Phạm Thanh Ngân (born 18 April 1939 in Phú Bình District in

Thái Nguyên Province Cài () is a Chinese-language surname that derives from the name of the ancient Cai state. In 2019 it was the 38th most common surname in China, but the 9th most common in Taiwan (as of 2018), where it is usually romanized as "Tsai" (based on ...

), is a former

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pilot of the

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. Phạm Thanh Ngân flew with the 921st Fighter Regiment and tied for second-most kills (with Nguyễn Hồng Nhị and

Mai Văn Cường Major General Mai Văn Cường (born 1941) was a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 pilot of the Vietnam People's Air Force, he flew with the 921st fighter regiment and tied for second place amongst Vietnam War fighter aces with eight kills. 20-year-old Mai ...

) amongst

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at eight. Phạm Thanh Ngân was admitted to the

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on 8 December 1963 and became officially party member on 8 September 1964. The following aerial-victories claims include the kills known to be credited to him by the VPAF:Vietnamese Air-to-Air Victories, Part 1
/ref>Vietnamese Air-to-Air Victories, Part 2
/ref>Toperczer, 2015, pp. 137. * 14 December 1966, Ryan 147 Firebee/Lightning Bug drone; * 16 September 1967, a

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(serial number 56-0180,

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/432nd TRW; pilot Bagley, POW); * 03 October 1967, a USAF

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(pilot Moore/WSO Gulbrandson, both rescued; a shared kill with

Nguyễn Ngọc Độ Nguyễn Ngọc Độ (born 1 November 1934 in Thanh Chương District in Nghệ An Province) was a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 pilot of the Vietnamese People's Air Force. He flew with the 921st fighter regiment and tied for fourth place amongst Vietn ...

); * 07 October 1967, a USAF

(pilot Appleby, POW/WSO Austin, KIA, US-side claims SAM); * 18 November 1967, a USAF F-105F Wild Weasel (pilot Dardeau, POW/EWO Lehnhoff, KIA); * 20 November 1967, a USAF F-105D Thunderchief (pilot Butler, POW); * 03 February 1968, a USAF

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(pilot Wiggins, KIA).

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