Vladimir Konstantinov | |
Native Name: | Владимир Фёдорович Константинов |
Birth Date: | 22 February 1921 |
Death Date: | 15 July 1979 (aged 58) |
Birth Place: | Nigeryovo village, Tver Governorate, Russian SFSR |
Death Place: | Moscow, USSR |
Branch: | Soviet Air Force |
Serviceyears: | 1939–1976 |
Rank: | Colonel |
Battles: | World War II |
Awards: | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Relations: | Tamara Konstantinova (sister) |
Vladimir Fyodorovich Konstantinov (Russian: Владимир Фёдорович Константинов; 22 February 1921 – 15 July 1979) was a Soviet bomber and ground attack pilot during World War II. Awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1944 for his sorties on a Po-2 night bomber, he went on to hold various posts in assault and fighter-bomber aviation regiments, and achieved the rank of colonel in 1969. His sister, Tamara Konstantinova, an Il-2 pilot during the war, was also awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.[1]