List of United States aerial victories of the Vietnam War

The following is a list of United States aerial victories of the Vietnam War:

DateSquadronAircraftWeaponPilotRadar Intercept/Weapons System OfficerAircraft destroyedNotes
1965 April 4[1] 416th TFS F-100D 20mm Kilgus D. CPT N/A MiG-17 listed as probable kill
1965 April 9[2] VF-96 F-4B Murphy T. LTJG Fegan R. ENS MiG-17 (PLAAF)
1965 June 17[3] VF-21 F-4B AIM-7 Page L. CDR Smith J. LTCDR MiG-17
1965 June 17[3] VF-21 F-4B AIM-7 Batson J. LT Doremus R. LTCDR MiG-17
1965 June 20[4] VA-25 A-1 20mm Johnson C. LT N/A MiG-17 shared kill with other VA-25 aircraft
1965 June 20[4] VA-25 A-1 20mm Hartman C. LTJG N/A MiG-17 shared kill with other VA-25 aircraft
1965 July 10[5] 45th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Roberts T. CPT Anderson R. CPT MiG-17
1965 July 10[5] 45th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Holcombe K. CPT Clark A. CPT MiG-17
1966 April 23[5] 555th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Cameron M. CPT Evans R. 1LT MiG-17
1966 April 23[5] 555th TFS F-4C AIM-7 Blake R. CPT George S. 1LT MiG-17
1966 April 26[5] 480th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Gilmore P. MAJ Smith W. 1LT MiG-21
1966 April 29[5] 555th TFS F-4C Maneuvering Keith L. CPT Bleakley R. 1LT MiG-17
1966 April 30[5] 555th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Golberg L. CPT Hardgrave G. 1LT MiG-17
1966 May 12[5] 390th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Dudley W. MAJ Kringelis I. 1LT MiG-17
1966 June 12[6] VF-211 F-8E Marr H. CDR N/A MiG-17
1966 June 13 VF-161 F-4B AIM-9 MiG-17
1966 June 21[6] VF-211 F-8E AIM-9D Vampatella P. LTJG N/A MiG-17
1966 June 21[6] VF-211 F-8E AIM-9D Chancy E. LT N/A MiG-17
1966 June 29[5] 388th TFW F-105D 20mm Tracy F. MAJ N/A MiG-17
1966 July 13[3] VF-161 F-4B AIM-7 McGuigan W. LT Fowler R. LTJG MiG-17
1966 July 14[5] 480th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Swendner W. CPT Buttell D. 1LT MiG-21
1966 July 14[5] 480th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Martin R. 1LT Krieps R. 1LT MiG-21
1966 August 18[5] 34th TFS F-105D 20mm Blank K. MAJ N/A MiG-17
1966 September 16[5] 555th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Jameson J. 1LT Rose D. 1LT MiG-17
1966 September 21[5] 421st TFS F-105D 20mm Richter K. 1LT N/A MiG-17
1966 September 21[5] 333rd TFS F-105D 20mm Wilson F. 1LT N/A MiG-17
1966 October 9[4]:255 VA-176 A-1 20mm Patton W. LTJG N/A MiG-21
1966 October 9[6] VF-162 F-8E Bellinger D. CDR N/A MiG-17
1966 November 5[5]:119 480th TFS F-4C AIM-7 Tuck J. MAJ Rabeni J. 1LT MiG-21
1966 November 5[5]:119 480th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Latham W. 1LT Klause K. 1LT MiG-21
1966 December 4[5]:119 469th TFS F-105D 20mm Dickey R. MAJ N/A MiG-17
1966 December 20[7] VF-114 F-4B AIM-7 Wisely H. LT Jordan D. LTJG An-2
1966 December 20[7] VF-213 F-4B AIM-7 McRae D. LT Nichols D. ENS An-2
1967 January 2[5]:119[8] 555th TFS F-4C AIM-7 Wetterhahn R. 1LT Sharp J. 1LT MiG-21 Operation Bolo
1967 January 2[5]:119[8] 555th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Radeker W. CPT Murray J. 1LT MiG-21 Operation Bolo
1967 January 2[5]:119[8] 555th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Olds R. COL Clifton C. 1LT MiG-21 Operation Bolo
1967 January 2[5]:119[8] 555th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Raspberry E. CPT Western R. 1LT MiG-21 Operation Bolo
1967 January 2[5]:119[8] 433rd TFS F-4C AIM-7 Combies P. MAJ Dutton L. 1LT MiG-21 Operation Bolo
1967 January 2[5]:119[8] 433rd TFS F-4C AIM-7 Stone J. CPT Dunnegan C. 1LT MiG-21 Operation Bolo
1967 January 2[5]:119[8] 433rd TFS F-4C AIM-7 Glynn L. 1LT Cary L. 1LT MiG-21 Operation Bolo
1967 January 6[5]:119 555th TFS F-4C AIM-7 Pascoe R. CPT Wells N. 1LT MiG-21
1967 January 6[5]:119 555th TFS F-4C AIM-7 Hirsch T. MAJ Strasswimmer R. 1LT MiG-21
1967 March 10[5]:119 354th TFS F-105D 20mm Brestel M. CPT N/A MiG-17
1967 March 10[5]:119 354th TFS F-105D 20mm Brestel M. CPT N/A MiG-17
1967 March 25[5]:119 333rd TFS F-105D 20mm Scott R. COL N/A MiG-17
1967 April 19[5]:119 357th TFS F-105F 20mm Thorsness L. MAJ Johnson H. CPT MiG-17
1967 April 19[5]:119 354th TFS F-105D 20mm Tolman F. MAJ N/A MiG-17
1967 April 19[5]:119 354th TFS F-105D 20mm Hunt J. MAJ N/A MiG-17
1967 April 19[5]:119 354th TFS F-105D 20mm Eskew W. CPT N/A MiG-17
1967 April 23[5]:119 389th TFS F-4C AIM-7 Anderson R. MAJ Kjer F. CPT MiG-21
1967 April 24[7] VF-114 F-4B AIM-9 Wisely H. LT Anderson G. LTJG MiG-17
1967 April 24[7] VF-114 F-4B AIM-9 Southwick C. LTCDR Laing J. ENS MiG-17
1967 April 26[5]:119 389th TFS F-4C AIM-7 Moore R. MAJ Sears J. 1LT MiG-21
1967 April 28[5]:120 357th TFS F-105D 20mm Higgins H. MAJ N/A MiG-17
1967 April 28[5]:120 354th TFS F-105D 20mm Dennis A. LTC N/A MiG-17
1967 April 30[5]:120 333rd TFS F-105D 20mm Lesan T. CPT N/A MiG-17
1967 May 1[6] VF-211 F-8E AIM-9 Wright M. LTCDR N/A MiG-17
1967 May 1[3] VA-76 A-4C Zuni Swartz T. LTCDR N/A MiG-17
1967 May 1[5]:120 390th TFS F-4C manoevuring Dilger R. MAJ Thies M. 1LT MiG-17
1967 May 4[5]:120 390th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Olds R. COL LaFever W. 1LT MiG-21
1967 May 12[5]:120 333rd TFS F-105D 20mm Suzanne J. CPT N/A MiG-17
1967 May 13[5]:120 354th TFS F-105D 20mm Gast P. LTC N/A MiG-17
1967 May 13[5]:120 354th TFS F-105D 20mm Couch C. CPT N/A MiG-17
1967 May 13[5]:120 333rd TFS F-105D AIM-9 Rilling R. MAJ N/A MiG-17
1967 May 13[5]:120 333rd TFS F-105D AIM-9 Osborne C. MAJ N/A MiG-17
1967 May 13[5]:120 433rd TFS F-4C AIM-9 Kirk W. MAJ Wayne S. 1LT MiG-17
1967 May 13[5]:120 433rd TFS F-4C AIM-7 Haeffner F. LTC Bever M. 1LT MiG-17
1967 May 13[5]:120 44th TFS F-105D 20mm Seaver M. MAJ N/A MiG-17
1967 May 14[5]:120 480th TFS F-4C 20mm Hargrove J. MAJ DeMuth S. 1LT MiG-17
1967 May 14[5]:120 480th TFS F-4C 20mm Craig J. CPT Talley J. 1LT MiG-17
1967 May 14[5]:120 480th TFS F-4C AIM-7 Bakke S. MAJ Lambert R. CPT MiG-17
1967 May 19[6] VF-211 F-8E AIM-9D Speer P. CDR N/A MiG-17
1967 May 19[6] VF-211 F-8E Shea J. LTJG N/A MiG-17
1967 May 19[6] VF-24 F-8C Lee B. LTCDR N/A MiG-17
1967 May 19[6] VF-24 F-8C Wood P. LT N/A MiG-17
1967 May 20[5]:120 389th TFS F-4C AIM-7 Titus R. LTC Zimer M. 1LT MiG-21
1967 May 20[5]:120 389th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Janca R. MAJ Roberts W. 1LT MiG-21
1967 May 20[5]:120 433rd TFS F-4C AIM-9 Pardo J. MAJ Wayne S. 1LT MiG-17
1967 May 20[5]:121 433rd TFS F-4C AIM-7 Olds R. COL Croker S. 1LT MiG-17
1967 May 20[5]:120 433rd TFS F-4C AIM-9 Combies P. MAJ Lafferty D. 1LT MiG-17
1967 May 20[5]:121 433rd TFS F-4C AIM-9 Olds R. COL Croker S. 1LT MiG-17
1967 May 22[5]:121 389th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Titus R. LTC Zimer M. 1LT MiG-21
1967 May 22[5]:121 389th TFS F-4C 20mm Titus R. LTC Zimer M. 1LT MiG-21
1967 June 3[5]:121 469th TFS F-105D AIM-9/20mm Wiggins L. CPT N/A MiG-17
1967 June 3[5]:121 13th TFS F-105D 20mm Kuster R. MAJ N/A MiG-17
1967 June 5[5]:121 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Raspberry E. MAJ Gullick F. CPT MiG-17
1967 June 5[5]:121 480th TFS F-4C 20mm Priester D. MAJ Pankhurst J. CPT MiG-17
1967 June 5[5]:121 480th TFS F-4C AIM-9 Pascoe R. CPT Wells N. CPT MiG-17
1967 July 21[6] VF-24 F-8C Isaacks M. CDR N/A MiG-17
1967 July 21[6] VF-24 F-8C AIM-9/20mm Kirkwood R. LTCDR N/A MiG-17
1967 July 21[6] VF-211 F-8E Hubbard T. LTCDR N/A MiG-17
1967 August 10[3]:393 VF-142 F-4 Freeborn G. LTJG Elliott R. ENS MiG-21
1967 August 10[3]:393 VF-142 F-4 Davis R. LTCDR Elie G. LTCDR MiG-21
1967 August 23[5]:121 34th TFS F-105D 20mm Waldrop D. 1LT N/A MiG-17
1967 October 18[5]:121 333rd TFS F-105D 20mm Russell D. MAJ N/A MiG-17
1967 October 24[5]:121 433rd TFS F-4D 20mm Kirk W. MAJ Bongartz T. 1LT MiG-21
1967 October 26[5]:121 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Logeman J. CPT McCoy F. 1LT MiG-17
1967 October 26[5]:121 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Logeman J. CPT McCoy F. 1LT MiG-17
1967 October 26[5]:121 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Gordon W. CPT Monsees J. 1LT MiG-17
1967 October 26[5]:121 555th TFS F-4D AIM-4 Cobb L. CPT Lavoy A. CPT MiG-17
1967 October 26[3]:393 VF-143 F-4 Hickey R. LTJG Morris J. LTJG MiG-21
1967 October 27[5]:121 354th TFS F-105D 20mm Basel G. CPT N/A MiG-17
1967 October 30[3]:393 VF-142 F-4 Lund E. LTCDR Borst J. LTJG MiG-17
1967 November 6[5]:121 435th TFS F-4D 20mm Simmonds D. CPT McKinney G. 1LT MiG-17
1967 November 6[5]:121 435th TFS F-4D 20mm Simmonds D. CPT McKinney G. 1LT MiG-17
1967 December 14[6] VF-162 F-8E Wyman R. LT N/A MiG-17
1967 December 17[5]:121 13th TFS F-4D AIM-4 Baker D. CPT Ryan J. 1LT MiG-17
1967 December 19[5]:122 435th TFS F-4D 20mm Moore J. MAJ McKinney G. 1LT MiG-17 half-credit shared with 333rd TFS
1967 December 19[5]:122 333rd TFS F-105F 20mm Dalton W. MAJ Graham J. MAJ MiG-17 half-credit shared with 435th TFS
1967 December 19[5]:122 333rd TFS F-105F 20mm Drew P. CPT Wheeler W. MAJ MiG-17
1968 January 3[5]:122 435th TFS F-4D AIM-4 Squier C. LTC Muldoon M. 1LT MiG-17
1968 January 3[5]:122 433rd TFS F-4D 20mm Bogoslofski B. MAJ Huskey R. CPT MiG-17
1968 January 12[9] Air America Bell 205 AK-47 An-2 Battle of Lima Site 85
1968 January 18[5]:122 435th TFS F-4D AIM-4 Simonet K. MAJ Smith W. 1LT MiG-17
1968 February 5[5]:122 13th TFS F-4D AIM-4 Hill R. CPT Huneke B. 1LT MiG-21
1968 February 6[5]:122 433rd TFS F-4D AIM-7 Boles R. CPT Battista R. 1LT MiG-21
1968 February 12[5]:122 435th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Lang A. LTC Moss R. 1LT MiG-21
1968 February 14[5]:122 555th TFS F-4D 20mm Howerton R. MAJ Voigt T. 1LT MiG-17
1968 February 14[5]:122 435th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Williams D. COL Feighny J. 1LT MiG-17
1968 May 9[2]:60–3 VF-96 F-4B AIM-7 Heffernan F. CPT Schumacher F. LTJG MiG-21 Officially listed as probable kill
1968 June 26[6] VF-51 F-8H Myers R. LTCDR N/A MiG-17
1968 July 9[6] VF-191 F-8E Nichols J. LTCDR N/A MiG-17
1968 July 10[3]:393 VF-33 F-4 Cash R. LT Kain J. LT MiG-21
1968 July 29[6] VF-53 F-8E Cane G. LTCDR N/A MiG-17
1968 August 1[6] VF-51 F-8H McCoy N. LT N/A MiG-21
1968 September 9[6] VF-111 F-8C Nargi T. LT N/A MiG-21
1970 March 28[10] VF-142 F-4J AIM-9 Beaulier J. LT Barkley S. LTJG MiG-21
1972 January 19[10]:392 VF-96 F-4J AIM-9 Cunningham R. LT Driscoll W. LTJG MiG-21
1972 February 21[5]:122 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Lodge R. MAJ Locher R. 1LT MiG-21
1972 March 1[5]:122 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Kittinger J. LTC Hodgdon L. 1LT MiG-21
1972 March 6[11] VF-111 F-4B AIM-9D Weigand G. LT Freckleton W. LTJG MiG-17
1972 March 30[5]:122 13th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Olmstead F. CPT Volloy G. CPT MiG-21
1972 April 16[5]:122 13th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Olmstead F. CPT Maas S. CPT MiG-21
1972 April 16[5]:123 13th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Cherry E. MAJ Feinstein J. CPT MiG-21
1972 April 16[5]:123 523rd TFS F-4D AIM-7 Null J. CPT Vahue M. CPT MiG-21
1972 May 6[7] VF-114 F-4J AIM-9 Hughes R. LT Cruz A. LTJG MiG-21
1972 May 6[7] VF-114 F-4J AIM-9 Pettigrew K. LTCDR McCabe M. LTJG MiG-21
1972 May 6[10]:395 VF-51 F-4B AIM-9 Houston J. LTCDR Moore K. LT MiG-17
1972 May 8[5]:123 13th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Crews B. MAJ Jones K. CPT MiG-19
1972 May 8[5]:123 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Lodge R. MAJ Locher R. CPT MiG-21
1972 May 8[3]:393 VF-96 F-4J AIM-9 Cunningham R. LT Driscoll W. LTJG MiG-17
1972 May 10[12][10]:396 VF-96 F-4J AIM-9 Cunningham R. LT Driscoll W. LTJG MiG-17
1972 May 10[10]:396 VF-96 F-4J AIM-9 Cunningham R. LT Driscoll W. LTJG MiG-17
1972 May 10[10]:396 VF-96 F-4J AIM-9 Cunningham R. LT Driscoll W. LTJG MiG-17
1972 May 10[3]:393 VF-92 F-4 AIM-9 Dose C. LT McDevitt J. LTCDR MiG-21
1972 May 10[3]:393 VF-96 F-4 Connelly M. LT Blonsky T. LT MiG-17
1972 May 10[3]:393 VF-96 F-4 Connelly M. LT Blonsky T. LT MiG-17
1972 May 10[3]:393 VF-51 F-4 Morris R. LT Cannon K. LT MiG-17
1972 May 10[3]:393 VF-96 F-4 Shoemaker S. LT Crenshaw J. LTJG MiG-17
1972 May 10[5]:123 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Lodge R. MAJ Locher R. CPT MiG-21
1972 May 10[5]:123 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Markle J. 1LT Eaves S. CPT MiG-21
1972 May 10[5]:123[13] 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Ritchie S. CPT DeBellevue C. CPT MiG-21
1972 May 11[5]:123 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Nichols S. CPT Bell J. 1LT MiG-21
1972 May 12[5]:123 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Frye W. LTC Cooney J. LTC MiG-19
1972 May 18[12] VF-161 F-4J Bartholomay H. LT Brown O. LT MiG-19
1972 May 18[12] VF-161 F-4J Arwood P. LT Bell J. LT MiG-19
1972 May 23[12] VF-161 F-4J McKeown R. LTCDR Ensch J. LT MiG-17
1972 May 23[12] VF-161 F-4J McKeown R. LTCDR Ensch J. LT MiG-17
1972 May 23[6] VF-211 F-8J Tucker J. LT N/A MiG-17
1972 May 23[5]:123 35th TFS F-4E AIM-7 Beckers L. LTC Huwe J. CPT MiG-19
1972 May 23[5]:123 35th TFS F-4E 20mm Beatty J. CPT Sumner J. 1LT MiG-21
1972 May 31[5]:123 13th TFS F-4E AIM-9 Leonard B. CPT Feinstein J. CPT MiG-21
1972 May 31[5]:123 555th TFS F-4E AIM-7 Ritchie S. CPT Pettit L. CPT MiG-21
1972 June 2[5]:123 13th TFS F-4E 20mm Handley P. MAJ Smallwood J. 1LT MiG-19 Only confirmed supersonic gun kill in history [14]
1972 June 11[12] VF-51 F-4J AIM-9 Teague F. CDR Howell R. LT MiG-17
1972 June 11[12] VF-51 F-4J AIM-9 Copeland W. LT Bouchoux D. LT MiG-17
1972 June 21[12] VF-31 F-4J AIM-9 Flynn S. CDR John W. LT MiG-21
1972 June 21[5]:123 469th TFS F-4E AIM-9 Christiansen V. LTC Harden K. MAJ MiG-21
1972 July 8[5]:123 4th TFS F-4E AIM-7 Hardy R. CPT Lewinski P. CPT MiG-21
1972 July 8[5]:123 555th TFS F-4E AIM-7 Ritchie S. CPT DeBellevue C. CPT MiG-21
1972 July 8[5]:123 555th TFS F-4E AIM-7 Ritchie S. CPT DeBellevue C. CPT MiG-21
1972 July 18[5]:124 13th TFS F-4D AIM-9 Baily C. LTC Feinstein J. CPT MiG-21
1972 July 29[5]:124 13th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Baily C. LTC Feinstein J. CPT MiG-21
1972 July 29[5]:124 4th TFS F-4E AIM-7 Taft G. LTC Imaye S. CPT MiG-21
1972 August 10[15] VF-103 F-4J AIM-7E Tucker R. LTCDR Edens S. LTJG MiG-21 Night kill.
1972 August 12[5]:124 58th TFS F-4E AIM-7 Richard L. CPT Ettel M. LTCDR MiG-21
1972 August 15[5]:124 336th TFS F-4E AIM-7 Sheffler F. CPT Massen M. CPT MiG-21
1972 August 19[5]:124 4th TFS F-4E AIM-7 White S. CPT Bettine F. 1LT MiG-21
1972 August 28[5]:124 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Ritchie S. CPT DeBellevue C. CPT MiG-21
1972 September 2[5]:124 34th TFS F-4E AIM-7 Lucas J. MAJ Malloy D. 1LT MiG-19
1972 September 9[5]:124 555th TFS F-4D 20mm Tibbett C. CPT Hargrove W. 1LT MiG-21
1972 September 9[5]:124 555th TFS F-4D AIM-9 Madden J. CPT DeBellevue C. CPT MiG-19
1972 September 9[5]:124 555th TFS F-4D AIM-9 Madden J. CPT DeBellevue C. CPT MiG-19
1972 September 11[12] VMFA-333 F-4J Lasseter L. MAJ Cummings J. CPT MiG-21
1972 September 12[5]:124 35th TFS F-4E AIM-9 Beckers L. LTC Griffin T. 1LT MiG-21
1972 September 12[5]:124 35th TFS F-4E 20mm Retterbrush G. MAJ Autrey D. 1LT MiG-21
1972 September 12[5]:124 469th TFS F-4D AIM-9 Mahaffey M. CPT Shields G. 1LT MiG-21
1972 September 16[5]:124 555th TFS F-4E AIM-9 Tibbett C. CPT Hargrove W. 1LT MiG-21
1972 October 5[5]:124 34th TFS F-4E AIM-7 Coe R. CPT Webb O. 1LT MiG-21
1972 October 6[5]:125 34th TFS F-4E Manoevuring Clouser G. MAJ Brunson C. 1LT MiG-19 shared kill with other 34th TFS aircraft
1972 October 6[5]:125 34th TFS F-4E Manoevuring Barton C. CPT Watson G. 1LT MiG-19 shared kill with other 34th TFS aircraft
1972 October 8[5]:125 35th TFS F-4E 20mm Retterbrush G. MAJ Jasperson R. CPT MiG-21
1972 October 12[5]:125 555th TFS F-4D Manoevuring Madden J. CPT Pettit L. CPT MiG-21
1972 October 13[5]:125 13th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Westphal C. LTC Feinstein J. CPT MiG-21
1972 October 15[5]:125 34th TFS F-4E AIM-9 Holtz R. MAJ Diehl W. 1LT MiG-21
1972 October 15[5]:125 307th TFS F-4E 20mm Rubus G. CPT Hendrickson J. CPT MiG-21
1972 October 15[5]:125 307th TFS F-4D AIM-9 McCoy I. MAJ Brown F. MAJ MiG-21
1972 December 18[5]:125 307th SW B-52D 0.50 Cal Turner O SSGT MiG-21 Operation Linebacker II
1972 December 22[5]:125 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Brunson J. LTC Pickett R. MAJ MiG-21
1972 December 21[5]:125 307th SW B-52D 0.50 Cal Moore A. A1C MiG-21 Operation Linebacker II
1972 December 28[12] VF-142 F-4J AIM-9 Davis S. LTJG Ulrich G. LTJG MiG-21
1972 December 28[5]:125 555th TFS F-4D AIM-7 McKee H. MAJ Dubler J. CPT MiG-21
1973 January 8[5]:125 4th TFS F-4D AIM-7 Howman P. CPT Kullman L. 1LT MiG-21
1973 January 12[12] VF-161 F-4J AIM-9 Kovaleski V. LT Wise J. LT MiG-17
  • A Grumman OV-1 Mohawk of the US Army's 131st Aviation Company scored an unconfirmed victory against a MiG-17 over the Ashau Valley in Mid-February of 1968 using a combination of 50-caliber rounds from a pair of XM15 gun pods and a salvo of 2.75" FFARs. The pilot, Captain Ken Lee, has not been officially credited with the kill, with the suspected reasoning for this being that the US Air Force asserted air-to-air combat as their domain (for land-based aircraft) and would demand the disarmament or hand-off of all Mohawks in US Army service.[16]

Key statistics extrapolated

The most successful:

  • USAF squadron was the 555th TFS with 36 kills
  • US Navy squadron was VF-96 with 10 kills
  • Aircraft was the F-4 Phantom with 147 kills
  • Weapons were the AIM-7 and AIM-9 both tied with 58 kills each, although many AIM-9 were AIM-9/20mm shared kills
  • day was 10 May 1972 with 11 kills (7 MiG-17s and 4 MiG-21s)
  • month was May 1972 with 28 kills
  • 555th TFS Insignia
  • VF-96 insignia
  • 555th TFS F-4D
  • VF-96 F-4J
  • AIM-9s on an F-8

See also

References
  1. Davies, Peter (2012). F-100 Super Sabre Units of the Vietnam War. Osprey Publishing. p. 97. ISBN 9781782006992.
  2. Elward, Brad (2012). US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1965-70. Osprey Publishing. pp. 7–9. ISBN 9781782006589.
  3. Marolda, Edward (1996). By Sea, Air, and Land: An Illustrated History of the U. S. Navy and the War in Southeast Asia. DIANE Publishing. p. 391. ISBN 9780788132506.
  4. Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Volume 1 The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. p. 329. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  5. Futrell, Frank (1976). United States Air Force in Southeast Asia 1965-1973: Aces and Aerial Victories (PDF). Air University, Headquarters USAF. p. 118.
  6. Mersky, Peter (2012). F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War. Osprey Publishing. p. 101. ISBN 9781782006527.
  7. "Kitty Hawk II (CVA-63) 1961-2009". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  8. "MiG Sweep". Air Force Magazine. November 1988. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  9. Hamilton-Merritt, Jane (1999). Tragic Mountains: the Hmongs, the Americans, and the Secret War for Laos, 1942–1992. Indiana University Press. p. 181. ISBN 0253207568.
  10. Evans, Mark. United States Naval Aviation 1910–2010 Vol. I (PDF). Naval History and Heritage Command. p. 380. ISBN 9780945274759.
  11. Elward, Brad. US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972-73. Osprey Publishing. p. 15.
  12. Stoffey, Robert (2008). Fighting to Leave: The Final Years of America's War in Vietnam, 1972-1973. MBI Publishing Company. p. 326. ISBN 9781616732356.
  13. Ethell, Jeffrey (1989). One Day in a Very Long War: May 10, 1972, Air Combat, North Vietnam. Random House. pp. 55–61, 141. ISBN 9780517079348.
  14. Dogfight episode 25 Supersonic History Documentary, retrieved 2020-04-08 (link is dead)
  15. Elward, Brad. US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972-73. Osprey Publishing. p. 15.
  16. Wolf, Andy (April 17, 2020). "The Army's only air to air kill since WWII was done with a .50 cal in Vietnam". warisboring.com. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.