Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa Explained

Colonel Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa (born 1946) was a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 pilot of the Vietnamese People's Air Force, he flew with the 927th fighter regiment and tied for fifth place amongst Vietnam War fighter aces with five kills.^[1]

The following kills are known to be credited to him by the VPAF:^{[2] [3]}

• 23 June 1972, an F-4 Phantom (U.S. side does not confirm);
• 24 June 1972, a USAF F-4C (serial number 66-7636, 25th Tactical Fighter Squadron), pilot McCarty (KIA), WSO Jackson (POW);
• 6 October 1972, a USAF F-4E, pilot White, WSO Egge (both rescued);
• 24 November 1972, Ryan 147 Firebee/Lightning Bug drone;
• 23 December 1972, an F-4 Phantom (U.S. side does not confirm).

See also

• List of Vietnam War flying aces

References

Bibliography

• Book: Toperczer, Istvan. MiG Aces of the Vietnam War. 2015. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.. USA. 978-0-7643-4895-2.

Notes and References

1. Gordon, Yefim MiG-21, Midland Publishing 2008.
2. http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_245.shtml Vietnamese Air-to-Air Victories, Part 1
3. http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_246.shtml Vietnamese Air-to-Air Victories, Part 2