Is the tail gunner profile PIC supposed to be a female?

I’m just wondering because I tried looking up info, and all it says is that some females were pilots, but not specifically tail gunners.
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Under the news post Comrade_Sina posted irl picture this portrait is based on. Try to look it up

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I was curious myself lol

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whats her name?

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Вяткина Нина Николаевна
https://www.moypolk.ru/index.php/soldier/vyatkina-nina-nikolaevna

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According to my calculations, she was 19 when she entered military service with the Red Army in WWII in 1942, to 1943, does not mention if she was KIA after 1943. The fact that it says she only served for those 2 years, I suspect she was killed in action. If that is what happened, May She rest in peace. Also, it is not surprising if she was KIA, tail gunner was a pretty deadly job on an aircraft.

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Respect for her.

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