Larisa Nikolayevna Rozanova (Russian: Лариса Николаевна Розанова; Litvinova after marriage; 6 December 1918 – 5 October, 1997) was a Soviet pilot and later the senior navigator of the 46th Taman Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, nicknamed the "Night Witches" during World War II.
[5] Not long after the start of World War II, Rozanova attempted to enlist in the military, but her request was denied.
In October, she and several friends who had also tried to enlist were summoned to the Osoaviahim council in Moscow, where they were informed of an all-female aviation regiment founded by Marina Raskova.
During the regiment's first sortie she navigated for Serafima Amosova, following the plane with Yevdokia Bershanskaya and Sofya Burzayeva.
[7] In December, she was allowed to become a pilot and promoted to the rank of flight commander; in April 1943, she was assigned to ferry aircraft from the frontline to repair stations in Armavir, where she met her future husband Ilya Litvinov.
[13] Rozanova was nominated for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1945, but was initially awarded Order of Lenin instead in 1946.