The MiG-17F can maintain 8g turns, attain a maximum speed of 715 mph (Mach 1.04) in mild dive and can climb to 30,000 feet in only 3 minutes, with an initial rate of climb better than 14,000 feet per minute. The MiG-17F was a very nimble fighter that could prove deadly unless respected when engaged by pilots with superior training and tactics such as those used by the U.S. Navy and Air Force. One moment’s complacency when fighting against the MiG-17F could prove fatal. 
  
Against a MiG-15 or MiG-17, the best tactics would be high speed slash and run attacks. It would be vital to see the MiGs first, 'case they were smaller. The F-104/F-100 would have been super for this, but it couldn't help take the fight to the enemy. The range was too short(F-104), they cruises subsonically like every other jet, and they can't turn for $#!*. The F-8 Crusader was, I think, the best fighter of the era. It was built to dogfight, and it was so much better than the F-100.  
  
hehe, pilots in their F-8s would save the day!