The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-19; NATO reporting name: Farmer) is a Soviet second generation, single-seat, twinjet fighter aircraft. It was the first …

The key mission for U.S. Air Force fighter escorts (or MiGCAPs) over North Vietnam was to prevent enemy MiG fighters from interfering with American strike aircraft. The MiG pilots' …

Oct 1, 2019 · The MiG-21 was North Vietnam’s best fighter and a close match in capability with the F-4. The older MiG-15s were used only for training purposes. The MiG-19, manufactured …

In the years between 1953 and 1991, approximately 700 warplanes, 120 helicopters and 158 missile complexes were supplied to North Vietnam/Vietnam by the USSR and China (primarily …

The claimed flying aces of the Vietnam War, pilots who shot down five or more enemy aircraft, include 19 Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) pilots, (six MiG-17 and 13 MiG-21 pilots), [1]: …

Jun 6, 2018 · The MiG-19 proved no more popular in North Vietnamese service than it did in the Soviet Union. Vietnamese pilots loved its acceleration, and the cabin depressurization problem …

Mar 22, 2023 · On May 18, 1972, Lieutenants Patrick Arwood and Bell downed a MiG‑19 in an intense engagement over North Vietnam. It’s Raining MiGs Putting theory into practice, Mugs …

Oct 7, 2017 · U.S. Air Force pilots encountered four primary Soviet combat aircraft over North Vietnam: the MiG-15, MiG-17, MiG-19, and MiG-21. Soviet-designed aircraft were generally …

yen bai airfieldi is located at 21-43-47n 104-51-36e, 1.7 nautical niles northwest of yen bai and approximately 70 nm northwest of hanoi. the chinese communist built farmer d (mig-19) is a …

significance: this briefing board provides photographic confirmation of the introduction of farmer (mig-lg) aircraft into north vietnam. 2. LOCATION: THE AIRFIELD IS LOCATED ONE NM SW …