Close-up of MiG-17, the type of fighter that Colonel Seven A used to fight

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The Air Force Air Defense Museum (Truong Chinh Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi) is storing two MiG-17 fighters with the numbers 2011 and 2047 of the 923th Fighter Air Regiment where the legendary pilot Nguyen Van Bay is located. fought and held the position of Regiment Commander.

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The MiG-17 is a fighter jet built by the Soviet Union and put into use in 1952. The fighter was developed based on the previous MiG-15 model, the new point is the application of the swept-back wing. shape 45 degrees near the main fuselage and 42 degrees from the outer part of the wing.

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The distinctive concave nose of the MiG-17 is responsible for taking air to supply the turbojet engine mounted inside the fuselage. The MiG-17 has a top speed of 1,120 km/h. In terms of indicators, the MiG-17 is inferior in all aspects from range, ceiling, speed, armament, to fire control radar compared to modern multi-role fighters of the United States. like Ghost F-4 or Thunder God F-105.

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The MiG-17 used the VK-1 engine, while the MiG-17F variant was equipped with the VK-1F engine with a second fuel burner that improved the performance that made it known. the most spacious of the MiG-17.

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The wings and tail of the MiG-17 were redesigned to increase stability and control the aircraft at speeds close to Mach 1 (the speed of sound).

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No radar, no air-to-air missiles, weapons on the MiG-17 are only 3 cannons, including a 37mm N-37D cannon and two 23mm NR-23 cannons with a total of 160 rounds. .
 
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However, under the skillful control and unyielding fighting will of Vietnamese pilots, the MiG-17 has created miracles that make the opponent admire.
 
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Heroic pilot Nguyen Van Bay (Seven A) used MiG-17 aircraft 94 sorties, directly engaged with American aircraft 13 times and shot down 7 aircraft including 5 F-4s and 2 F. -105. He is one of 19 Vietnamese pilots who have achieved Ace level (a title for military aircraft pilots who have shot down enemy aircraft five or more times).
 
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Few people know that in the Vietnam Air Force during the Anti-American Resistance War, there were two fighter pilots flying MiG-17s, both named Nguyen Van Bay. Pilot Colonel Nguyen Van Bay is known as Bay A. Lieutenant Nguyen Van Bay who died in the sky of Thanh Hoa in 1972 is called Bay B.
 
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During the war, the Vietnam Air Force received aid about more than 90 MiG-17s; One-third of them were still in use until 1980. Today all MiG-17s have been scrapped, with a few on display in museums across the country.
 

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