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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.
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]
Phạm Phú Quốc (1935–1965) was a French-trained South Vietnamese fighter pilot and lieutenant in the Republic of Vietnam Air Force, [1] best known for being one of two mutinous pilots involved in the 1962 South Vietnamese Presidential Palace bombing on February 27, 1962, which aimed to assassinate President Ngô Đình Diệm and his immediate family, who were his political advisers.
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 ...
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 ...
Lea Gabrielle, American fighter pilot turned journalist, Correspondent for Fox News Channel; Rajiv Gandhi, prime minister of India 1984–1989, son of India's first female prime minister Indira Gandhi; David Gilmour, English musician, best known as the guitarist, lead singer and one of the songwriters in the rock band Pink Floyd
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.
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