Bill Cross displays his MiG-17 flown by Ngo Duc Mai of the 923rd Yen (Squadron), May 12, 1967.
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Bill Cross displays his MiG-17 flown by Ngo Duc Mai of the 923rd Yen (Squadron), May 12, 1967.
Nice looking build of a “challenging” kit. “Modeling skills required” is an understatement just to get the basic parts to fit together properly. This looks very nice with the added upgrades.
Bill, sharp looking Red Bandit. I recalls General Robin Olds referred to them something like “a vicious little fighter” that could whip around in a 360 degree turn and hardly lose any speed.