MiG17 – North Vietnam Air Force
The MiG-17 was the primary interceptor of the fledgling Vietnam People’s Air Force in 1965, scoring its first aerial victories and seeing extensive combat during the Vietnam War, the aircraft frequently worked in conjunction with MiG-21s and MiG-19s. Many historians believe that some North Vietnamese pilots, in fact, preferred the MiG-17 over the MiG-21 because it was more agile, though not as fast; however, of the 16 NVAF Aces of the war, 13 of them attained that status while flying the MiG-21. Only 3 North Vietnamese Airmen gained Ace status while flying the MiG-17. I have included a damage profile for use with CFS1, with armament of 2x 23 mm, 1x 37 mm. cannons, rockets and bombs and repainted in three textures: -MiG17 Fresco Vietnam People’s Air Force # 2533, all silver. -MiG17 Fresco Vietnam People’s Air Force # 5020, tan/green spots camouflaged. -MiG17 Fresco Vietnam People’s Air Force # 1905, green/olive/tan camouflaged. To add drop tanks, turn on instrumental panel lights. To activate air-brakes, set full spoilers. FS98 Aircraft Designer: Chris Lampard. North Vietnam’s textures and DP: Edmundo Abad Dec. 2009
