Mig-17 "Fresco" (Zvezda)
On October 5, 1969, Lieutenant Eduardo Jimenez of the Cuban Air Force defected to the United States in a MiG-17 Fresco A. He landed at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida, and parked his aircraft right next to Air Force One.
President Nixon was at his home on Key Biscayne at the time, and the fact that a Cuban Air Force Fighter could fly through the air defenses of the Air Base and land next to the president’s aircraft caused considerable alarm and consternation.
When the MiG-17 arrived at Homestead, it was immediately moved into a hangar and photographed and studied in great detail by military and civilian intelligence personnel.
Some plastic missing …
Airfix Mig-17 wing on top of the Zvezda wing
Some dirty kind off pre-shading
Coat of Alclad II Aluminium
Left Airfix, right Zvezda
Pilot in the cockpit
On his way to Homestead Air Force Base, Florida
Mig-17 A with pilot Lieutenant Eduardo Jimenez of the Cuban Air Force
Kommentarer
13 7 January, 07:50
Album info
On October 5, 1969, Lieutenant Eduardo Jimenez of the Cuban Air Force defected to the United States in a MiG-17 Fresco A. He landed at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida, and parked his aircraft right next to Air Force One.
