Nguyễn Tiến Sâm
Nguyễn Tiến Sâm (born 1946 in
Vietnamese People's Air Force, he flew with the 921st fighter regiment from 1968-72 and the 927th fighter regiment from 1972-75, and tied for fourth place amongst Vietnam War fighter aces with six kills.[1]
Five of his six kills, all
- 5 July 1972, a USAF F-4E (serial number 67-0296, 34th TFS/388th TFW, pilot Spencer, WSO Seek, POWs);
- 24 July 1972, a USAF F-4E (serial number 66-0369, 421st TFS/388th TFW, pilot Hodnett, WSO Fallert, both rescued);
- 29 July 1972, a USAF F-4E (serial number 66-0367, 4th TFS/388th TFW, pilot Kula, WSO Matsui, POWs);
- 12 September 1972, a USAF F-4E (serial number 69-7266, 335th TFS/4th TFW, pilot McMurray, WSO Zuberbuhler, POWs);
- 5 October 1972, a USAF F-4D (serial number 66-9838, 335th TFS/4th TFW, pilot Lewis, WSO Alpers, POWs).
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-85780-257-3
- ^ Vietnamese Air-to-Air Victories, Part 1
- ^ Vietnamese Air-to-Air Victories, Part 2
- ^ Toperczer, 2015, pp. 195.
Bibliography
- Toperczer, Istvan (2015). MiG Aces of the Vietnam War. USA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7643-4895-2.
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