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February 1, 1950

On February 1, 1950, the first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight. Grigory Sokolov, Peter Frampton, Jancis Robinson would arrive in the same year.

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1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1950th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 950th year of the 2nd millennium, the 50th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1950s decade.

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On February 1, 1950

  1. 1950 The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.

    Soviet jet fighter aircraft family

    The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a transonic fighter aircraft that was produced in the Soviet Union from 1952 and was operated by air forces internationally. The MiG-17 was license-built in China as the Shenyang J-5 and Poland as the PZL-Mielec Lim-6. The MiG-17 is still being used by North Korea's air force in the present day and has seen combat in the Middle East and Asia.

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Grigory Sokolov 1950– Russian pianist and composer
Peter Frampton 1950– English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Jancis Robinson 1950– English journalist and critic
Lee Tamahori 1950– New Zealand film director (died 2025)
Wendie Malick 1950– American actress
Bruce Oldfield 1950– English fashion designer

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