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    Airframe Family: Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17 Fresco (NATO)
    Latest Model:Lim-5 Fresco-C (NATO)
    Last Military Serial:1211 SPRP
    Construction Number:1C 12-11
    Last Civil Registration:G-MIGG
    Compressed ID:WSK-Mielec Lim-5 sn 1211 SPRP cn 1C...
    Latest Owner or Location:David Miles, Peacehaven

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    Dates

    Event

    1958

    Constructed as a Lim-5 by WSK-Mielec at Poland.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Sily Powietrzne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej with s/n 1211.

    From 14 June 1996 to 13 February 2002

    To Classic Aviation Ltd with new c/r G-BWUF.

    From 17 January 2003 to 23 August 2011

    To David Miles with new c/r G-MIGG.

    20 June 2009


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher

    2009

    To Area 51 Aviation, North Weald Airport, Harlow, Essex, England.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: 1211 Red
    Painted in North Korean markings even though it is an ex-Polish Air Force airframe.

    16 September 2011

    To David Miles, Peacehaven keeping c/r G-MIGG.
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     Terry Fletcher
    Peter Nicholson
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