Nguyễn Đức Soát | |
Birth Date: | 24 June 1946 |
Birth Place: | Phú Xuyên, Hanoi, French Indochina |
Branch: | Vietnam People's Air Force |
Serviceyears: | 1964 - present |
Rank: | Lieutenant General |
Commands: | Deputy Chief of Staff of the Vietnam People's Army |
Battles: | Vietnam War |
Awards: | Hero of the People's Military Forces |
Nguyễn Đức Soát (born June 24, 1946) was a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 pilot of the Vietnamese People's Air Force, he flew with the 921st fighter regiment (later the 927th FR) and tied for fourth place amongst Vietnam War fighter aces with at least six kills.[1]
The following are at least six kills acknowledged and credited to him by the VPAF:[2] [3] [4]
He is now a lieutenant general and is the deputy chief of the general staff of the People's Army of Vietnam,[5] and is deputy chairman of the National Committee for Search and Rescue.[6]