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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
fighter aircraft family by Mikoyan-Gurevich / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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