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Developed into. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19. The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-17; NATO reporting name: Fresco) [1] is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the Soviet Union from 1952 and was operated by air forces internationally. The MiG-17 was license-built in China as the Shenyang J-5 and Poland ...
Emblem of the 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron (Subdued or camouflaged) Aircraft flown. Fighter. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 and Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23. Trainer. Northrop T-38 Talon. Transport. Cessna 404, Mitsubishi MU-2. The 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron (4477 TES) was a squadron in the United States Air Force ...
The base received MiG-17 fighters in 1960, followed by MiG-21F-13s in 1962. By 1972, the base was equipped only with MiG-21 fighters. [1] In 1979, the first MiG-23s arrived at the base. These equipped the 1st Squadron of the Regiment. The 2nd Squadron converted to the MiG-23 in 1980. [9] From 1989, the Regiment started receiving MiG-29s. The ...
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The Ofira Air Battle was one of the first air battles of the Yom Kippur War. On 6 October 1973, Egypt launched a massive surprise attack on Israel that included over 200 Egyptian aircraft participating in an opening airstrike. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) Base Ofir at Sharm el-Sheikh came under attack by 20 Egyptian Air Force MiG-17s and their ...
USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5) in the Sea of Japan, August 1974. USS Oklahoma City (CL-91/CLG-5/CG-5) was one of 27 United States Navy Cleveland -class light cruisers completed during or shortly after World War II, and one of six to be converted to guided missile cruisers. She was the first US Navy ship to be named for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
www.quonsetairmuseum.com. The Quonset Air Museum was an aviation museum located at Quonset Point Air National Guard Station in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The museum's collection included military vehicles, missiles, aircraft and over 5,000 smaller aviation artifacts. An extensive archive of books, magazines, manuals, photos, documents and ...
The fabrication technique of composite aircraft fuselages has been perfected by Scaled Composites in previous aircraft. To assure a low cost and high reliability of the components ARES primarily includes off-the-shelf aircraft systems. The engine is the Pratt and Whitney Canada JT15D with 2,900 lb (13.2 kN) of thrust at sea level.