Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17: Difference between revisions

The MiG-17 was an advanced modification of the [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15|MiG-15]] aircraft produced by the [[Soviet Union]] during the [[Korean War]]. Production of the MiG-17 was too late for use in that conflict and was first used in the [[Second Taiwan Strait Crisis]] in 1958. While the MiG-17 was designed to shoot down slower American bombers, it showed surprising success when used by North Vietnamese pilots to combat American fighters and fighter-bombers during the [[Vietnam War]], nearly a decade after its initial design. This was due to the MiG-17 being more agile and maneuverable than the American [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4 Phantom]] and [[Republic F-105 Thunderchief|F-105 Thunderchief]], which were focused on speed and long range combat, as well as the fact that MiG-17 was armed with guns, which initial models of the F-4 Phantom lacked.<ref>Parsch, Andreas and Aleksey V. Martynov. [http://www.designation-systems.net/non-us/soviet.html#_DOD_Type "Designations of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles: 5.1 "Type" Numbers (1947-1955)."] ''Non-U.S. Military Aircraft and Missile Designations'', revised 18 January 2008. Retrieved: 30 March 2009.</ref>