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==Service==
==Service==
Although it went into service in 1951, very few fought in the [[Korean War]]. The latest version of the aircraft was armed with four AA-1 missiles and, although nearly obsolete, served notably in the [[Vietnam War]]. Eventually, the aircraft served with over 20 countries worldwide, including [[North Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Afghanistan]], [[North Korea]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Cuba]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Cambodia]], besides the Soviet Union. China received a license to build MiG-17s under the name of J-5.
Although it went into service in 1951, very few fought in the [[Korean War]]. The latest version of the aircraft was armed with four AA-1 missiles and, although nearly obsolete, served notably in the [[Vietnam War]]. Eventually, the aircraft served with over 20 countries worldwide, including [[North Vietnam]], [[Afghanistan]], [[North Korea]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Cuba]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Cambodia]], besides the Soviet Union. China received a license to build MiG-17s under the name of J-5.
===Middle East===
In the [[Six Day War]], most of the Arab combatants’ aircraft were destroyed on the ground by the initial Israeli airstrikes of June 6. Syrian Frescoes did manage an offensive mission in the late morning of that day, while the IAF was still occupied with destroying the Egyptian airfields. Twelve MiG-17s, with an escort of [[MiG-19]]s and [[MiG-21]]s, attacked the oil refinery at [[Haifa]]. Damage was light however, and two Frescoes were downed by anti-aircraft fire. Syria’s and Egypt’s remaining MiG-17s flew combat air patrols, performed hit and run raids on Israeli forces, and even shot down a couple of Israeli fighters, but were by and large outclassed in air combat.<ref>''Arab MiG-19 and MiG-21 Units in Combat'', by David Nicolle and Tom Cooper, Osprey Publishing, 2004</ref>
Egypt and Syria replaced their losses quickly after the war ended, and Egyptian Frescoes were active in the [[War of Attrition]], carrying out several moderately successful strikes.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_263.shtml War of Attrition, 1969-1970]</ref>
Although well into obsolescence by 1973, MiG-17s also saw heavy action in the [[Yom Kippur War]]. On the first day, Frescoes were used in airstrikes against Israeli targets, including air fields. One Egyptian force of 28 planes, bomb-carrying Frescoes and escorting MiG-21s, attacked Ophir Airbase in the [[Sinai]], and were intercepted by two [[F-4 Phantom|Phantoms]]. In what was probably the first air combat of the war, the Israeli planes downed six MiG-17s, but the remaining attackers hit the base, damaging the runway.<ref>''Israeli F-4 Phantom II Aces'', by Shlomo Aloni, Osprey Publishing, 2004</ref> Frescoes also served in the close-support role, their heavy armament proving effective against Israeli armored vehicles. Although relatively slow, the MiG’s robustness gave it an advantage in that type of combat environment.<ref>''The Encyclopedia of 20th Century Air Warfare'', ed. by Chris Bishop, Aerospace Publishing, 2001</ref>
===Nigeria===
===Nigeria===