MiG-17PF - Hredle, Czech Republic
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N 50° 10.690 E 013° 45.431
33U E 411261 N 5559178
A place of MiG-17PF crash.
Waymark Code: WMT9HC
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/19/2016
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About MiG-17PF ("Fresco D")
MiG-17PF ("Fresco D") was one of variants of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the USSR. It wass an advanced development of the very similar appearing MiG-15 of the Korean War.
The MiG-17 first saw combat in 1958 over the Straits of Taiwan and was used as an effective threat against supersonic fighters of the United States in the Vietnam War. It was also briefly known as the Type 38, by U.S. Air Force designation prior to the development of NATO codes.
MiG-17PF ("Fresco D") was the all-weather fighter version equipped with Izumrud radar and VK-1F engine ("aircraft SP-7F").
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About crash
CZ
Málo zkušený pilot havaroval behem nocního letu za zhoršených povetrnostních podmínek.
EN
The less experienced pilot crashed during a night flight in bad weather conditions.