History roared over Barksdale AFB as four MiG-17F Frescos took to the skies in a first-of-its-kind performance during the ...

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.

So when he became the owner of a MiG-17 that was destined for a scrapyard in Poland, he was going to finish its restoration, no matter what obstacles he ran into. And he ran into a bunch.

Vernon Airport recently. Airport officials said a MiG-17 stopped by to re-fuel on Wednesday, March 26, before continuing its route to Barksdale AFB, in Louisiana. A Mig-17 (Mikoyan-Gurevich), was ...

Hartman fired a burst from his 20mm cannons, striking one MiG-17, which began trailing smoke and crashed into the sea beyond. Johnson, meanwhile, maneuvered behind the second MiG and hit it with ...

He became an ace and one of the best-known airmen in China. After the war, he became the deputy commander of one of the MiG-17 squadrons tasked with stopping penetrations of China’s airspace by ...