So, what if you turned DrMinh's...

...Into an Indonesian Air Force aircraft?

Changes to this aircraft as follows:

• Small paint changes to the aircraft's wing
• Replaced Soviet roundels with Indonesian Air Force livery
• Small changes to the aircraft's landing gear (paint) and cockpit
  

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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (NATO reporting name: Fresco) is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the Soviet Union from 1952 and was operated by air forces internationally. The MiG-17 was license-built in China as the Shenyang J-5 and Poland as the PZL-Mielec Lim-6. The MiG-17 is still being used by the North Korean air force in the present day and has seen combat in the Middle East and Asia.

PZL-Mielec Lim-5, Polish variant of the MiG-17

The MiG-17 was an advanced modification of the MiG-15 aircraft produced by the Soviet Union during the Korean War. Production of the MiG-17 was too late for use in that conflict and was first used in the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1958. While the MiG-17 was designed to shoot down slower American bombers, it showed surprising success when used by North Vietnamese pilots to combat American fighters and fighter-bombers during the Vietnam War, nearly a decade after its initial design. This was due to the MiG-17 being more agile and maneuverable than the American F-4 Phantom and F-105 Thunderchief, which were focused on speed and long range combat, as well as the fact that MiG-17 was armed with guns, which initial models of the F-4 Phantom lacked.

Operational History: Asia

A plinthed Indonesian Lim-5P

Indonesian Air Force received up to 65 MiG-17 in 1959, consisted of Chinese-built Shenyang Type 56 and Polish-built Lim-5 and Lim-5P. On 9 March 1960, an Indonesian Air Force pilot affiliated with the Permesta movement strafed several strategic locations in the capital Jakarta, including the presidential palace, using a MiG-17 with tail number "F-1112". During the Operation Trikora in 1961–1962, MiG-17s were deployed to the frontline airfields of Amahai, Morotai and Letfuan in eastern Indonesia to provide air cover against potential attack by the Dutch. The deterioration of relationships with Eastern Bloc countries following the 30 September Movement in 1965 and its subsequent anti-communist purge caused the Indonesian MiG-17 fleet to suffer maintenance problems due to lack of spare parts and support from foreign expert technicians. The MiG-17 along with most of Eastern Bloc type aircraft still in the Indonesian service were grounded in 1970. Two Lim-5 were sold to the United States in early 1970s and used by the USAF's 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron.

Notes

• This aircraft was based on this livery, as seen below on this image.
  
  Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) MiG-17 with serial number 1160 that was used for day operation at Dirgantara Mandala Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
• Click here to see the original livery of this aircraft.