Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 facts for kids

A silver MiG-17 taking off.

The MiG-17 Fresco is a fighter aircraft made by Mikoyan, a Russian company. It first flew in 1950, and was supposed to replace the MiG-15 in the Korean War, but it did not arrive fast enough. It was used by the North Vietnamese in the Vietnam War. It carried 3 guns on it, and later versions carried missiles. Today, it is used as a trainer in other air forces.

Other pages

• F-8 Crusader
• F-4 Phantom II
• MiG-21

Images for kids

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  MiG-17 at the Aviation Museum of Central Finland in Jyväskylä. The paintscheme is from 2006 and is based on the idea of Luonetjärvi primary school student Anni Lundahl.

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  A North Vietnamese MiG-17 on display at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum.

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  Tail section showing insignia, camouflaged MiG-17s were often referred to as "snakes" by NVAF pilots.

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  MiG-17F on display at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos, California

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  Lim-5 in Polish Air Force markings

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  A privately owned JJ-5 (MiG-17) at JeffCo Airport

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  An Egyptian MiG-17

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  Luu Huy Chao and Le Hai, VPAF MIG 17 pilots, each credited with six aerial combat victories against U.S planes in the skies over North Vietnam.

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  East German MiG-17F.

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  Two 64th Fighter Weapons Squadron F-5s with a 4477th TEF MiG-17 (leading) and MiG-21 (trailing) in 1979. Note the Tactical Air Command badge applied to the vertical fin of the MiG-21 on the right.

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  A MiG-17PF "Fresco D" all-weather fighter with Izumrud radar.

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  A former Indonesian Lim-5 on display in the United States in North Korean markings

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  East German MiG-17

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  MiG-17 of the Malagasy Air Force.

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  Syrian MiG-17 at the Israeli Air Force Museum

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  Soviet MiG-17F in USAF use

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  Twin 23 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannon winched down from the nose of a Polish-built Lim-6 (MiG-17F; a third 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon was also fitted.

See also

In Spanish: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 para niños