Read the text and decide if the statements are True, False or Not Stated. The Soviet Union was the only country in the world where women not only took care of fields and factories but also fought shoulder to shoulder with men as front line soldiers. It was also the only country where women could become fighter pilots. In 1941, when Germany invaded the Soviet Union, major Marina Raskova, a famous Soviet pilot, went to Stalin to convince him to set up three women's fighter and bomber regiments. Stalin agreed and a special training centre for women was set up in Engels, a small town not far from Stalingrad. All the girls were volunteers and most of them were about 20 years old. Some of them, like Marina Raskova, had been pilots before the war, but many had to learn from scratch. However, in a few months, the women were taught that it took most men four years to learn. The girls often flew old Po-2 planes known as 'kukuruzniks' and men pilots often laughed at them. "Our planes were the slowest in the air force. They often came back riddled with bullets, but they kept flying," recalled one of the girls. The girls’ regiments fought at Stalingrad in the winter of 1942-43 and in every battle including the Battle of Berlin in 1945. Being a fighter pilot was a tough job. Ground temperatures ranged from 40℃ in summer and -50℃ in winter. Some parts of the aircraft were so cold that they ripped the skin off if you touched them. All the women were excellent skiers and many learnt to take off and land their aircraft on ice and snow. When the women pilots became more experienced, their missions became more complicated. The women of the regiments learnt how to fly at night with their engines switched off and to attack the enemy unexpectedly. The Germans feared them and called them the 'night witches'. True False Not Stated Marina Raskova flew 3000 missions. Only 10 women, like Marina Raskova, had been pilots before the war. Marina Raskova went to Stalin to convince him to set up three women's fighter. Being a fighter pilot was a tough job. Marina Raskova had never been a pilot before the war. The girls' regiments fought at Stalingrad in the autumn of 1942. The girls often flew old Po-2 planes. A special training centre for women was set up in Tambov.
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Read the text and decide if the statements are True, False or Not Stated.

The Soviet Union was the only country in the world where women not only took care of fields and factories but also fought shoulder to shoulder with men as front line soldiers. It was also the only country where women could become fighter pilots. In 1941, when Germany invaded the Soviet Union, major Marina Raskova, a famous Soviet pilot, went to Stalin to convince him to set up three women's fighter and bomber regiments. Stalin agreed and a special training centre for women was set up in Engels, a small town not far from Stalingrad.
All the girls were volunteers and most of them were about 20 years old. Some of them, like Marina Raskova, had been pilots before the war, but many had to learn from scratch. However, in a few months, the women were taught that it took most men four years to learn.
The girls often flew old Po-2 planes known as 'kukuruzniks' and men pilots often laughed at them.
"Our planes were the slowest in the air force. They often came back riddled with bullets, but they kept flying," recalled one of the girls.
The girls’ regiments fought at Stalingrad in the winter of 1942-43 and in every battle including the Battle of Berlin in 1945.
Being a fighter pilot was a tough job. Ground temperatures ranged from 40℃ in summer and -50℃ in winter. Some parts of the aircraft were so cold that they ripped the skin off if you touched them. All the women were excellent skiers and many learnt to take off and land their aircraft on ice and snow.
When the women pilots became more experienced, their missions became more complicated. The women of the regiments learnt how to fly at night with their engines switched off and to attack the enemy unexpectedly. The Germans feared them and called them the 'night witches'.

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    • False
    • Not Stated
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    • Marina Raskova flew 3000 missions.
    • Only 10 women, like Marina Raskova, had been pilots before the war.
    • Marina Raskova went to Stalin to convince him to set up three women's fighter.
    • Being a fighter pilot was a tough job.
    • Marina Raskova had never been a pilot before the war.
    • The girls' regiments fought at Stalingrad in the autumn of 1942.
    • The girls often flew old Po-2 planes.
    • A special training centre for women was set up in Tambov.

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