Klavdiya Blinova

Klavdiya Mikhailovna Kudlenko née Blinova (Russian: Клавдия Михайловна Блинова; 24 December 1920 – 23 November 1988) was a Soviet fighter pilot.

Her family relocated to Ochakovo in Moscow oblast in the 1930s, where she went on to attend the local Osoaviakhim aeroclub and eventually become a flight instructor.

Upon arrival to the all-male regiments the women were initially met with hostility, with the men unwilling to fly with them, although eventually their attitudes changed.

She attempted to flee for Soviet lines, but was wounded after being shot in the leg from a German machine gun.

After briefly training at the Higher Officer School of Air Combat in Lyubertsy she returned to her regiment, with which she fought on the 1st Baltic and 3rd Belorussian fronts.