Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Chinese were one of the biggest MiG-19 customers, although they had a different name for the speedy little jet. North Korea is one of the only countries that ...
September 17, 2023: North Korea is converting 400 of its 1950’s era MiG-17 and MiG-19 fighters into cruise missiles. North Korea is the last nation to still have many of these aircraft in service, ...
MiG-19 (Shenyang J-6) was introduced to North Vietnamese People's Air Force in January 1969, more than three years after the first personnel was sent to China to train on this new type. Some problems ...
On 3 December 1971, Pakistani Air Force launches airstrikes against Indian Air Force bases, hoping to repeat the success of Israeli Operation Focus of 1967. But attacks are unsuccessful and Pakistani ...
May 29, 2013: China recently ended production of its MiG-21 clone (the J7) after nearly fifty years of manufacturing what evolved into an advanced version of the original Russian design. China began ...
Ever wanted a Soviet-era fighter of your own? Don't really care if it stays up in the air or not? You're in luck! The government of Albania is planning to auction off 40 airplanes, including obsolete ...
Following a rush of interest from potential buyers all over the world, Albania's Defence Ministry has decided it needs more time to decide when to sell its stock of old military planes. The Albanian ...
The MiG-19 was designed to address issues that stemmed from the MiG-15 and similar MiG-17 fighters. While both fighters were capable when compared to their contemporaries, they suffered from ...