The following is a list of flying aces of the Vietnam War.
Name | Country | Service | Victories |
---|---|---|---|
Nguyễn Văn Cốc | North Vietnam | Air Force | 9 |
Mai Văn Cường | North Vietnam | Air Force | 8 |
Nguyễn Hồng Nhị | North Vietnam | Air Force | 8 |
Phạm Thanh Ngân | North Vietnam | Air Force | 8 |
Đặng Ngọc Ngự | North Vietnam | Air Force | 7 |
Nguyễn Văn Bảy | North Vietnam | Air Force | 7 |
Lê Hải | North Vietnam | Air Force | 6 |
Lê Thanh Đạo | North Vietnam | Air Force | 6 |
Lưu Huy Chao | North Vietnam | Air Force | 6 |
Nguyễn Đăng Kỉnh | North Vietnam | Air Force | 6 |
Nguyễn Đức Soát | North Vietnam | Air Force | 6 |
Nguyễn Ngọc Độ | North Vietnam | Air Force | 6 |
Nguyễn Nhật Chiêu | North Vietnam | Air Force | 6 |
Nguyễn Tiến Sâm | North Vietnam | Air Force | 6 |
Vũ Ngọc Đỉnh | North Vietnam | Air Force | 6 |
Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa | North Vietnam | Air Force | 5 |
Capt. Charles B. "Chuck" DeBellevue | United States | Air Force | 6 |
LT Randall "Duke" Cunningham | United States | Navy1 | 5 |
LTJG William P. Driscoll | United States | Navy | 5 |
Capt. Steve Ritchie | United States | Air Force1 | 5 |
Capt. Jeff Feinstein | United States | Air Force | 5 |
1Cunningham and Ritchie were the only American pilot aces of the Vietnam War. The other three were Weapon Systems Officers (Air Force) or Radar Intercept Officers (Navy).
External links[]
- Air War in Vietnam
- Toperczer, Istvan. MiG-21 Units of the Vietnam War.Osprey Combat Aircraft #29. 2008; ISBN 978-1-84176-263-0.
- Michel III, Marshall L. Clashes, Air Combat Over North Vietnam 1965-1972. Naval Institute Press 1997. ISBN 978-1-59114-519-6.
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