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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.
Đặng Ngọc Ngự, (1 November 1939 – 8 July or 15 August 1972) †, was a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 pilot of the Vietnamese People's Air Force who flew with the 921st fighter regiment and tied for third place amongst Vietnam War fighter aces with seven kills.
September 9 – Cánh Diều Awards 2023; September 10–11 – Joe Biden visits Vietnam; 12 September – 2023 Hanoi building fire: A fire at a 9-story apartment building in Hanoi, kills at least 56 people and hospitalizes 37 others. [7] 29 September – Miss Universe Vietnam 2023 held in Ho Chi Minh City.
Phạm Tuân ([faːm˧ˀ˨ʔ twɜn˨˩] born 14 February 1947) is a retired Vietnamese Air Force fighter pilot and cosmonaut.He became the first Vietnamese cosmonaut, [1] and the first person of Asian origin to be in space when he launched aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Interkosmos research cosmonaut.
In 1960, to promote a cadet recruitment program for the newly created Air Force Academy in Vietnam, he wrote a novel: Pilot’s Life, which became a best-seller (now in its sixth printing) and he was awarded the Republic of Vietnam’s National Literature Prize. The novel is in the form of a series of letters written by a pilot to his sweetheart.
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 ...
Ritchie joined Navy Commander Randy Cunningham as the only two pilots (along with three airborne weapon systems officers) among the five American aces during the Vietnam War. Ritchie is a recipient of the Air Force Cross , the second highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Air Force.
Pilot(s) or test personnel that contributed to the advancement of the art, science, or technology of aeronautics [68] United States: Onizuka Prop Wash Award: U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School: Student at the USAF TPS who contributed most to class spirit and morale [69] [70] Australia: Oswald Watt Gold Medal: Royal Federation of Aero Clubs of ...