1959年1月24日，成立由邓性领导的空军局，下辖航空基地研究委员会和民航局。北越空军第一支建制航空兵部队是1959年5月1日组建的第919运输机團（Trung đoàn Không quân Vận tải 919），使用安-2, 里-2, 伊尔-14运输机。9月30日组建了第910训练团（Trung đoàn Không quân 910），装备雅克-18教练机。[3] 1959年9月30日成立了空军训练学校。此时，空军局有650人，飞机26架。
1963年10月22日，空军与防空军合并为防空空军（Quân chủng Phòng không - Không quân）。司令员冯世才少将，政委邓性中将，有飞机83架：44架运输机，12架直升机，27架教练机，编为第919运输机团，第910教练机团（扩编为航空学校）。另有11个高炮团另2个高炮营，合计72个高炮连：27个100高炮连，6个90高炮连，7个88高炮连，5个85高炮连，26个57高炮连，1个37高炮连。3个雷达团，辖16个雷达连，组成了北越的防空情报网。
1964年2月3月在中国蒙自机场组建越南空军第921飞行团（Trung đoàn Không quân Tiêm kích 921），称为“红星”部队。有空勤30余人，地勤60余人，32架米格-17战斗机，4架米格-15UTI双座教练机。陶庭练中校任团长，杜龙少校任政委。中国空46团团长曹双明任越南飞行团的专家组长，带领８名中国空军优秀战斗机飞行员当教员。
1967年8月12日，河内上空F4被SA-2地空导弹击落。第923战斗机团第一大队的飞行员：Luy Huy Chao (击落6架), Le Hai (击落7架), Mai Duc Tai (击落2架), Hoang Van Ky (击落5架，于1967年6月5日牺牲)与他们的米格-17。这些飞行员在1967年6月2日击落一架F-4，次日击落一架F-105
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