Vietnam People's Air Force

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Air Defence - Air Force Service
Quân chủng Phòng không - Không quân
Insignia of the Air Defence - Air Force[1]
Founded24 January 1955; 69 years ago (1955-01-24)
Current formation: from 1999 (merger of Air Force Service and Air Defence Service)
Country Socialist Republic of Vietnam
AllegianceCommunist Party of Vietnam[2]
TypeAir force
Space force
Role
Size
  • 35,000 personnel (2023) 547 active aircraft
Part ofPeople's Army of Vietnam
Nickname(s)
  • Vietnam People's Air Force
  • Vietnam(ese) Air Force
Colours   Azure, Dark Green
MarchHành Khúc Không Quân Việt Nam (Air Force marches)
Anniversaries
  • 3 March 1955; 69 years ago (1955-03-03) (Founded)
Engagements
Decorations
  • C-295M

The Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF, Không quân nhân dân Việt Nam (KQNDVN)), officially the Air Defence - Air Force Service (ADAF Service, Vietnamese: Quân chủng Phòng không - Không quân (Quân chủng PKKQ)) or the Vietnam Air Force (Không quân Việt Nam (KQVN)), is the aerial and space service branch of Vietnam. It is the successor of the former North Vietnamese Air Force (NVAF) and absorbed the South Vietnamese Air Force (RVNAF/VNAF) following the reunification of Vietnam in 1975 and is one of three main branches of the People's Army of Vietnam, which is under the control of the Ministry of National Defence. The main mission of the VPAF is the defence of Vietnamese airspace and the provision of air cover for operations of the People's Army of Vietnam.

History

Early years

The first aircraft in service for the Vietnamese Armed Forces were two trainers, a de Havilland Tiger Moth and a Morane-Saulnier, which were initially the private property of the emperor Bảo Đại.[3] In 1945, Bảo Đại gave the aircraft to the Vietnamese government. Until 1950, even though the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) had acquired credible offensive capabilities on the ground, it was almost powerless against reconnaissance or attacking operations from the French Expeditionary Air Force. On 9 March 1949, General Võ Nguyên Giáp was authorised to establish the Air Force Research Committee (Ban Nghiên cứu Không quân) under the General Staff to study ways to deal with the air war. The first Vietnamese service aircraft flight was made by the Tiger Moth on 15 August 1949.[3] A small-scale training was carried out in the following years.

Further development of aviation in

Zlín Z-226 and Aero Ae-45. The first unit of the VPAF was the No. 919 Transport Regiment (Trung đoàn Không quân Vận tải 919), organised on 1 May 1959, with An-2, Li-2, Il-14 aircraft, followed by the No. 910 Training Regiment (Trung đoàn Không quân 910) with Yak-18 trainers.[3]
In 1963 the Air Force and Air Defence Force were merged into the Air and Air Defence Force (Quân chủng Phòng không – Không quân).

Vietnam War

USAF F-105 Thunderchief bomber hit by a VPAF SA-2 missile

The first North Vietnamese combat plane was a

C-123, on 15 February 1964.[3]

The VPAF received its first jet

MiG-17 in February 1964, but they were initially stationed at air bases on mainland China, while their pilots were being trained. On 3 February 1964, the first fighter regiment No. 921 (Trung đoàn Không quân Tiêm kích 921), aka "Red Star squadron", was formed, and on 6 August it arrived in North Vietnam with its MiG-17s.[3] On 7 September, the No. 923 fighter regiment, aka "Yen The Squadron", led by Lt. Col. Nguyen Phuc Trach, was formed. In May 1965, No. 16 bomber company (Đại đội Không quân Ném bom 16) was formed with Il-28
twin engine bombers. Only one Il-28 sortie was flown in 1972 against Royal Laotian forces.

The VPAF's first jet air-to-air engagement with U.S. aircraft was on 3 April 1965. The VPAF claimed shooting down two

F-105 Thunderchief fighter-bombers attacking the Thanh Hóa Bridge. The F-105s were carrying their normal heavy bomb load, and were not able to react to their attackers.[3]

In 1965, the VPAF were supplied with supersonic

MiG-21s by the USSR which were used for high-speed Ground-controlled interception
(GCI) controlled hit and run intercepts against American air strike groups.

In 1965, the VPAF had only 36 MiG-17s and a similar number of qualified pilots, which increased to 180 MiGs and 72 pilots by 1968. The Americans had at least 200 USAF F-4s and 140 USAF F-105s, plus at least 100 USN aircraft (F-8s, A-4s and F-4s) which operated from the aircraft carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin, plus scores of other support aircraft. The Americans had a multiple numerical advantage.[4]

The VPAF was a defensive air arm, with the primary mission of defending North Vietnam, and until the last stages of the war, did not conduct air operations into South Vietnam; nor did it conduct general offensive actions against enemy naval forces off the coast.

The VPAF did not engage all U.S. sorties. Most U.S. aircraft were destroyed by

anti-aircraft artillery
(AAA), and in some cases, even small arms. Typically, VPAF MiGs would not engage unless it was to their advantage.

VPAF flew their interceptors with guidance from ground controllers, who positioned the MiGs in ambush stations. The MiGs made fast and devastating attacks against U.S. formations from several directions (usually the MiG-17s performed head-on attacks and the MiG-21s attacked from the rear). After shooting down a few American planes and forcing some of the bombers to drop their bombs prematurely, the MiGs did not wait for retaliation, but disengaged rapidly. This "guerrilla warfare in the air" proved very successful. In December 1966 the MiG-21 pilots of the 921st FR downed 14 F-105s without any losses.[5]

The MiG-21 tactics became so effective that ultimately an operation was mounted to especially deal with the MiG-21 threat. Led by Colonel

F-4 Phantom IIs
set for aerial combat. The result was a loss of almost half the inventory of MiG-21 interceptors, for no U.S. losses. The VPAF swiftly stood down for additional training immediately following this setback.

The U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy continued to lay down great expectations on the F-4 Phantom, assuming that the massive arms, the perfect on-board radar, the highest speed and acceleration properties, coupled with the new tactics would provide F-4s an advantage over the MiGs. But in encounters with lighter VPAF's MiG-21, F-4 began to suffer defeat. From May to December 1966, the US lost 47 aircraft in air battles, destroying only 12 enemy fighters. From April 1965 to November 1968, in 268 air battles conducted over North Vietnam, VPAF claimed to have shot down 244 US or

Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) aircraft and they lost 85 MiGs.[6]

The disappointing performances of USAF and USN crews, even though flying the contemporary advanced aircraft of those times, combined with a legacy of successes from World War II and the Korean War, resulted in a total revamping of aerial combat training for the USN in 1968 (Top Gun school; established 1969). The designs for an entire generation of aircraft, with engineering optimised for daylight air-to-air combat (dog fighting) against both older, as well as for emerging MiG fighters, were put on the drawing board. U.S. forces could not consistently track low flying MiGs on radar, and were hampered by restrictive rules of engagement (ROE) which required pilots to visually acquire their targets, nullifying much of the advantage of radar guided missiles, which often proved unreliable when used in combat.

On 24 March 1967, regiments Nos. 921, 923 and 919 were incorporated into the 371st Air Division "Thăng Long" (Sư đoàn Không quân 371). In 1969, No. 925 fighter regiment was formed, flying the

MiG-19). In 1972 the fourth fighter regiment, No. 927 "Lam Son", was formed.[3]

On 12 January 1968, in one of the few offensive air attacks by the VPAF during the entire conflict, the

TACAN and radar site in Laos guiding American bombers over North Vietnam. Two aircraft flew on to the strike, while the other two split off.[7] As the two continuing An-2s flew over, their crews dropped 120 mm mortar shells as bombs through the aircraft's floor and also strafed their targets with 57 mm rockets from the wing pods.[8] However, as the two aircraft flew back and forth attacking the facility, one aircraft was heavily damaged by ground fire from the facility and crashed. Meanwhile, crew at Lima Site 85 managed to call in a nearby Air America helicopter; a crew member aboard the helicopter armed with an assault rifle fired on the last biplane and caused it to crash.[9] The site was eventually overrun by People's Army of Vietnam
commando climbers.

U.S. map of North Vietnamese airfields

In the spring and summer of 1972, 360 USAF fighters and 96 USN fighters, a great number of which were F-4s of recent modifications, opposed only 71 VPAF aircraft (including 31 MiG-21).[6] The culmination of the struggle in the air was 10 May 1972, when the VPAF aircraft completed 64 sorties, engaging in 15 air battles. The VPAF claimed seven F-4s were shot down (the U.S. confirmed five F-4s were lost[10]). However, U.S. jets managed to shoot down two MiG-21s, three MiG-17s and one MiG-19. On 11 May, two MiG-21s, which played the role of "bait", brought four F-4 to two MiG-21s circling at low altitude, the MiGs attacked the F-4s and three missiles shot down two F-4. On 18 May, VPAF aircraft made 26 sorties in eight air engagements, which cost the U.S. four F-4s; VPAF fighters on that day did not suffer losses. On 13 June, a MiG-21 unit intercepted a group of F-4s, the second pair of MiGs made a missile attack and was hit by two F-4s and did not suffer losses.[6]

Over the course of the air war, between 3 April 1965[11] and 8 January 1973, each side would ultimately claim favourable kill ratios. A total of 201 air battles took place between American and Vietnamese planes in 1972 sorties. The VPAF lost 54 MiGs (including 36 MiG-21s and one MiG-21U) and they claimed 90 U.S. aircraft were shot down, including 74 F-4 fighters and two RF-4C (MiG-21s shot down 67 enemy aircraft, MiG-17s shot down 11 and MiG-19s shot down 12 enemy aircraft[citation needed])

Acepilots of the 923. Fighter Aviation Regiments: Lê Huy Chao, Lê Hải, Mai Đức Toại and Hoàng Văn Kỳ. Each claiming 6 air victories.

US Navy ace

Nguyen Toon" or "Colonel Tomb" while flying his F-4. However, no research has been able to identify Col. Tomb's existence; Cunningham most likely downed a flight leader of the 923rd Regiment. Legend states Col. Toon had allegedly downed 13 US aircraft during his tenure.[12] Many VPAF pilots were not only skilled but unorthodox, as Cunningham found out after making elementary tactical errors.[13] The resulting dogfight became extended. Cunningham climbed steeply, and the MiG pilot surprised Cunningham by climbing as well. Cunningham finally forced the MiG out ahead of him and destroyed it. In fact, there wasn't any pilot in VPAF named Nguyễn Toon, he was a fictional character of the American pilots and they often made jokes with the dissertation[clarification needed]. An invention of the American pilots, Colonel Toon was a combination of good pilots in Vietnam, like the "solo artist" lonely night bombing in World War II was called Washing Machine Charlie
.

On 19 April 1972 in the Battle of Đồng Hới two MiG-17s attacked several USN warships causing minor damage to the USS Higbee. The USN claimed to have shot down one MiG with SAMs, while the VPAF claims both aircraft returned safely to base. On 22 April USN jets attacked Khe Gát Airfield, where the attack was launched from, destroying one MiG-17 on the ground and damaging a second.

There were several times during the war that the US bombing restrictions of VPAF airfields were lifted. Many VPAF aircraft were destroyed on the ground, and those that were not, were withdrawn to a sanctuary in the north west of the country or into China. In December 1972, during

suppression of Enemy Air Defences (SEAD) measures. Though the North Vietnamese forces claim over 81 U.S. aircraft shot down, (including 34 B-52s, two attributed to the VPAF),[14][dubious ], U.S sources acknowledge only 27 aircraft lost (including 15 B-52s).[15] During the 12 days of the Operation Linebacker II (18–29 December), during the eight air battles seven US aircraft (including four F-4s) and three VPAF MiG-21s were shot down.[6]

After the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in early 1973 ended U.S. military involvement, the No. 919 transport air group (Lữ đoàn Không quân vận tải 919), was formed; and equipped with fixed-wing aircraft, as well as helicopters (rotor-wing) in November.

The MiG-21 N. 4324 of the Vietnam People's Air Force. This fighter aircraft, flown by various pilots, was credited for 14 kills during the Vietnam War

The VPAF did not play a major role during the

Saigon
, less than one month earlier before defecting to the north.

During the war, the VPAF used the MiG-17F, PF (J-5); MiG-19 (J-6), MiG-21F-13, PF, PFM and MF fighters.

surface-to-air missiles, as it was considered "less embarrassing".[19]

According to Dana Drenkowski and Lester W. Grau, the number of U.S. aircraft lost confirmed by themself is unconfirmed since the U.S. figures are also suspect. If a plane was badly damaged, but managed to land, the USAF did not count as a loss, even if it was too damaged to fly again.[20]

Post-war developments

After the end of the Vietnam War in May 1975, more regiments were formed. No. 935 fighter regiment "Đồng Nai" and no. 937 fighter-bomber regiment "Hậu Giang", followed by no. 918 transport regiment "Hong Ha" and no. 917 mixed transport regiment "Đồng Tháp" were created in July 1975. In September 1975, the four newly created regiments were formed into the 370nd Air Division "Lê Lợi" and the 372nd Air Division "Hai Van" was formed, including among others the 925th fighter regiment.[3]

On 31 May 1977, the VPAF (Không quân Nhân dân Việt Nam) was separated from the Air Defence Force (Quân chủng Phòng không).[3] In 1999, the two services were re-merged, forming the current incarnation of the Vietnamese Air Force, officially named the Air Defe

When South Vietnam was overrun by PAVN forces on 30 April 1975, approximately 877 aircraft were captured by the PAVN. Of that number, 41 were

C-130s
and UH-1s were used by the VPAF for many years after the end of the War.

In the years between 1953 and 1991, approximately 700 warplanes, 120 helicopters and 158 missile complexes were supplied to North Vietnam/Vietnam by the USSR and China (primarily the MiG-19 (J-6 series). Even today, three-quarters of Vietnamese weaponry has been made in post-Cold War Russia.[22]

Today the VPAF is in the midst of modernisation. It still operates late model

SA-20) short-to-high altitude SAM batteries in a deal worth $300 million with Russia.[22]

In June 2015, it was reported that the air force was interested in acquiring European and U.S. aircraft as part of its ongoing modernisation. Possible candidates included the Eurofighter Typhoon, Dassault Rafale, General Dynamics F-16 and Saab Gripen E/F.[25]

With the lifting of the US embargo on lethal weapons exports to Vietnam, the first lethal Western arms procured were Israeli-sourced medium-range SAM-system SPYDER-MR. First deliveries began in 2016.[26] In 2022, Vietnam reached agreement with the United States for 12 Beechcraft T-6 Texan II trainer aircraft.[27] In 2023, the United States open the possibility of F-16 sale to Vietnam following Joe Biden visit [28]

In February 2022, Viettel was awarded to develop remote sensing satellites.[29]

Organization

Order of battle

The organisational levels of Vietnam People's Air Force, from highest to lowest are:

  • High Command of Vietnam People's Air Force
  • Air Division (Sư đoàn không quân)
  • Air Regiment/Wing/Group (Trung đoàn không quân)
  • Air Flight/Squadron (Phi đội)
  • Air Section/Flight (Biên đội)
Order of battle
Air Division and Regimental Names of the VPAF[30] Recent base information is from the Vietnamese Wikipedia VPAF article.
Division Regiment Name Equipment Base
371st Air Force Division 921st Fighter Red Star Squadron
Su-22M4/UM3K
Yen Bai Airport
923rd Fighter-Bomber
Yen The
Squadron
Su-30MK2
Tho Xuan Airport
927th Fighter Lam Son Squadron
Su-30MK2
Kép Air Base
916th Helicopter
Ba Vi
Squadron
Mi-6, Mi-8, Mi-24D, Mi-171 Hòa Lạc Air Base
918th Air Transport Hong Ha Squadron
M-28, C-295M
,C212
Gia Lam Airport
372nd Air Force Division 929th Fighter-Bomber
Son Tra
Squadron
Su-22
M4
Da Nang International Airport
930th Helicopter Mi-8, Mi-171 Da Nang International Airport
925th Fighter
Tây Sơn
Squadron
Su-27SK/UBK [4]
Phú Cat Airport [5]
370th Air Force Division[citation needed] 937th Fighter-Bomber
Hậu Giang
Squadron
Su-22M4/UM3K
Thanh Son Air Base
935th Fighter[citation needed]
Đồng Nai
Squadron
Su-30MK2
Biên Hòa Air Base
917th Mixed Air Transport
Đồng Tháp
Squadron
UH-1H, Mi-8, Mi-171
Tan Son Nhat International Airport
361st Air Defence Division 218th SA Artillery Hoa Lư Regiment
SA-20 Gargoyle, SPYDER
Hanoi
280th SA Artillery
Hong Linh
Regiment
236th SA Missile
Song Da
Regiment
250th SA Missile
Thăng Long
Regiment
257th SA Missile Red Flag Regiment
64th SA Missile
293rd Radar Phu Dong Regiment
363rd Air Defence Division[citation needed] 240th AA Artillery
Hai Phong
213th SA Missile Trần Phú Regiment[31]
238th SA Missile Hạ Long Regiment
285th SA Missile Nam Trieu Regiment
365th Air Defence Division[32] 228th SA Artillery
Ham Rong
Regiment
Bắc Giang
267th SA Missile[citation needed]
Dien Bien
Regiment
284th SA Missile Song La Regiment
291st Radar
375th Air Defence Division[citation needed] 224th SA Artillery
To Vinh Dien
Regiment
SA-2 Guideline, SA-3 Goa Da Nang
275th SA Missile
Soc Son
Regiment
282nd SA Missile Tam Giang Regiment
290th Radar[33]
377th Air Defence Division[citation needed] 591st SA Artillery Truong Son Regiment SA-2 Guideline, SA-3 Goa, SPYDER Cam Ranh
274th SA Missile Hung Vuong Regiment
292nd Radar[34]
367th Air Defence Division[citation needed] 93rd SA Missile
SA-20 Gargoyle
Ho Chi Minh City
230th SA Artillery Thống Nhất Regiment
261st SA Missile Thanh Loa Regiment
263rd SA Missile Quang Trung Regiment
276th SA Missile
Air Force Officer's College[36] 915th Air Training[37] Mi-8 Dong Tac Airport
910th Air Training L-39C
Dong Tac Airport
920nd Air Training
Yak-52
Nha Trang Air Base
940th Air Training[38] Yak-130 Phu Cat Airport[39]
26th Signals Brigade[40] Hanoi


Air bases

Vietnam Fighter Regiments

Some airbases in the south were built by the French, Japanese* (World War II), United States Air Force or United States Navy for South Vietnam. The northern bases were likely built with assistance and/or use by the French, China or the Soviet Union during the Vietnam War.

Equipment

Ranks

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of

commissioned officers
.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
 Vietnam People's Air Force[41]
Thượng tướng Trung tướng Thiếu tướng Đại tá Thượng tá Trung tá Thiếu tá Đại úy Thượng úy Trung úy Thiếu úy
Học viên sĩ quan

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
 Vietnam People's Air Force[41]
Thượng sĩ Trung sĩ Hạ sĩ Binh nhất Binh nhì

See also

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