the MiG-17 featured improved speed, handling, and armament over its predecessor, the MiG-15. -Despite a lackluster debut during the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis, the MiG-17 proved its worth during ...
Before Yeager and Air Force test pilots Albert Boyd and H.E. Tom Collins put the MiG-15 through its paces, technicians inspected it for signs of sabotage and determined it was safe. The MiG was ...