Polina Aleksandrovna Makogon (Russian: Поли́на Алекса́ндровна Макого́н; Ukrainian: Поліна Олександрівна Макогон, romanized: Polina Oleksandrivna Makohon; 1919 – 1943) was a squadron commander in an all-female Soviet air unit, the 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, also known as the Night Witches.

Makogon was born in 1919 in the village of Balky, located in what it now the Zaporizhia Oblast of Ukraine.

[1] She trained many pilots, including Meri Avidzba, who carried out three attacks with Makogon in February 1943.

[2] During her time in service she participated in the Battle of the Caucasus, the Liberation of Kuban and bombed enemy facilities.

[3] On the night of the 31 March/1 April 1943, Makogon was piloting a bomber back to base when it collided with another aircraft.