the MiG-17 featured improved speed, handling, and armament over its predecessor, the MiG-15. -Despite a lackluster debut during the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis, the MiG-17 proved its worth during ...

the MiG-17 (Mikoyan-Gurevich) was one of the most iconic fighters of Soviet military aviation. Originally created to replace the MiG-15, which had already shown its effectiveness in the Korean War ...

A Mig-17 (Mikoyan-Gurevich), was designed and manufactured in the Soviet Union to replace the MiG-15. This information comes from the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The first MiG ...

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.

Before Yeager and Air Force test pilots Albert Boyd and H.E. Tom Collins put the MiG-15 through its paces, technicians inspected it for signs of sabotage and determined it was safe. The MiG was ...