MiG-17: Beyond Vietnam. The MiG-17 saw service in a total of 20 counties, namely Warsaw Pact, Middle Eastern, and African nations. Admittedly, ...

In the hands of North Vietnam, the MiG-17 shone. Smaller and slower, the MiG-17 were much lighter and significantly more maneuverable at low speed than the Republic F-105 Thunderchiefs and F-4 ...

The MiG pilots had completely misjudged the Skyraiders, possibly assuming their speed advantage would ensure early victory—only to be outfought in close combat, where the A-1H Skyraider excelled.

The MiG-17 wasn't the only aircraft developed in the early 1950s to fly in Vietnam. Republic Aviation's F-105 Thunderchief emerged as a supersonic fighter bomber meant to replace the F-84F ...

The first officially listed American aerial victory during the Vietnam War was achieved by a U.S. Navy F-4B Phantom that destroyed a Chinese MiG-17 on Apr. 9, 1965. However, Home ...

The MiG-17F made it's mark over the skies of Vietnam doing battle against U.S. aircraft like the F-4 Phantom II. Now, its great heritage and extraordinary maneuverability has made it a favorite ...

The second victory of the propeller-driven Skyraider against a North Vietnamese MiG-17 jet fighter, took place on Oct. 9, 1966 and involved four A-1Hs launched from the deck of the USS Intrepid ...