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North Vietnam ace Col Van Bay shows how he shot down a US jet

North Vietnamese fighter pilot Colonel Nguyen Van Bay (second left) explains how he shot down a US jet in his MiG-17 fighter with the aid of models somewhere in North Vietnam in 1969. Col Van Bay shot down seven US aircraft during the war.

Photo by Marc Riboud/Magnum Photos

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