Galina Brok-Beltsova

Galina Pavlovna Brok-Beltsova (; 12 February 1925 – 15 August 2024) was a Soviet bomber navigator and the last surviving member of the women's aviation regiments founded by Marina Raskova.

Early life She was born in Moscow in 1925 and raised there. She was an athletic child, participating in volleyball, swimming, skating and skiing.

World War II In 1941, as Moscow was being bombed by Nazi aircraft, 16-year-old Brok-Beltsova volunteered to join her country's defense. In 1943 she was chosen for retraining on the Petlyakov Pe-2 dive bomber. Nominally requiring a three-person crew, the Pe-2 often flew with only two, requiring the navigator to also act as radio operator and bombardier. She also worked at the KGB for some time.