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| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #233. MiG 17 | Parked | 27-Dec-16 12:55 |  | | Views : 297 | | The Mig 17 (advanced from the Mig 15 of the Korean War - where the Mig 15 fought the F86 Sabre), had the easily visible difference of an added "ventral fin" under the rear fuselage (the Mig 15 had none), and the Mig 17 also had an added third "wing fence" on each wing. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #233. MiG 17 | Parked | 27-Dec-16 12:47 |  | | Views : 302 | |
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| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #233. MiG 17 | Parked | 27-Dec-16 12:46 |  | | Views : 322 | | It proved very effective into the 1960s, when pressed into subsonic dogfights over Vietnam, against much faster US planes such as the F-105 Thunderchief and F-4 Phantom, which were not as maneuverable at such lower-speed, short range engagements. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #233. MiG 17 | Parked | 27-Dec-16 12:43 |  | | Views : 297 | | The Mig 17 was one of the most successful (introduced in 1952), "Transonic " jet fighters to come out before the advent of the "true supersonic" jet fighter types, such as the Mig 19 and the F-100 Super Sabre. |
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