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.

In the hands of North Vietnam, the MiG-17 shone. Smaller and slower, the MiG-17 were much lighter and significantly more maneuverable at low speed than the Republic F-105 Thunderchiefs and F-4 ...

The MiG pilots had completely misjudged the Skyraiders, possibly assuming their speed advantage would ensure early victory—only to be outfought in close combat, where the A-1H Skyraider excelled.

The first officially listed American aerial victory during the Vietnam War was achieved by a U.S. Navy F-4B Phantom that destroyed a Chinese MiG-17 on Apr. 9, 1965.

The second victory of the propeller-driven Skyraider against a North Vietnamese MiG-17 jet fighter, took place on Oct. 9, 1966 and involved four A-1Hs launched from the deck of the USS Intrepid ...

The Duluth Airshow announced Friday that it has added a new attraction to its 2019 show. The show will now feature a MiG-17 Vietnam era aircraft. The MiG-17 will share the skies with the United ...

Indeed, the subsonic MiG-17 would draw “first blood” in the deadly skies over Vietnam; on April 4, 1965, in the first confirmed aerial victories for either side, a Vietnamese People’s Air ...