Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
MiG-17/J-5 aerial combat victories in the Vietnam War 1965–1972

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17

Section Title: MiG-17/J-5 aerial combat victories in the Vietnam War 1965–1972
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Date/year	MiG-17 unit	Aircraft weapon used	Aircraft destroyed	Destroyed aircraft unit/comments

4/4/1965	VPAF 921st Fighter Regiment	23mm and 37mm cannon	(2) Republic F-105 Thunderchiefs	USAF 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron

4/9/1965	Unknown	23mm/37mm	F-4B Phantom II	VF-96/Downed by Chinese MiGs

6/20/1965	Unknown	23mm/37mm	F-4C	USAF 45th TFS

4/12/1966	Unknown	23mm/37mm	KA-3B Skywarrior	USN VAH-4 Aerial Re-Fueller (Air Tanker)/Downed by Chinese MiGs

4/19/1966	Unknown	23mm/37mm	A-1E Skyraider	USAF 602nd Air Commando Squadron

6/21/1966	923rd Fighter Regiment	23mm/37mm	Vought F-8E Crusader	USN VF-211

1966	923rd FR	23mm/37mm	(4) F-105Ds, (2) F-8Es, (2) F-4Cs, (1) RC-47D	USAF 355th Tactical Fighter Wing, 354th TFS, 421st TFS, 433rd TFS, 555th TFS, 606th ACS. USN VF-111, VF-162.

4/19/1967	921st FR	23mm/37mm	F-105F	USAF 357th TFS

1967	923rd FR	23mm/37mm	(1) A-1E, (3) F-4Cs, (1) A-4C Skyhawk, (1) F-4D	USAF 390th TFS, 433rd TFS, 602nd ACS; USN VA-76. F-4D downed by unknown MiG unit.

1968	Unknown	23mm/37mm	(2) F-4Ds, (1) F-105F	USAF 357th TFS, 435th TFS

2/14/1968	Unknown	23mm/37mm	A-1H	USN VA-25/Downed by Chinese MiG

7/10/1972	923rd FR	23mm/37mm	F-4J	USN VF-103

Total other:	6

Total F-4s	11

Total F-8s	3

F-105s	8

Total aircraft downed:	28

Technical data:	The VPAF made no distinction between their MiG-17s and J-5s. Both mounted 2 23mm and 1 37mm cannons with enough ammunition for 5 seconds of continuous firing for all three guns.

Sentence(s)

The MiG-17 damaged the Vought F-8E Crusader of VF-211.

final_sentence: The MiG-17 damaged the Vought F-8E Crusader of VF-211.