The Soviet-era MiG-17 fighter aircraft is perhaps most recognized for its role in the Vietnam War. During the early 1950’s, the high-subsonic airframe was first produced and would soon be ...

Summary and Key Points: The MiG-17 Fresco, a Soviet-designed fighter jet, made its maiden flight in January 1950 and was introduced in October 1952, just missing out on combat in the Korean War.

Manufactured as MiG-17F c/n 1406016, this aircraft was delivered from the Soviet Union to the Royal Moroccan Air Force with the code CNA-FJ (later to become 10-1FJ), and would serve the Moroccan ...

So when he became the owner of a MiG-17 that was destined for a scrapyard in Poland, he was going to finish its restoration, no matter what obstacles he ran into. And he ran into a bunch.

The MiG-17 wasn't the only aircraft developed in the early 1950s to fly in Vietnam. Republic Aviation's F-105 Thunderchief emerged as a supersonic fighter bomber meant to replace the F-84F ...

The MiG-17 was a subsonic aircraft that could only reach speeds of 715 mph. The speed of sound, for the uninitiated, is roughly 761 mph. Granted, speed isn't everything in aerial combat, ...

Russian occupiers have blown up a MiG-17 aircraft monument in the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, where the fiercest fighting is currently taking place. Source: Ukrainian troops deployed in Bakhmut, ...

Featured aircraft will include the Corsair, P-51 Mustang, B-29 Superfortress, F-86 Sabre, MiG 15 and MiG 17. The event takes place July 21-27, with a focus on Korean War aviation July 23-25.

MiG-17: The Soviet Fighter That Surprised U.S. Pilots in Vietnam ... All-in-all, VPAF MiG-17 drivers claimed 71 aerial victories against U.S. aircraft versus 63 losses and 49 dead Fresco pilots.