This episode is about the Soviet 588th bomber regiment. They were all-female and got the nickname Night Witches from the sound their planes made after they killed their engines for maximum effect. This sound made German think of the broomsticks of witches, and they called them Nachthexen.

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Written by: Markus Linke and Indy Neidell
Directed by: Astrid Deinhard and Wieke Kapteijns
Produced by: Pär Sundström, Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Joram Appel
Executive Producers: Pär Sundström, Joakim Broden, Tomas Sunmo, Indy Neidell, Astrid Deinhard, and Spartacus Olsson
Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Edited by: Iryna Dulka
Sound Editing by: Marek Kaminski
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Music by Sabaton.

Colorizations:
- Olga Shirnina a.k.a. Klimbim - https://klimbim2014.wordpress.com/

Sources:
- Tver United State Museum
- Photo of the instructor Semeon Lykin and a group of pilots posing in front of a Polikarpov Po-2 courtessy of Franco Folini on Flickr
- Po-2 Sudstroitel; 588th night light bomber aviation regiment - all courtessy of Segey G on Flickr
- SA-kuva 39220
- Sniper scope icon by DTDesign from the Noun Project

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