Vũ Ngọc Đỉnh was a

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ese

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of the

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's. He flew with the 921st fighter regiment and tied for fourth place amongst

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fighter aces with six kills (four solo, two shared).Gordon, Yefim MiG-21, Midland Publishing 2008. He was awarded

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in 1970. He was married to Thu Hiền, a famous traditional singer who was later honored with

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. The following kills are credited to him by the VPAF: * 11 July 1966, a

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F-105D (pilot McLelland) * 30 April 1967, a USAF F-105D (pilot Abbott?) * 19 November 1967, a USAF EB-66 (shared kill with Nguyễn Đăng Kỉnh); * 17 December 1967, a USAF F-105D (pilot Ellis) * 23 February 1968, a USAF F-4D (pilot Gutterson, WSO Donald) * 28 January 1970, a USAF HH-53B (crew Bell, Leeser + 4)

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* Toperczer, Istvan, ''MiG Aces of the Vietnam War'', Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2015; . {{DEFAULTSORT:Vu, Ngoc Dinh North Vietnamese military personnel of the Vietnam War Living people North Vietnamese Vietnam War flying aces Year of birth missing (living people)

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