Phạm Phú Quốc
Phạm Phú Quốc | |
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| Born | October 20, 1935 Da Nang, Indochinese Federation |
| Died | April 19, 1965 (aged 29) Hà Tĩnh Province, North Vietnam |
| Allegiance | South Vietnam |
| Branch | Republic of Vietnam Air Force |
| Years of service | 1954-1965 |
| Rank | Colonel (posthumously) |
| Unit | 23rd Tactical Air Wing |
| Commands | 23rd Tactical Air Squadron Bien Hoa Air Base |
| Battles / wars | Vietnam War |
Phạm Phú Quốc (1935–1965) was a French-trained South Vietnamese fighter pilot and lieutenant in the Republic of Vietnam Air Force, best known for being one of two mutinous pilots involved in the 1962 South Vietnamese Presidential Palace bombing on February 27, 1962, which aimed to assassinate President Ngô Đình Diệm and his immediate family, who were his political advisers.
His plan failed, and he was imprisoned until 1963, after Diem's assassination. The coup plotters released him and reinstated his rank.