Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a transonic fighter aircraft that was produced in the Soviet Union from 1952 and was operated by air forces internationally. The MiG-17 was license-built in China as the
PZL-Mielec Lim-5, Polish variant of the MiG-17
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.
A North Vietnamese MiG-17 on display at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum.
Tail section showing insignia; camouflaged MiG-17s were often referred to as "snakes" by VPAF pilots.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19
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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 is a Soviet second generation, single-seat, twinjet fighter aircraft. It was the first Soviet production aircraft capable of supersonic speeds in level flight. A comparable
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
…the MiG-15 in combat. The result was one of the most successful transonic fighters introduced before the advent of true supersonic types such as the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 and North American F-100 Super Sabre. The design ultimately proved effective into the 1960s when pressed into subsonic dogfights over Vietnam against…
MiG-19S in the National Museum of the United States Air Force
MiG-19 in Tiraspol
MiG-19PM with drop tanks.
MiG-19PM shows the nose inlet housing the radar.