accoring to Air International, MIg-17 despite her primitiveness,was one most manuever aircraft,during the Vietnam air war,Fresco got far better respect than supersonic Mig-21. When USAF finally got there hand on MiG-17 in the late 60’s (via israel) USAF personel discover the aircraft could even out manuever USN lightest single engine aircraft- A-4 skyhawk.
In fact One North Vietnamese MiG-17 sport 6 killed against USAF/USN aircraft.
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May 2, 2007 at 8:25 am