Phạm Thanh Ngân

**Phạm Thanh Ngân**
Phạm Thanh Ngân
Chief of the General Department of Politics
	In office; 1998–2011
Preceded by	Lê Khả Phiêu
Succeeded by	Lê Văn Dũng
Personal details
Born	18 April 1939; Phu Binh District, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam
Military service
Allegiance	Vietnam
Branch/service	Vietnam People's Army
Years of service	1959–2002
Rank	Colonel General
Commands	Vietnam People's Army
Battles/wars	Vietnam War

Phạm Thanh Ngân (born 18 April 1939 in Phú Bình District in Thái Nguyên Province), is a former MiG-21 pilot of the Vietnamese People's Air Force. Phạm Thanh Ngân flew with the 921st Fighter Regiment and tied for second-most kills (with Nguyễn Hồng Nhị and Mai Văn Cường) amongst Vietnam War fighter aces at eight.^[1]

Phạm Thanh Ngân was admitted to the Communist Party of Vietnam on 8 December 1963 and became officially party member on 8 September 1964.

The following aerial-victories claims include the kills known to be credited to him by the VPAF:^[2]^[3]^[4]

14 December 1966, Ryan 147 Firebee/Lightning Bug drone;
16 September 1967, a US Air Force RF-101C Voodoo (serial number 56-0180, 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron/432nd TRW; pilot Bagley, POW);
03 October 1967, a USAF F-4D Phantom II (pilot Moore/WSO Gulbrandson, both rescued; a shared kill with Nguyễn Ngọc Độ);
07 October 1967, a USAF F-4D Phantom II (pilot Appleby, POW/WSO Austin, KIA, US-side claims SAM);
18 November 1967, a USAF F-105F Wild Weasel (pilot Dardeau, POW/EWO Lehnhoff, KIA);
20 November 1967, a USAF F-105D Thunderchief (pilot Butler, POW);
03 February 1968, a USAF F-102A Delta Dagger (pilot Wiggins, KIA).

References[edit]

Toperczer, Istvan (2015). MiG Aces of the Vietnam War. USA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7643-4895-2.

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