Hero of the Soviet Union Tamara Fyodorovna Konstantinova | |
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File:Lieutenant Tamara Konstantinova.jpg Lieutenant Tamara Konstantinova, 1945 | |
Born | November 7, 1919 |
Died | July 28, 1999 | (aged 79)
Place of birth | Nigeryovo village, RSFSR |
Place of death | Voronezh, Russia |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/branch | Soviet Air Force |
Years of service | 1943-1945 |
Rank | lieutenant |
Unit | 566 Attack Aviation Regiment |
Battles/wars | Eastern Front (World War II) |
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Lt Tamara Fyodorovna Konstantinova (1919–1999) was a combat pilot in the Red Army Air Force during the Second World War. In 1940, she was graduated as a flight instructor. She joined the Red Army in March 1943 and in March 1944 became a pilot of an Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik. She flew with distinction 66 combat missions. On 29 June 1945, she was awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union.[1][2]
After the war she worked in the social welfare department of the Executive Committee of Voronezh Oblast.
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