page_title: Nguyễn Tiến Sâm
hierarchical_section_title: Nguyễn Tiến Sâm
caption_attribution_description: English: The MiG-21F94 numbered as 5020 owned by the 921st fighter regiment. Some aces of Vietnam People's Air Force drove this aircraft.Tiếng Việt: MiG-21 F94 số 5020 của Đoàn 927 Không quân Nhân dân Việt Nam đã được nhiều anh hùng lục lượng vũ trang Việt Nam lái trong thời gian Chiến tranh Việt Nam. Nguyễn Tiến Sâm đã lái chiếc máy bay này và bắn nổ tung một chiêc F4E của Mỹ. Do khoảng cách gần, máy bay của Sâm đi vào vùng nổ thiếu không khí và bị tắt máy. Nhưng phi công đã làm động cơ khởi động trở lại được và về căn cứ an toàn.
context_page_description: Nguyễn Tiến Sâm was a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 pilot of the Vietnamese People's Air Force, he flew with the 921st fighter regiment and tied for fourth place amongst Vietnam War fighter aces with six kills.
  Five of his six kills are known for certain:
  5 July 1972, a USAF F-4E;
  24 July 1972, a USAF F-4E;
  29 July 1972, a USAF F-4E;
  12 September 1972, a USAF F-4E;
  5 October 1972, a USAF F-4D.
context_section_description: Nguyễn Tiến Sâm (born 1946 in Hanoi) was a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 pilot of the Vietnamese People's Air Force, he flew with the 921st fighter regiment and tied for fourth place amongst Vietnam War fighter aces with six kills.
  Five of his six kills are known for certain:
  5 July 1972, a USAF F-4E (pilot Spencer, WSO Seek);
  24 July 1972, a USAF F-4E (serial number 66-0369, 421st Tactical Fighter Squadron, pilot Hodnett, WSO Fallert);
  29 July 1972, a USAF F-4E (serial number 66-0367, 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron, pilot Kula, WSO Matsui);
  12 September 1972, a USAF F-4E (pilot McMurray, WSO Zuberbuhler);
  5 October 1972, a USAF F-4D (pilot Lewis, WSO Alpers).
caption: The MiG-21F94 piloted by Nguyen Tien Sam.
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