The Story

Lydia Litvyak flew for the Soviet Union during the Second World War under the aviator call sign "White Lily." She and her wingman became the only two women to ever earn the title of "Ace" fighter pilot by each shooting down 5 enemy planes. I tell their story in this 5 issue miniseries entitled, White Lily®. 

The Product

This 160 page collected trade paperback tells the complete story of the two deadliest female fighter pilots who ever flew: Lydia "Lilya" Litvyak (aka The White Lily of Stalingrad), and her wingman, Katya Budanova. Flying together, these two woman became historical figures as the only two women to have earned the titled of "Ace Fighter Pilot" by each shooting down 5 enemy planes at the Battles of Stalingrad and Kursk.