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William A. Sayers writing in 2019 asserted that North Vietnam only had three aces in the war including Phạm Thanh Ngân, with the other "aces" being creations of North Vietnamese propaganda that included claimed "kills" on days where no U.S. losses occurred, crediting VPAF pilots with kills that had actually been achieved by surface to air ...
Robin Olds [1] (born Robert Oldys Jr.; July 14, 1922 – June 14, 2007) was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the United States Air Force (USAF). He was a "triple ace", with a combined total of 17 victories in World War II and the Vietnam War. [2] He retired in 1973 as a brigadier general, after 30 years of service.
Nguyễn Văn Cốc was born in December 1942 at Việt Yên of the province of Bắc Giang in French Indochina, north of Hanoi.When he was five-years-old, his father, Nguyen Van Bay (Chairman of the Viet Minh in the district) and his uncle (also a member of the Viet Minh), were killed by the French.
Vietnam War: 1967–1987 F-4 Phantom II: First American ace of the Vietnam War. [32] Nguyen Van Coc: Democratic Republic of Vietnam: Vietnam War: 1961–2002 7–9 MiG-17 and MiG-21: From seven to nine victories on US-crewed aircraft, as well as two drones. [33] [34] Legesse Tefera: Ethiopia: Ogaden War: 7 Northrop F-5
Kasler was a combat veteran of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. In Korea, as an F-86 Sabre pilot with the 4th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, he was recognized as an ace, credited with shooting down 6 MiG-15s. [3] Kasler flew a combined 198 combat missions and was a prisoner of war in North Vietnam from August 1966 until March 1973.
Robert J. Moriarty (born September 9, 1946) is an American Marine F-4B fighter pilot who holds the record as the youngest naval aviator (at age 20) in the Vietnam War, achieving the rank of captain in the Marines at age 22. [citation needed] Before leaving military service in 1970, he recorded 824 combat missions. [2] [5] [6]
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Yeager is referred to by many as one of the greatest pilots of all time, and was ranked fifth on Flying 's list of the 51 Heroes of Aviation in 2013. Throughout his life, he flew more than 360 different types of aircraft over a 70-year period, and continued to fly for two decades after retirement as a consultant pilot for the United States Air ...