Vladimir Konstantinov (pilot)

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{{Infobox military person

| name = Vladimir Konstantinov

| native_name = Владимир Фёдорович Константинов

| image = Vladimir Fyodorovich Konstantinov.jpg

| birth_date = 22 February 1921

| death_date = 15 July 1979 (aged 58)

| birth_place = Nigeryovo village, Tver Governorate, Russian SFSR

| death_place = Moscow, USSR

| allegiance = {{USSR}}

| branch = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Soviet Air Force.svg}} Soviet Air Force

| serviceyears = 1939–1976

| rank = Colonel

| battles = World War II

| awards = Hero of the Soviet Union

| relations = Tamara Konstantinova (sister)

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Vladimir Fyodorovich Konstantinov ({{langx|ru|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.{{Cite web|last=Simonov|first=Andrey|title=Константинов Владимир Фёдорович|url=https://warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=1684|access-date=2021-10-29|website=warheroes.ru|author-link=Andrey Simonov}}

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