Konstantin Yakovlevich Sheberstov | |
Native Name: | Константин Яковлевич Шеберстов |
Birth Date: | 14 March 1919 |
Death Date: | 23 March 1953 (aged 34) |
Branch: | Soviet Air Force |
Unit: | 176th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment |
Serviceyears: | 1939 – 1953 |
Battles: | World War II Korean War |
Rank: | Major |
Awards: | Order of the Red Banner |
Konstantin Yakovlevich Sheberstov (Russian: Константин Яковлевич Шеберстов; 14 March 1919 – 23 March 1953) was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union. He was a flying ace during the Korean war, with around 12 victories. His number of victories is disputed. In 1951, he allegedly made a false claim on one of Yevgeny Pepelyaev's victories and was exposed, disgracing himself. On 23 March 1953, he died in a mid-air collision over Oreshkovo airfield (located in Voroynsk village, Babyninsky District, Kaluga Oblast).