MiG 17 performs at 2010 Airpower Over the Midwest Airshow

Photo By Scott Sturkol | A pilot guides a vintage Russian-built MiG 17 jet during an aerial demonstration for the 2010 Airpower Over the Midwest Airshow, Sept. 11, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Tens of thousands of people attended the two-day airshow.  

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, IL, UNITED STATES

09.14.2010

Story by Master Sgt. Scott Sturkol                                                                                         

Air Mobility Command

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - A vintage Russian-built MiG 17 jet participated in an aerial demonstration for the 2010 Airpower Over the Midwest Airshow, Sept. 11, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

The MiG 17, flown by Randy Ball, is an aircraft made famous during the Vietnam War. The MiG 17 flown at the Scott AFB airshow was restored over a four-year period and is one of only a handful of vintage jets flying the North American airshow circuit, officials said.

Tens of thousands of people attended the two-day airshow that included not only the MiG 17, but also aircraft from the World War II era all the way to the modern day.

• Date Taken: 09.14.2010
• Date Posted: 09.14.2010 16:32
• Story ID: 56267
• Location: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, IL, US