Phạm Thanh Ngân
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Phạm 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 (with Nguyễn Hồng Nhị
and Mai Văn Cường
) amongst Vietnam War
fighter aces at eight.
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 second-most kills (with Nguyễn Hồng Nhị
Nguyen Hong Nhi
Nguyễn Hồng Nhị was a MiG-21 fighter ace of the Vietnam People's Air Force's 921st Fighter Regiment. Eight kills have been attributed to him with three confirmed by the United States Air Force...
and Mai Văn Cường
Mai Văn Cường
Mai Văn Cường was a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 pilot of the Vietnamese People's Air Force, he flew with the 921st fighter regiment and tied for second place amongst Vietnam War fighter aces with eight kills.-References:...
) 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 at eight.
The following kills are known to be credited to him by the VPAF:
- 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 withh Nguyễn Ngọc ĐộNguyễn Ngọc ĐộNguyễn 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....
; - 16 September 1967, a US Air Force 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 56-0181, 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron; pilot Patterson).