Aircraft Photo of F-1182 | PZL-Mielec Lim-5P (MiG-17PF) | Indonesia - Air Force | AirHistory.net #701161
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:F-1182
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
Aircraft Generic Type:PZL-Mielec Lim-5
Aircraft Version:PZL-Mielec Lim-5P (MiG-17PF)
C/n (msn):1D05-02
Operator Titles:Indonesia - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Yogyakarta - AdisutjiptoMap
Country:Indonesia
Airport Codes:ICAO: WAHH   IATA: JOG   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Museum Pusat TNI-AU Dirgantara Mandala
 
Photo Date:7 November 2023
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 701161
Photo Comment

Like the MiG-17F next to it, the information plate states that this Polish-built variant was delivered to 11 Skadron at Iswahyudi AB in 1961 and saw service in Operation Trikora (a Soviet-Indonesian campaign which aimed to seize and annex the Dutch overseas territory of Netherlands New Guinea in 1962) and Operation Dwikora (a confrontation with Malaysia in 1963). Grounded in 1969 and placed on display relatively recently, in October 2018

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