Gate Guardian ID
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Would anyone be able to give me the ID of this gate guardian? I am not sure if it is a MiG 15 or a MiG 17 but it is outside the old RAF base at Khormaksar in Aden. The photo was taken in 1996 or thereabouts
Many Thanks KeMac |
I've got a photo of that Mig that I took in the early 90s but it's in storage!
I think it's a 15, but it's not clear from your picture: I saw a Mig-17 at the night airshow at Oshkosh last year. No doubt it was a 17, because there was a 10' flame out the back! |
MiG-15, the inboard trailing edge of the wing on the 17 is different. :ok:
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Originally Posted by garyscott
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MiG-15, the inboard trailing edge of the wing on the 17 is different.
But as you can't see either of those from the head-on photo, it's a bit academic. :O The MiG is still visible on Google Earth at what appears to be the the same location, but the resolution is too poor to give many clues. |
Go to Google Earth with photographs enabled. There is a much better picture there.
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Originally Posted by Herod
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Go to Google Earth with photographs enabled. There is a much better picture there.
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I have been advised that it is a MiG 17 coded "03" and can be seen on Google Earth at
N12.81520, E45.02942 I am wondering is "03" is South Yemen AF though. Tom Cooper's book on Arab MiG 15s and MiG 17s does not give any answers. I ask because it looks like a Soviet number type system. Regards,. Keith |
Originally Posted by KeMac
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I have been advised that it is a MiG 17 coded "03" and can be seen on Google Earth
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/p...m/57343801.jpg But if it's a MiG-17, then for some reason it appears to have been retrofitted with a MiG-15's wing. :O |
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It also looks like a Mig-15 rear fuselage.
The 15's airbrakes have an internal actuator, giving a smooth rear fuselage. The 17's airbrakes are bigger and the actuator is covered by a prominent bulged fairing. |
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