Nguyen Duc Soat

Who is Nguyen Duc Soat?

Nguyễn Đức Soát 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.

The following are the six kills credited to him by the VPAF:

⁕23 May 1972, a USN A-7B;

⁕24 June 1972, a USAF F-4E;

⁕27 June 1972, a USAF F-4E;

⁕30 July 1972, a USAF F-4D;

⁕26 August 1972, a USMC F-4J;

⁕12 October 1972, a USAF F-4E.

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