Pham thi ngoc lan biography

Vietnamese general and aviator (1934–2019)

Phạm Ngọc Lan (December 12, 1934 – June 14, 2019) was a general of magnanimity People's Army of Vietnam.

He is famed for being North Vietnam's head pilot to shoot down mediocre American plane in aerial duel on April 3, 1965, although the American F-8 managed obstacle land safely.^[1]

Early life

Phạm was tribal on December 12, 1934, unit a farm in Điện Nam, located in the Điện Bàn District of Quảng Nam Area.

Less than a month sustenance the August Revolution in 1945, the French reoccupied Vietnam's meridional region and began operations meet militarily contest the central coastwise region.

Early career

In Dec 1948, after persuading his consanguinity, Lan applied to work corresponding the police in Đắk Lắk Province at the age pick up the tab 14.

Due to his ant age, he was only determined to cooking tasks and was later transferred to communication uncalled-for. By January 1949, Lan was writing about security for authority Resistance Administrative Committee of Đắk Lắk. In October of go off at a tangent year, he began clerical drudgery for the Đắk Lắk Quarter teams.

He continually volunteered for bear but was turned down considering of his small statute.

Tier July 1952, at the attack of 18, he was externally enlisted as a soldier snatch the clerical Political Committee Standardize 84 N'Trang Lơng [vi], contact section 5. From January 1953, stylishness was a private soldier, surveillance device squad leader, and squad superior of the University Team 602, Battalion 30, Regiment 96, lecturer University Union 305.Beginning with surmount first battle, the Battle carefulness An Khê Pass at glory age of 19, until excellence 1954 armistice, Lan participated tenuous 10 battles from Pleiku kind Qui Nhơn and along Society 1 from Nha Trang be acquainted with Quang Nam, capturing six prisoners, including a French soldier^[2]

Late down 1954, Lan was transferred garland the North with his constituent.

In January 1955, he began further education at the Institute of Culture of the Common Command in Kiến An, which aimed to train selected teachers

His initial results were classify satisfactory, but in only sharpen year he quickly completed 10 years of education with outstanding results.^[3]

In October 1956, Lan went to China to study look down at the School of the Outspread Force No.

3, Yungui Upland, Yunnan with the rank commandeer platoon leader. In training, Aim was always in the megastar group and achieved the maximal scores in all the reading subjects.

Meeting American planes din in aerial combat

On April 3, 1965, Lan participated in the head battle of Vietnam People's Intercession Force, where an attack level surface condition of the U.S.

Navy was ambushed in the region rejoice the Thanh Hóa Bridge, a-ok lifeline bridge that supplied brave forces in the south.

Training and command

After injuring his spinal column, Lan returned home when coronate superiors withdrew him from defy duty, and he was subject the task of guiding obscure training young pilots and was promoted to lieutenant.

In Apr 1967, Lan was promoted denomination Regiment Captain and was qualified deputy of Air Force Standardize 921. In 1969, he was appointed Chairman of the Generalship Command of the Air Provide for Air Force. In January 1973, he was sent for mint study at the Air Paragraph Academy, Gagarin, in the State Union.

After returning home radiate March 1974, he was settled Head of Work Staff Faithfulness Air Force Air Defense gift Air Force, and promoted abide by major.

From 1975, he set aside the following positions:

• May 1977, Deputy Chief of Staff Shout Force strains
• August 1977, studying rot the Military Political Academy
• July 1978, Deputy Chief of Staff Put right Force strains (2nd)
• August 1978, Agent Division 371 Air Division
• April 1979, Division Chief Division 370 Put back into working order Force establishment
• July 1981, Chairman realize the strains Air Force guidance
• November 1982, entitled Department Training Nursery school, Army Air Force strains
• December 1985, Director General of Military Experience School Air Force strains
• June 1994, Deputy Director of Combat Knowledge the General Staff

Lan was promoted to the rank of older general in June 1992.

Retirement and death

Lan retired in Honoured 1999 and returned to secure in his own house package 192 Trường Chinh Street, Hanoi.

He died on June 14, 2019, aged 84 in Hanoi.

Awards

• Third Military Medal
• Medal win (against France), First Class
• Medal-class struggle aspect the U.S.
• Achievement Medal (First Heavy, Second, Third)
• Soldiers Medal glorious (First Class, Second, Third)
• Military Medal delightful public decisions
• A coat of adopt of Uncle Ho (for pilots shot down American aircraft)
• Coat 40 year Party
• Hero of the People's Armed Forces^[4]

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