Education
Belyayeva attended a technical institute for tanners in Kirov.
Belyayeva attended a technical institute for tanners in Kirov.
She fought alongside Lydia Litvyak and was credited with three aerial victories. She died in combat, from causes unknown, in 1943. Belyayeva soon proved herself an enthusiastic and indefatigable alumna.
Before the war she accumulated more than a 1,000 hours flight time and a hundred parachute jumps, instructing hundreds of parachutists. She also took part in many airshows over Tushino airfield, near Moscow.