Tuesday 13 August 2019

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F, part four, African users, part two

Continuing from the previous post, the MiG-17F was used by many African nations. Among them the users were:

  • Guinea-Bissau: After achieving independence in 1974, Guinea-Bissau's Air Force officers were trained both in Cuba and USSR. It equipped with Soviet aid material in which the first fighters were introduced. They barely flew and nowadays every MiG-17F is placed in "storage" (most probably abandoned to rot) at the Osvaldo Vieira International Airport.
  • Guinea-Conakry: After gaining independence in 1958 the Guinean Air Force was formed with Soviet assistance that delivered ten MiG-17F fighters along with another Soviet aircraft. They were in active use until 1986 (although they didn't see any combat action) when they were replaced by MiG-21PFMs.
  • Madagascar: Back in 1961 when Madagascar was granted independence, the USSR supplied them with a small number of MiG-17Fs, estimated in less than ten. Apparently, some additional ones were also bought from other countries like North Korea. Those have been active until nowadays, which are in "storage" status (abandoned to rot) at the Ivato airport outside of Antananarivo.
  • Mali: In the mid 1960s the Soviets supplied the newly-created Malian Air Force with five MiG-17F fighters. They composed a small squadron based on Bamako-Sénou and were initially manned by Soviet pilots. In 1974 they served alongside with some MiG-21, and saw some combat during the Agacher Strip War, against the Upper Volta. After that conflict the MiG-17Fs were either replaced by the MiG-21 or left to rot.









Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea-Bissau_Air_Force
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Guinea_Armed_Forces
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armée_de_l%27Air_du_Mali
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_People’s_Armed_Forces
6. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters

4 comments:

  1. Nice! Thanks for your comments. Be patient. They'll come.

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