Ace Le Thanh Dao
Colonel, Mig-21 Pilot – Vietnam People’s Armed Forces Hero
Hero Lê Thanh Đạo, former Chief Inspector of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, born in 1944, pilot of the MiG-21 Regiment 927, is one of the 16 pilots to achieve Ace status during the Vietnam War, credited with shooting down six American aircraft.
Le Thanh Dao (left) uses a map to indicate the route of an up-and-coming flight to Dang Ngoc Ngu (right) in front of MiG-21PFM ‘Red 5017’. Dao claimed his first aerial victory during the afternoon of 18 December 1971 when he shot down the F-4D.
Hero Le Thanh Dao, former Chief Inspector of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, born in 1944, pilot of the MiG-21 Regiment 927, is one of the 16 pilots to achieve Ace status during the Vietnam War, credited with shooting down six American aircraft.
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