Nguyen Tien Sam

Who is Nguyen Tien Sam?

Nguyễn Tiến Sâm was a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 pilot of the Vietnamese People's Air Force, he flew with the 921st fighter regiment and tied for fourth place amongst Vietnam War fighter aces with six kills.

Five of his six kills are known for certain:

⁕5 July 1972, a USAF F-4E;

⁕24 July 1972, a USAF F-4E;

⁕29 July 1972, a USAF F-4E;

⁕12 September 1972, a USAF F-4E;

⁕5 October 1972, a USAF F-4D.