PZL-Mielec Lim-6
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The Lim-6 was a Polish attack aircraft used between 1961 and 1992 by the Polish Air Force. It was a variant of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17, which was produced in Poland as the Lim-5.
PZL-Mielec Lim-6
A former Indonesia Lim-5 on display in the United States in North Korean markings
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Lim-5 in East German markings
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the Soviet Union from 1952 and was operated by air forces internationally. The MiG-17 was license-built in China as the Shenyang J-5 and Poland as the PZL-Mielec Lim-6. The MiG-17 is still being used by the North Korean air force in the present day and has seen combat in the Middle East and Asia.
Mikoyan-Gurevich 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 NVAF pilots.