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.

Russian occupiers have blown up a MiG-17 aircraft monument in the city of Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, where the fiercest fighting is currently taking place. Source: Ukrainian troops deployed in Bakhmut, ...

Designated by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as Fresco, the MiG-17 once represented a major threat to American aerial tactics. Back in the late 1940’s, Soviet engineers first ...