Nguyễn Ngọc Độ

Nguyễn Ngọc Độ (born 1 November 1934 in Thanh Chương District in Nghệ An Province) 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.[1]

The following kills are known to be credited to him by the VPAF while flying the MiG-21 PFL Fishbed D model:[2][3][4]

  • 30 April 1967, a USAF F-105F (serial number 59-1726, 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron, pilot Thorness, RWO Johnson, POWs; a second F-105(D) claimed by Do's wingman Nguyễn Văn Cốc in this same flight);
  • 05 May 1967, an F-105D (pilot Shively, POW, US claims shot down by AAA);
  • 20 July 1967, an American F-4 Phantom II (shared kill with Phạm Thanh Ngân; pilot Corbitt, RWO Bare, KIA);
  • 02 August 1967, an F-105 (not confirmed by the US);
  • 16 September 1967, a USAF RF-101C (serial number 56-0180, 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, pilot Patterson, rescued, US claims AAA);
  • 05 February 1968, an F-105D, (pilot Lasiter, POW, US confirms this loss dated 04 Feb., 1968, likely due to time-zone difference).

See also

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Yefim MiG-21, Midland Publishing 2008. ISBN 978-1-85780-257-3
  2. ^ Vietnamese Air-to-Air Victories, Part 1
  3. ^ Vietnamese Air-to-Air Victories, Part 2
  4. ^ Toperczer, 2015, pp. 123.

Bibliography

  • Toperczer, Istvan, MiG Aces of the Vietnam War, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2015; ISBN 978-0-7643-4895-2.
  • Toperczer, Istvan, MiG-21 Units of the Vietnam War, Osprey Combat Aircraft #29, 2008; ISBN 978-1-84176-263-0
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