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

Hallion writes of the MiG-17: “ [Its] afterburner-sustained turns ... Rolling Thunder’s most successful fighter pilot, told a study team in 1967, adding ‘Their turn radius has to be seen ...

The MiG-17 that intercepted the F-101 was coming in from the side as the F-101 approached. The MiG pilot aimed well to the front of the F-101 and let the enemy fly into the cannon shells.

This was a defection from the Soviet Union worthy of a Hollywood movie. It featured a frustrated Russian fighter pilot who turned on his country. Then, there was a remarkable new fighter-bomber that ...

This gave the plane a top speed of around 320 miles per hour and a range exceeding 1,300 miles, depending on its loadout. While quite slow compared to jets like the MiG-17, the Skyraider’s ...