Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa

Colonel Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa (born 1946) was a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 pilot of the Vietnamese People's Air Force, he flew with the 927th fighter regiment and tied for fifth place amongst Vietnam War fighter aces with five kills.^[1]

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

23 June 1972, an F-4 Phantom (U.S. side does not confirm);
24 June 1972, a USAF 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).