@ Santa Maria, CA
September 2024
Jason Somes taxies his beautiful Polish built MiG-17 after a performance at the Central Coast AirFest in Santa Maria. This aircraft was previously a fan favorite on the airshow circuit wearing Red Bull colors. First flown in 1950, the MiG-17 was an advanced development of the very similar looking MiG-15. More than 10,600 have been produced and some are reportedly still in service with the Ugandan Air Force. In 1955, Poland received a license for MiG-17 production, building them in the WSK-Mielec factory under the designations Lim-5 (an abbreviation of licencyjny myśliwiec – license-built fighter).
