What is Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17?
[[Image:MiG-17 landing by StuSeeger.jpeg|thumb|right|230px|A silver MiG-17 taking off.]] The '''MiG-17 Fresco''' is a [[fighter aircraft]] made by [[Mikoyan]], a [[Russia|Russian]] company. It first flew in 1950, and was supposed to replace the [[MiG-15]] in the [[Korean War]], but it did not arrive fast enough. It was used by the [[Vietnam|North Vietnamese]] in the [[Vietnam War]]. It carried 3 guns on it, and later versions carried missiles. Today, it is used as a trainer in other [[air force|air forces]]. ==Related pages== *[[F-8 Crusader]] *[[F-4 Phantom II]] *[[MiG-21]] {{mikoyan}} [[Category:Soviet military aircraft]] [[category:Vietnamese military aircraft]] [[category:Polish military aircraft]] [[category:Vietnam War aircraft]]