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Mikoyan Gurevich
MiG-17 Fresco
The MiG-17 prototype first flew in January 1950, and production began in late 1951. The MiG-17 is a refined version of the Korean War era MiG-15 with more sharply swept wings, an afterburner, better speed and handling characteristics and is about three feet longer.
