Witches

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Across
  1. 3. The American female equivalent to Major Marina Raskova.
  2. 4. Nadzhda Popova, a famous pilot, returned with ___ bullet holes in her plan, her helmet and her map.
  3. 6. Russian leader who admired Raskova.
  4. 7. Planes were covered with this water-proofed skin.
  5. 12. The one provision that the women soldiers received more of than the male soldiers.
  6. 14. The 588th Night Bomber Aviation ______; were the "Night Witches".
  7. 16. The sound of the wind off the struts of a "Night Witch" plane.
  8. 18. The "coffin with wings"
  9. 19. Being made of wood and canvas, the planes were _____ on German radars or infrared indicators.
  10. 20. A derogatory term meaning "night witch".
Down
  1. 1. In a unique twist of fate, the ______ qualified became the most feared and most famous.
  2. 2. The number of Night Witches that died in service.
  3. 5. Old men's baggy and too large pants, shirts, boots.
  4. 8. A combat mission of an individual aircraft.
  5. 9. The planes were susceptible to _____, because they were made of canvas and wood, and covered with lacquer.
  6. 10. The number of soviet women who won their country's highest honor.
  7. 11. A victory celebration the Night Witches couldn't participate in because their planes flew too slow.
  8. 13. Pilots could not have these safety devices.
  9. 15. Number of bombs a plane could carry.
  10. 17. 90 miles per hour was the top ______