Soviet Union
Major Konstantin Mikhaylovich Fatin
Soviet Union
Major Konstantin Mikhaylovich Fatin
1914 –
| Date | Decoration | Note |
| 30/12/42 | Order of the Red Banner | 1st |
| 06/11/47 | Medal ”For Combat Merit” | 2nd |
| 21/08/53 | Order of the Red Star | 1st |
| 22/02/55 | Order of the Red Star | 2nd |
| 04/06/55 | Order of the Red Banner | 2nd |
| 30/12/56 | Order of the Red Banner | 3rd |
| 22/02/68 | Order of the Red Star | 3rd |
| 11/03/85 | Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class |
Konstantin Fatin was born in 1914.
He graduated from the flight school in Kachinskaya in 1939.
In July 1942, Batalyonnyy Komissar Fatin served in 483 IAP, flying Polikarpov I-153s on the North Caucasian Front.
The I-153s from 483 IAP intercepted Ju 88s on 17 July and made claims for three of them north-west of Proletarskaya Station. Two were claimed by batalyonnyy komissar Fatin while the third was claimed by leitenant Aleksandr Belous.
In September-October 1943, the unit was re-equipped with Yak-7Bs.
In early 1944, the was re-equipped with Yak-9s.
Major Fatin was shot down by enemy AA-fire on 27 April 1944 and was captured
He returned back after the end of the war.
Fatin ended the war with 3 biplane victories and a total of 5.
These were claimed during 42 combat missions and 8 air combats (as of 3 August 1942).
Claims:
| Kill no. | Date | Time | Number | Type | Result | Plane type | Serial no. | Locality | Unit |
| 1942 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17/07/42 | 1 | Ju 88 | Destroyed | I-153 | NW Proletarskaya Station | 483 IAP | ||
| 2 | 17/07/42 | 1 | Ju 88 | Destroyed | I-153 | NW Proletarskaya Station | 483 IAP | ||
| 3 | 23/07/42 | 1 | Bf 109 | Destroyed | I-153 | S Titov | 483 IAP | ||
| 1943 | |||||||||
| 4 | 01/10/43 | 1 | Bf 109 | Destroyed | Yak-7B | Yakovlevsky | 483 IAP | ||
| 1944 | |||||||||
| 5 | 17/04/44 | 1 | FW 190 | Destroyed | Yak-9 | NW Kovel | 483 IAP |
Biplane victories: 3 destroyed.
TOTAL: 5 destroyed.
Sources:
All aces of Stalin 1936-1953 – Mikhail Bykov, 2014
Soviet Fighter Pilots 1936-1953 - Mikhail Bykov
