Allegiance Soviet Union Battles and wars Eastern Front Service/branch Soviet Air Forces | Years of service 1943-1945 Rank Lieutenant | |
Born November 7, 1919
Nigeryovo village, RSFSR ( 1919-11-07 ) Unit 566 Attack Aviation Regiment Battles/wars Eastern Front (World War II) Died 28 July 1999, Voronezh, Russia | ||
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.
After the war she worked in the social welfare department of the Executive Committee of Voronezh Oblast.
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