Nguyễn Đức Soát
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Nguyễn Đức Soát was a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
pilot of the Vietnamese People's Air Force, he flew with the 921st fighter regiment (later the 927th FR) and tied for fourth place amongst Vietnam War
fighter aces with six kills.
The following are the six kills credited to him by the VPAF:
He is presently a Lieutenant General and is the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army
, and is Deputy Chairman of the National Committee for Search and Rescue.
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 (later the 927th FR) 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 are the six kills credited to him by the VPAF:
- 23 May 1972, a USN A-7BA-7 Corsair IIThe Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II is a carrier-based subsonic light attack aircraft introduced to replace the United States Navy's Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, initially entering service during the Vietnam War...
(pilot Barrett); - 24 June 1972, a USAF F-4CF-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,...
(serial number 68-0315, 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron, pilot Grant, WSO Beekman); - 27 June 1972, a USAF F-4E (serial number 67-0248, 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron, pilot Cerak, WSO Dingee);
- 30 July 1972, a USAF F-4D (serial number 66-7597, 523rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, pilot Brooks, WSO McAdams);
- 26 August 1972, a USMC F-4J (serial number 155811, VMFA-232VMFA-232Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet squadron. Nicknamed the "Red Devils", the squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California and fall under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 11 and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing...
, pilot Cordova, RIO Borders); - 12 October 1972, a USAF F-4E (pilot Young, WSO Brunson).
He is presently a Lieutenant General and is the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army
Vietnam People's Army
The Vietnam People's Army is the armed forces of Vietnam. The VPA includes: the Vietnamese People's Ground Forces , the Vietnam People's Navy , the Vietnam People's Air Force, and the Vietnam Marine Police.During the French Indochina War , the VPA was often referred to as the Việt...
, and is Deputy Chairman of the National Committee for Search and Rescue.