Heroes

Night Witches - Regiment 588 (Russia)

The story of the Russian female pilots of the 558:th bomber regiment.

Their nickname 'Night Witches' comes from the characteristic sound of their bomb planes that was all that could be heard during their nightly raids since they set their engines to idle and would glide through the night to their target.

This sound brought the enemies thoughts to the broomsticks of witches, and so they called then 'Nachthexen'.

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From the depths of Hell in silence
Cast their spells, explosive violence
Russian night time flight perfected
Flawless vision, undetected

Pushing on and on, their planes are going strong
Air force's number one
Somewhere down below they're looking for the foe
Bomber's on a run
You can't hide, you can't move, just abide
Their attack's been proved
Raiders in the dark
Silent through the night the witches join the fight
Never miss their mark

[Chorus:]
Canvas wings of death
Prepare to meet your fate
Night bomber regiment
588
Undetected, unexpected
Wings of glory
Tell their story
Aviation, deviation
Undetected
Stealth perfected

Foes are losing ground, retreating to the sound
Death is in the air
Suddenly appears, confirming all your fears
Strike from witches lair
Target found, come around, barrels sound
From the battleground
Axis aiming high
Rodina awaits, defeat them at the gates
Live to fight and fly

[Chorus]


Beneath the starlight of the heavens
Unlikely heroes in the skies
Witches to attack, witches coming back
As they appear on the horizon
The wind will whisper when the Night Witches come!

[Chorus]

From the depths of Hell in silence
Cast their spells, explosive violence
Russian night time flight perfected
Flawless vision, undetected

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Exact words from the earbook - I own nothing. Yes, I know, the video at the sid has wrong lyrics but the visuals are great and so that's why I chose it.