Nguyễn Đăng Kính (born 1941 in
Nam Định Province
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* The Vietnam War
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* Nam, a fictional character in anime series ''Dragon Ball''
* ''NAM'' (video ...
) is a former
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
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pilot of the
Vietnamese People's Air Force
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who flew with the 921st Fighter Regiment from 1965-1972, becoming a deputy commander of the newly established 927th FR from 1972-75, and tied for fourth place amongst
Vietnam War
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fighter aces with six kills.
The following list of victories include the kills credited to him by the VPAF:
* 21 July 1966, a
USAF
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Firebee/Lightning Bug unmanned aerial vehicle
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drone;
* 05 December 1966, USAF
F-105D Thunderchief (pilot Begley,
KIA
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);
* 8 November 1967, an American
F-4 Phantom II
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(pilot Gordon, WSO Brenneman);
* 19 November 1967, a USAF
EB-66 (shared kill with
Vũ Ngọc Đỉnh);
* 3 January 1968, a USAF F-105D (pilot Bean);
* 14 January 1968, a USAF EB-66C (pilots Mercer and Terrell + 5) (shared kill with
Dong Van Song);
* 3 March 1968, a USAF EB-66 (shared kill with a pilot named "Thanh");
US Losses in the Vietnam War
* 21 September 1968, a USAF Firebee/Lightning Bug UAV drone;
* 26 October 1968, an F-4 Phantom II (US-side does not confirm).
See also
* List of Vietnam War flying aces
The claimed flying aces of the Vietnam War, pilots who shot down five or more enemy aircraft, include 19 Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) pilots, (six MiG-17 and 13 MiG-21 pilots), and five Americans.
United States' aces
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* Weapons of the Vietnam War
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References
Bibliography
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North Vietnamese military personnel of the Vietnam War
North Vietnamese Vietnam War flying aces
Living people
1941 births
People from Nam Định province