List of Vietnam War flying aces

The US had confirmed 245 air-to-air US aircraft losses[1] while the figures for North Vietnam range from 195 North Vietnamese aircraft from US claims[2] to 131 from Soviet, North Vietnamese and allied records.[3] Air-to-air losses of US fighter jets were alleged to have been re-attributed to surface-to-air missile, as it was considered "less embarrassing".[4] See flying ace section on the Vietnam War for a further discussion. Of the known aces, there are a total of 17 North Vietnamese, 5 US and 1 Soviet ace pilot.

The following is a list of flying aces of the Vietnam War

NameCountryServiceVictories Aircraft
Nguyễn Văn Cốc[5] North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 9 MiG-17, MiG-21
Mai Văn Cường[5] North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 8 MiG-17, MiG-21
Nguyễn Hồng Nhị[5] North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 8 MiG-21
Phạm Thanh Ngân[5] North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 8 MiG-17, MiG-21
Đặng Ngọc Ngự[5] North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 7 MiG-21
Lt. Nguyễn Văn Bảy[5] North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 7 MiG-17
Lê Hải[5] North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 6 MiG-17
Lê Thanh Đạo[5] North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 6 MiG-21
Lưu Huy Chao[5] North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 6 MiG-17
Nguyễn Đức Soát[5] North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 6 MiG-21
Nguyễn Đăng Kỉnh[5] North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 6 MiG-21
Nguyễn Ngọc Độ[5] North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 6 MiG-21
Nguyễn Nhật Chiêu[5] North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 6 MiG-17, MiG-21
Nguyễn Tiến Sâm[6] North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 6 MiG-21
Vũ Ngọc Đỉnh[5] North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 6 MiG-21
Col. Vadim Shcherbakov[7] Soviet Union Soviet Union Soviet Air Forces 6 MiG-21
Capt. Charles B. "Chuck" DeBellevue[8] United States United States US Air Force 6 F-4 Phantom II D/E
Le Quang Trung[9] North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 5 MiG-17, MiG-21
Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa North Vietnam North Vietnam VN People's Air Force 5 MiG-21
Lt Randall "Duke" Cunningham[10] United States United States US Navy1 5 F-4 Phantom II
Lt j.g. William P. Driscoll United States United States US Navy 5 F-4 Phantom II J
Capt. Steve Ritchie[11] United States United States US Air Force1 5 F-4, F-104 Starfighter
Capt. Jeff Feinstein[12] United States United States US Air Force 5 F-4 Phantom II

1Cunningham and Ritchie were the only American pilot aces of the Vietnam War. The other three were Weapon Systems Officers (Air Force) or Radar Intercept Officers (Navy). Robin Olds was a triple ace who flew in the Vietnam War, but only 4 of his 16 kills were from Vietnam, the other 12 were from World War II.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "US Air-to-Air Losses in the Vietnam War". myplace.frontier.com. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  2. ↑ Air warfare: an international encyclopedia. Boyne, Walter J., 1929-. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. 2002. p. 679. ISBN 1576073459. OCLC 49225204.
  3. ↑ "Kafedra i klinika urologii pervogo sankt-peterburgskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta im. akad. I. P. Pavlova: vchera, segodnya, zavtra". Urologicheskie vedomosti. 5 (1): 3. 2015-03-15. doi:10.17816/uroved513-6. ISSN 2225-9074.
  4. ↑ E., Gordon, (2008). Mikoyan MiG-21. Dexter, Keith., Komissarov, Dmitriĭ (Dmitriĭ Sergeevich). Hinckley: Midland. ISBN 9781857802573. OCLC 245555578.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Phantom and Thud Killers". acepilots.com. 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Toperczer, István (2017-09-21). MiG-21 Aces of the Vietnam War. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 95. ISBN 9781472823540.
  7. ↑ "TASK FORCE RUSSIA -- REPORT 17 MARCH-16 APRIL 1993 18TH REPORT". lcweb2.loc.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-19. line feed character in |title= at position 56 (help)
  8. ↑ Futrell,, R. Frank (1976). United States Air Force in Southeast Asia 1965-1973: Aces and Aerial Victories. Air University, Headquarters USAF. pp. 93–105.
  9. ↑ Toperczer, István (2016-10-20). MiG-17/19 Aces of the Vietnam War. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 52. ISBN 9781472812568.
  10. ↑ "F-4 Phantom Pilot, Navy Ace in Vietnam". acepilots.com. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Brig. Gen. Steve Ritchie". tripod.com. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Jeffrey S. Feinstein". militarytimes.com. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Robin Olds, 84, Fighter Ace and Hero of Big Vietnam Battle, Dies". Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  • Toperczer, Istvan, MiG-21 Units of the Vietnam War, Osprey Combat Aircraft #29, 2008; ISBN 978-1-84176-263-0
  • Michel III, Marshall L, Clashes, Air Combat over North Vietnam 1965-1972, Naval Institute Press, 1997; ISBN 978-1-59114-519-6
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