Konstantin Andreevich Vershinin (Russian: Константин Андреевич Вершинин; 3 June 1900 - 30 December 1973) was the Soviet Chief Marshal of Aviation from 1959 to 1972. He was a commander in World War II, and for his actions, in 1944 he was awarded the distinction of Hero of the Soviet Union. At the outbreak of the Bolshevik Revolution, he left his work in a sawmill to enter the Red Army.In 1929, he was summarily assigned to the Zhukovsky Air Force Academy located in Moscow.