Summary and Key Points: The MiG-17 Fresco, a Soviet-designed fighter jet, made its maiden flight in January 1950 and was introduced in October 1952, just missing out on combat in the Korean War.

Equipped with the VK-1F, the MiG‑17 was the first Soviet fighter with an afterburner. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, MiG-17s flooded into the United States. Their significance in the ...

Their first collaborative creation was the MiG-1 fighter, where the "M" stands for Mikoyan, the "G" for Gurevich, and the "i" for the Russian word for "and." Thus, MiG is an abbreviation that ...