Tamara Konstantinova

Hero of the Soviet Union Tamara Fyodorovna Konstantinova
Lieutenant Tamara Konstantinova, 1945
Born	(1919-11-07)November 7, 1919 Nigeryovo village, RSFSR
Died	July 28, 1999(1999-07-28) (aged 79) 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)
Awards

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.

See also

• List of female Heroes of the Soviet Union

References