Two pieces of Vietnam Military History Museum recognized as national treasures

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The VietnamMilitaryHistoryMuseum has announced the decision of the Prime Minister to recognize two items as the national treasures. The two items are the Ho Chi Minh Campaign Determination map and the MIG-21 Fighter No 4324. The map was devised by the staff of the Office of Operations under the Command of the National Liberation Front for South Vietnam and the officers of the General Staff from April 15th to 21st 1975 in Ta Thiet revolutionary base, Loc Ninh district, Binh Phuoc province. The map showed five major attack directions to Saigon to liberate the south and reunify the country. Visiting the map Visiting the fighter (Photo source: btlsqsvn.org.vn) The fighter was donated by the former Soviet Union in 1965 and formed part of the fighter aircraft team of Regiment 921 of Air Force Division 371. In 1967, the aircraft was flown 69 times and used to shoot down 14 American warplanes of various types, including the Thunderchief and the Phantom./.