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:[2][3]

  • 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 II (shared kill with Phạm Thanh Ngân);
  • 16 September 1967, a USAF RF-101C (serial number 56-0180, 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, pilot Bagley).

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


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