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Re:Last Airworthy MiG-17 Is Up for Sale by greedo on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @04:30PM (#23481712)
According to Wikipedia, they're still used as snowblowers and ice melters. And this engine isn't unique to the Mig-17, it was used in the Mig-15, IL-28 and Tu-14 bombers, and is one of the mostly widely produced jet engines in history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klimov_VK-1

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