Konstantin Sheberstov

Konstantin Yakovlevich Sheberstov
Native name	Константин Яковлевич Шеберстов
Born	14 March 1919
Died	23 March 1953 (aged 34)
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Soviet Air Force
Years of service	1939 – 1953
Rank	Major
Unit	176th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment
Battles/wars	World War II Korean War
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.^[1] 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.^[2] On 23 March 1953, he died in a mid-air collision over Oreshkovo airfield (located in Voroynsk village, Babyninsky District, Kaluga Oblast).

See also[]

• List of Korean War flying aces

References[]

Sources[]

• Krylov, Leonid; Tepsurkaev, Yuriy (2008), Soviet MiG-15 Aces of the Korean War, Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84603-299-8
• Werrell, Kenneth P. (2005), Sabres Over MiG Alley: The F-86 and the Battle for Air Superiority in Korea, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, ISBN 978-1-59114-933-0