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How many US combat fighters were shot down by Vietnam's fighters in the Vietnam war?
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This question should read "...shot down by NORTH Vietnam's fighters..." as this was a separate nation from South Vietnam; and SOUTH Vietnam didn't (intentionally) shoot down any US combat fighter planes.
Additionally, data (statistics) will almost always be inaccurate due to WHO's writing it. Another words, "he which holds the gold makes the rules" (or "the victor writes the book" even though in this case the US wasn't the victor). Bottom line is this: If the stats are written by the North Viets then they could be suspect; if written by the US, the same rule "could" apply. The best stats are agreed upon by both parties (another words they will match).
The US Navy/Marine Corps record 16 jets lost to NVAF MiGs, while shooting down 61 NVAF MiG17, MiG19, and MiG21s. The USAF records losing 67 jets to the NVAF. The NVAF in some writings might claim well over those figures. Be advised the NVAF MiG 17s & 19s weren't all Soviet built aircraft; many of the Mig17s were actually Chicom J5 versions of the Soviet MiG17 & the MiG19s were actually Chicom J6s (Chinese Communist). The Soviets did NOT supply the NVAF with MiG19s. The Red Chinese did NOT supply the NVAF with MiG21s. But they both supplied the NVAF with MiG17s (and J5s).
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