Nguyen Duc Soat

Nguyễn Đức Soát
General Nguyễn Đức Soát in December 2007
Born	June 24, 1946 (1946-06-24) (age 65) Phú Xuyên, Hanoi, Vietnam
Allegiance	Vietnam
Service/branch	Vietnam People's Air Force
Years of service	1964 - present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Deputy Chief of Staff of the Vietnam People's Army
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Hero of the People's Military Forces

Nguyễn Đức Soát 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 six kills.^[1]

The following are the six kills credited to him by the VPAF^[2][3]:

• 23 May 1972, a USN A-7B (pilot Barrett);
• 24 June 1972, a USAF F-4C (serial number 68-0315, 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron, pilot Grant, WSO Beekman);
• 27 June 1972, a USAF F-4E (serial number 67-0248, 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron, pilot Cerak, WSO Dingee);
• 30 July 1972, a USAF F-4D (serial number 66-7597, 523rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, pilot Brooks, WSO McAdams);
• 26 August 1972, a USMC F-4J (serial number 155811, VMFA-232, pilot Cordova, RIO Borders);
• 12 October 1972, a USAF F-4E (pilot Young, WSO Brunson).

He is presently a Lieutenant General and is the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army,^[4] and is Deputy Chairman of the National Committee for Search and Rescue.^[5]

See also

• List of Vietnam War flying aces

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. ^ [1]
5. ^ [2]

Persondata
Name	Nguyen Duc Soat
Alternative names
Short description	North Vietnamese military pilot
Date of birth	24 June 1946
Place of birth	Phu Xuyen, Hanoi, Vietnam
Date of death
Place of death