Pilot Nguyen Van Coc

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Nguyen Van Coc

Living place: Vietnam

Birthday: ?-?-1942

Global rank: #84996

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Who is Pilot Nguyen Van Coc?
Nguyen Van Coc is known as an ace pilot of Vietnam during the war. He is the only person in the world using Mikoyan-Gurevich jet fighters MiG-21 to shoot down 9 American planes in North Vietnam.
With the record of shooting down planes, he was promoted to lieutenant general of the Vietnam People's Army and conferred the title of Hero of the Vietnam People's Army.
Awards awarded by the State. awarded:
  • 1 Third-class Military Merit Medal
  • 5 Third-class Victory Medal
  • Glorious Soldier Medal, first class 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
  • Hero of the People's Armed Forces of Vietnam
  • 2 Second Class Victory Medal
  • Order of the Resistance Against America third place.
  • Determined Victory Medal.

 
 

Young / Before famous

When he was studying in grade 8 in 1961 at Ngo Si Lien school - Bac Giang province, he was selected for a non-profit training class. public service and enlisted in the army.
The place where he was brought to train was the flight school at Cat Bi airport, province Hai Phong .
In August 1962 he was one of the people who was sent to train at the air force school in Russia.
After graduating from the MiG-17 pilot training course in November In 1964, he returned home and was assigned to Company 1 of the Red Star Air Force Regiment - 921st Regiment.
In 1966, he was sent to a MiG-21 pilot training class in Russia for a year. , he was admitted to the Vietnam Labor Party.
In early 1967, after finishing school, he returned home and returned to the 921st Regiment unit to receive his assignment.
During the battle at Hoa Binh, Son La on April 30, 1967, he and his team captain Nguyen Ngoc Do already excellently shot down 2 F-105 Thunderchief aircraft, when he was only flying in the 2nd position to perform the task of supporting and protecting the 1st aircraft to shoot down the enemy. This was the first plane he shot down.
During the battle on January 2, 1967, his plane was shot down by the enemy and had to parachute before it was shot down.
For 2 years. 1967 and 1968 he shot a total of 9 aircraft including: 3 F-4.3 planes F-5.1 F-102 and 2 high-altitude UAVs AQM-34A, there were 6 he He was shot down when he started in 2nd place.
By June 18, 1969 with the above achievement, he was awarded the title of hero of the Vietnamese people's armed forces.
At the age of 27 with a successful career. He was the one who shot down the most planes on both the Vietnamese and American sides, he also helped his teammates shoot down 9 other planes, he was promoted to the rank of Air Force Captain.
Also in 1967 he was awarded the rank of Air Force Captain.
moved back to train new pilots at the Air Force.
In August 1970, he held the position of deputy company commander of the 1st company in the Red Star Air Force.
In September 1972 he was again sent to study as an Air Force Commanding Officer at Gagarin Air Force Academy - Russia.
After completing the course in 1976, he just returned home and worked in the air force. Until October 1977, he held the position of deputy regiment of the 921st Airborne Regiment - Red Star Air Force, Division 371, Air Force. In March 1978, he was promoted to regiment commander of the 921st Airborne Regiment - Red Star Air Force. In August 1979, he was deputy division commander of the 371st Airborne Division. In August, he was transferred to the division commander of the 370th Airborne Division. In August 1982, he was transferred back to the divisional commander of the Airborne Division. 371. And in May 1988, he was promoted to the position of deputy chief of staff of the Air Force. In August 1990, with the rank of major general, he held the position of deputy commander of the air force. By June 1996, he was the commander of the Air Force. In December 1997, he was transferred to the position of Deputy Inspector General of the Vietnam People's Army.
From October 1998 to 2002 he held the position of Chief Inspector of the Ministry of National Defense
In 1999 he was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General by the state.
In 2003 he officially retired.
In 2004 he fell down the stairs and injured his spine.

Family life info

When he was born, he was an old man Nguyen Van Bay former chairman of the Viet Minh Front - Viet Yen district - province Bac Giang.
Mr. Nguyen Van Coc's wife is Ms. Doi Thu Huong from Thanh Hoa, is an actress and holds the position of Colonel, Director of the library of the Air Force. They were married in 1974 and have a son and a daughter together.

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When was Pilot Nguyen Van Coc born?
Nguyen Van Coc was born in ?-?-1942, death year is , at the age of 82.
Where is Pilot Nguyen Van Coc's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Nguyen Van Coc was born in Bac Giang, of Vietnam. Mr working and living in Vietnam. Mr, whose Zodiac is (don't know), and who Chinese Zodiac is The Horse. Nguyen Van Coc's global rank is 84996 and whose rank is 105 in list of famous Pilot.
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Portrait of hero Nguyen Van Coc
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Hero Nguyen Van Coc and his teammates
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Pictures of Nguyen Van Coc's meeting with Uncle Ho
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