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The mig-17 was license-built in both china and poland. In the early 1950s, the plaaf obtained a number of soviet-built mig-17 fresco-a day fighters. The chinese obtained plans for the mig-17f fresco-c day fighter in 1955, along with two completed pattern aircraft, 15 knockdown kits, and parts for ten aircraft. The first chinese-built mig-17f, produced by the shenyang factory, performed its initial flight on 19 july 1956 with test pilot wu keming at the controls. The mig-17f was known as the j-5 in chinese service, when passed on to other countries, f-5.