Nguyễn Ngọc Độ
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Nguyễn Ngọc Độ was a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
pilot of the Vietnamese People's Air Force, he flew with the 921st fighter regiment and tied for fourth place amongst Vietnam War
fighter aces with six kills.
The following kills are known to be credited to him by the VPAF:
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. It was popularly nicknamed "balalaika", from the aircraft's planform-view resemblance to the Russian stringed musical instrument or ołówek by Polish pilots due to...
pilot of the Vietnamese People's Air Force, he flew with the 921st fighter regiment and tied for fourth place amongst Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
fighter aces with six kills.
The following kills are known to be credited to him by the VPAF:
- 30 April 1967, a USAF F-105D (serial number 59-1726, 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron, pilot R. Abbott);
- 20 July 1967, an American F-4 Phantom IIF-4 Phantom IIThe McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable,...
(shared kill with Phạm Thanh NgânPhạm Thanh NgânPhạm Thanh Ngân , is a former Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 pilot of the Vietnamese People's Air Force. He flew with the 921st Fighter Regiment and tied for second-most kills amongst Vietnam War fighter aces at eight.The following kills are known to be credited to him by the VPAF:* 20 July 1967, an...
); - 16 September 1967, a USAF RF-101CF-101 VoodooThe McDonnell F-101 Voodoo was a supersonic military jet fighter which served the United States Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force...
(serial number 56-0180, 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, pilot Bagley).