Colonel Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa (born 1946) is a former Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 pilot of the

Vietnamese People's Air Force The Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF; ), officially the Air Defence - Air Force Service (ADAF Service; ) or the Vietnam Air Force (), is the aerial, air and space defence service branch of Vietnam. It is the modern incarnation of the so-cal ...

, he flew with the 927th fighter regiment and tied for fifth place amongst

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fighter aces with five kills.Gordon, Yefim ''MiG-21'', Midland Publishing 2008. The following kills are known to be credited to him by the VPAF: * 23 June 1972, an F-4 Phantom (U.S. side does not confirm); * 24 June 1972, a

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F-4C (serial number 66-7636, 25th Tactical Fighter Squadron), pilot McCarty (KIA), WSO Jackson (POW); * 6 October 1972, a USAF F-4E, pilot White, WSO Egge (both rescued); * 24 November 1972, Ryan 147 Firebee/Lightning Bug drone; * 23 December 1972, an F-4 Phantom (U.S. side does not confirm).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nguyen, Van Nghia North Vietnamese military personnel of the Vietnam War North Vietnamese Vietnam War flying aces Living people 1946 births People from Quảng Ngãi province

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