Vang Sue, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vang Sue

Laotian fighter pilot

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1945

Place of Birth: Xiangkhouang Province, Laos

Date of Death: 18-Oct-1972

Profession: fighter pilot

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Major Vang Sue (Su, Seu) (also transliterated as Vaj Xwm) (January 30, 1945 – October 18, 1972) was a Laotian Hmong fighter pilot.
Recipient of the USAF Distinguished Flying Cross.
He flew over 4,000 combat missions as a T-28 bomber pilot.
Vang trained briefly with Hmong fighter ace Lee Lue before Lee was shot down and became General Vang Pao's preeminent pilot after Lee's death.
He frequently flew 15 days consecutively, and often as much as 15 sorties in a day.
Renowned for his daring and bombing accuracy, Vang was shot down by anti-aircraft guns and killed in October 18, 1972.