The MiG-17 was far better at turning than the F-4, especially at slower speeds. The F-14 was a big improvement over the F-4 in that regard, but how did an F-14 compare to the MiG-17?
As an F-4 pilot during Vietnam I had studied and trained extensively on how to fight a MiG-17. Unfortunately I never actually got the chance to fight one in real life in that war. Ironically in later years during the constant-peg-secret-migs-in-the-…