When it was time to paint the MiG, Culberson decided to paint ... afterburning fighter jet…" Gusakov remarked, "…the MiG-17 was the obvious choice." Gusakov now owns a MiG-17F/Lim-6 that ...

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.