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Re: It might be....

Posted by Jim Church on Wed Dec 17, 2003 05:19:41 PM

In reply top It might be.... posted by Mike Henniger on Wed Dec 17, 2003 05:01:27 PM

Hi Mike! I was at that Hamilton show, and it was Bill Reesman that performed in the MiG-17. The twilight show was performed Friday only as I recall, and it was quite stunning. I think the MiG he performed in that year is the one that later had the inflight fire due to a fuel line that had become disconnected in the rear fuselage. This caused major damage to the airframe, and it was grounded. It now resides in a museum somewhere. I believe the 'Red Bull' MiG in the photos was a replacement aircraft. I'll try to dig up s/ns and reg. numbers.... Hope this helps.
Jim

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