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New page: The '''Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17''' (NATO code name: Fresco) was a Russian fighter-bomber and the replacement for the MiG-15. Russian designers began work on it ...

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The '''Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17''' ([[NATO]] code name: [[Fresco]]) was a [[Soviet Union|Russian]] fighter-bomber and the replacement for the [[MiG-15]]. Russian designers began work on it in 1949; the prototype flew in 1950 and it went into general service in 1951.

==Service==

Although it went into service in 1951, very few fought in the [[Korean War]]. The latest version of the aircraft was armed with four AA-1 missiles and, although nearly obsolete, served notably in the [[Vietnam War]]. Eventually, the aircraft served with over 20 countries worldwide, including [[North Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Afghanistan]], [[North Korea]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Cuba]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Cambodia]], besides the Soviet Union. China received a license to build MiG-17s under the name of J-5.

==Design==

The MiG-17 has a blunt nose, [[bubble canopy]], and a short, [[cigar]]-shaped fuselage. The single exhaust is overhung by a fin. The swept wings have thick wing roots and blunt tips.

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 [[Egypt]] acquired about a dozen MiG-17s between 1955 and 1956, just in time to see action in the [[Suez Crisis]], and they scored some successes against the [[Israel]]is, on the air and on the ground.  A few of them were flown by Soviet advisors.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_256.shtml Suez Crisis, 1956]</ref>  After the war, Egyptian Frescoes were involved in occasional dogfights with Israeli Mysteres, which the MiGs were usually on the losing side of.<ref>''Dogfight: Military Aircraft Compared and Contrasted'', by Robert Jackson and Jim Winchester, Amber Books, 2006</ref>
-In the [[Six Day War]], most of the Arab combatants’ aircraft were destroyed on the ground by the initial Israeli airstrikes of June 6.  [[Syria]]n Frescoes did manage an offensive mission in the late morning of that day, while the IAF was still occupied with destroying the Egyptian airfields.  Twelve MiG-17s, with an escort of [[MiG-19]]s and [[MiG-21]]s, attacked the oil refinery at [[Haifa]].  Damage was light however, and two Frescoes were downed by anti-aircraft fire.  Syria’s and Egypt’s remaining MiG-17s flew combat air patrols, performed hit and run raids on Israeli forces, and even shot down a couple of Israeli fighters, but were by and large outclassed in air combat.<ref>''Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat'', by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper, Osprey Publishing, 2004</ref>
+In the [[Six Day War]], most of the Arab combatants’ aircraft were destroyed on the ground by the initial Israeli airstrikes of June 6.  [[Syria]]n Frescoes did manage an offensive mission in the late morning of that day, while the IAF was still occupied with destroying the Egyptian airfields.  Twelve MiG-17s, with an escort of [[MiG-19]]s and [[MiG-21]]s, attacked the oil refinery at [[Haifa]].  Damage was light however, and two Frescoes were downed by anti-aircraft fire.  Syria's and Egypt's remaining MiG-17s flew combat air patrols, performed hit and run raids on Israeli forces, and even shot down a couple of Israeli fighters, but were by and large outclassed in air combat.<ref>''Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat'', by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper, Osprey Publishing, 2004</ref>
 Egypt and Syria replaced their losses quickly after the war ended, and Egyptian Frescoes were active in the [[War of Attrition]], carrying out several moderately successful strikes.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_263.shtml War of Attrition, 1969-1970]</ref>
-Although well into obsolescence by 1973, MiG-17s also saw heavy action in the [[Yom Kippur War]].  On the first day, Frescoes were used in airstrikes against Israeli targets, including air fields.  One Egyptian force of 28 planes, bomb-carrying Frescoes and escorting MiG-21s, attacked Ophir Airbase in the [[Sinai]], and were intercepted by two [[F-4 Phantom|Phantoms]].   In what was probably the first air combat of the war, the Israeli planes downed six MiG-17s, but the remaining attackers hit the base, damaging the runway.<ref>''Israeli F-4 Phantom II Aces'', by Shlomo Aloni, Osprey Publishing, 2004</ref>  Frescoes also served in the close-support role, their heavy armament proving effective against Israeli armored vehicles.  Although relatively slow, the MiG’s robustness gave it an advantage in that type of combat environment.<ref>''The Encyclopedia of 20th Century Air Warfare'', ed. by Chris Bishop, Aerospace Publishing, 2001</ref>
+Although well into obsolescence by 1973, MiG-17s also saw heavy action in the [[Yom Kippur War]].  On the first day, Frescoes were used in airstrikes against Israeli targets, including air fields.  One Egyptian force of 28 planes, bomb-carrying Frescoes and escorting MiG-21s, attacked Ophir Airbase in the [[Sinai]], and were intercepted by two [[F-4 Phantom|Phantoms]].   In what was probably the first air combat of the war, the Israeli planes downed six MiG-17s, but the remaining attackers hit the base, damaging the runway.<ref>''Israeli F-4 Phantom II Aces'', by Shlomo Aloni, Osprey Publishing, 2004</ref>  Frescoes also served in the close-support role, their heavy armament proving effective against Israeli armored vehicles.  Although relatively slow, the MiG's robustness gave it an advantage in that type of combat environment.<ref>''The Encyclopedia of 20th Century Air Warfare'', ed. by Chris Bishop, Aerospace Publishing, 2001</ref>
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 Along with MiG-15s, Chinese MiG-17s took part in several conflicts over the Taiwan Strait.  The Frescoes first saw action against the [[Taiwan|Nationalists]], which flew [[F-84 Thunderjet]]s and [[F-86 Sabre]]s, during the Quemoy Crisis in 1958.  The conflict also marked the first appearance of the Chinese-built J-5.  The appearance of MiG-17s in Chinese hands came as a surprise to both the Nationalists and the Americans, and prompted the United States to ship several [[AIM-9 Sidewinder]] air-to-air missiles, which had only recently become operational in American units, and the missile saw combat for the first time in Nationalist service.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_145.shtml China and Taiwan since 1945]</ref>
-In spite of several victory claims, there’s no evidence that any Sabers were shot down by the MiGs, although one Saber was lost in a collision (a “Fox four”) with a MiG-17 that also went down.  Frescoes did manage to shoot down three Thunderjets.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_170.shtml PRC/Chinese Air-to-Air Victories since 1950]</ref>  Nationalist Sabre pilots are credited with downing 25 MiG-17s (ironically, no Frescoes fell to Sidewinders).<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_171.shtml Taiwanese Air-to-Air Victories]</ref>
+In spite of several victory claims, there's no evidence that any Sabers were shot down by the MiGs, although one Saber was lost in a collision (a “Fox four”) with a MiG-17 that also went down.  Frescoes did manage to shoot down three Thunderjets.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_170.shtml PRC/Chinese Air-to-Air Victories since 1950]</ref>  Nationalist Sabre pilots are credited with downing 25 MiG-17s (ironically, no Frescoes fell to Sidewinders).<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_171.shtml Taiwanese Air-to-Air Victories]</ref>
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 *[http://home.att.net/~iris.gardner/subic.html USS Higbee: The Battle of Dong Hoi] (a detailed account of the attack)
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 ==Design==
-The MiG-17 has a blunt nose, [[bubble canopy]], and a short, [[cigar]]-shaped fuselage. The single exhaust is overhung by a fin. The swept wings have thick wing roots and blunt tips.  Most versions of the Fresco were armed with two 23 mm and one 37 cannon, the same armament as the MiG-15.
+The MiG-17 has a blunt nose, [[bubble canopy]], and a short, [[cigar]]-shaped fuselage. The single exhaust is overhung by a fin. The swept wings have thick wing roots and blunt tips.  Most versions of the Fresco were armed with two 23&nbsp;mm and one 37 cannon, the same armament as the MiG-15.
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 [[North Vietnam]] acquired MiG-17s, its first jet fighters, in early 1964.  At the time of the [[Gulf of Tonkin incident]], the pilots and planes were still in China, finishing their training.  They were hurriedly recalled, and MiG-17s (affectionately called ‘Silver Swallows’ by the Vietnamese) were soon flying regular sorties.  The first combat came on April 3, 1965, a month after [[Operation Rolling Thunder]] began.  Six MiGs engaged a US Navy strike force, and later claimed to have shot down two [[F-8 Crusader]]s.  In fact, the only American loss was to flak, although the Frescoes had damaged one of the Crusaders so badly it had to land at [[Da Nang]] instead of returning to its carrier.  No MiGs were lost.  The next day, four MiGs engaged a force of [[F-105 Thunderchief]]s and downed two (these losses were confirmed by the US Air Force).  However, three of the North Vietnamese fighters were lost, one to an [[F-100 Super Sabre]] and two to unknown causes.<ref>The surviving pilot claimed to have seen them shot down by F-105s, but no Thud pilot claimed any hits on the MiGs that day.  They may have been brought down by friendly flak.</ref>  For the first years of the war, Frescoes bore the brunt of air defence ([[MiG-21]]s arrived in 1966, but there were few of them compared to the MiG-17s), and although the machines were a full generation behind the American Phantoms, Thunderchiefs, and Crusaders, they inflicted losses on their opponents.  Fresco pilots claimed over 60 kills between 1965 and 1968, of which about a third are confirmed by American records.  However, the North Vietnamese were hampered by their lack of radar support and poor training compared to the American pilots, and over 80 Frescoes were lost over that same period, mostly to American fighters, but they also suffered a high accident rate in North Vietnamese service.<ref>''MiG-17 and MiG-19 Units of the Vietnam War'', by Istvan Toperczer, Osprey Publishing, 2001</ref>
-After Rolling Thunder ended, the air war entered a lull.  By the time President [[Richard Nixon]] ordered strikes to resume in early 1972, North Vietnam had acquired more MiG-21s and also [[MiG-19]]s, so Frescoes were less prominent in this stage of the war.  In 1972, Frescoes scored only three kills, while losing about a dozen of their own.  However, Frescoes scored a victory of another kind on April 19, 1972.  After weeks of training, two MiG-17 pilots attacked the destroyer USS ''Higbee'' and the cruiser USS ''Oklahoma City'' ten miles offshore, dropping two 550 lb bombs on each ship.  The ''Oklahoma City'' was only lightly damaged, but the ''Highbee''’s rear turret, with two 5 inch guns, was destroyed, and four sailors were injured.  One of the pilots was Nguyen Van Bay, North Vietnam’s top MiG-17 ace with seven kills.<ref>[http://www.acepilots.com/vietnam/viet_aces.html Vietnamese Aces]</ref>
+After Rolling Thunder ended, the air war entered a lull.  By the time President [[Richard Nixon]] ordered strikes to resume in early 1972, North Vietnam had acquired more MiG-21s and also [[MiG-19]]s, so Frescoes were less prominent in this stage of the war.  In 1972, Frescoes scored only three kills, while losing about a dozen of their own.  However, Frescoes scored a victory of another kind on April 19, 1972.  After weeks of training, two MiG-17 pilots attacked the destroyer USS ''Higbee'' and the cruiser USS ''Oklahoma City'' ten miles offshore, dropping two 550&nbsp;lb bombs on each ship.  The ''Oklahoma City'' was only lightly damaged, but the ''Highbee''’s rear turret, with two 5 inch guns, was destroyed, and four sailors were injured.  One of the pilots was Nguyen Van Bay, North Vietnam’s top MiG-17 ace with seven kills.<ref>[http://www.acepilots.com/vietnam/viet_aces.html Vietnamese Aces]</ref>
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 After the region of [[Biafra]] broke away from [[Nigeria]] in 1967, the Nigerian Air Force acquired MiG-17s, its first modern fighters, from the Soviet Union.  A strike by Biafran bombers destroyed some of them on the ground, but they became operational and flew their first combat sorties on August 30.  The new fighters later supported a government offensive that captured Biafran airfields, and soon the NAF had air superiority.
-Some of the Frescoes were flown by British [[Mercenary|mercenaries]], one of whom downed a [[Red Cross]] DC-7 transport delivering aid to the Biafrans in June of 1969.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_351.shtml Civil War in Nigeria (Biafra), 1967-1970]</ref>
+Some of the Frescoes were flown by British [[Mercenary|mercenaries]], one of whom downed a [[Red Cross]] DC-7 transport delivering aid to the Biafrans in June 1969.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_351.shtml Civil War in Nigeria (Biafra), 1967-1970]</ref>
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 *[http://home.att.net/~iris.gardner/subic.html USS Higbee: The Battle of Dong Hoi] (a detailed account of the attack)
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 Although it went into service in 1951, very few fought in the [[Korean War]]. The latest version of the aircraft was armed with four AA-1 missiles and, although nearly obsolete, served notably in the [[Vietnam War]]. Eventually, the aircraft served with over 20 countries worldwide, including [[North Vietnam]], [[Afghanistan]], [[North Korea]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Cuba]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Cambodia]], besides the Soviet Union. China received a license to build MiG-17s under the name of J-5.
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