Biographies of International Astronauts
BuiThanh LiemVietnam |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 30.06.1949 |
| Birthplace: | Hanoi |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | one |
| Selection date: | ??.04.1979 |
| Selection group: | Interkosmos-3 |
| Position: | Research Cosmonaut (RC) |
| Status: | Ret. 31.07.1980 |
| Date of death: | 26.09.1981 |
| Place of death: | Gulf of Tonkin |
Spaceflights
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Backup assignments
| No. | Mission | Position |
| 1 | Soyuz 37 | Research Cosmonaut |
Additional information
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Captain and fighter pilot, Vietnam Air Force
pilot; flew many combat missions during the Vietnam war; graduated from Gagarin
Military Academy, Monino, 1978; was selected as backup for
Soyuz 37; died in a MiG-21 airplane
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