Nguyễn Đức Soát
General Nguyễn Đức Soát in December 2007
Born (1946-06-24) June 24, 1946
Phú Xuyên, Hanoi, French Indochina
Allegiance Vietnam
Service/branch Vietnam People's Air Force
Years of service1964 - present
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldDeputy Chief of Staff of the Vietnam People's Army
Battles/warsVietnam War
AwardsHero of the People's Military Forces

Nguyễn Đức Soát (born June 24, 1946) was a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 pilot of the Vietnamese People's Air Force, he flew with the 921st fighter regiment (later the 927th FR) and tied for fourth place amongst Vietnam War fighter aces with at least six kills.[1]

The following are at least six kills acknowledged and credited to him by the VPAF:[2][3][4]

He is now a lieutenant general and is the deputy chief of the general staff of the People's Army of Vietnam,[5] and is deputy chairman of the National Committee for Search and Rescue.[6]

See also

References

  1. Gordon, Yefim MiG-21, Midland Publishing 2008. ISBN 978-1-85780-257-3
  2. Vietnamese Air-to-Air Victories, Part 1
  3. Vietnamese Air-to-Air Victories, Part 2
  4. Toperczer, 2015, pp. 201.
  5. "- Home Page".
  6. http://vietnamnews.vnanet.vn/showarticle.php?num=02SOC230506

Bibliography

  • Toperczer, Istvan (2015). MiG Aces of the Vietnam War. USA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7643-4895-2.


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