Named after the Soviet design bureau of Mikoyan-Gurevich (abbreviated MiG). The YAK's were named after Yakovlev, and the LA's after Lavochkin.
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United States, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Philippines, South Korea, South Vietnam, Verses North Vietnam, and southern communist forces living in South Vietnam called the Viet Cong (VC). The USSR and Red China supported their communist allies with war material and training (North Vietnamese MIG-17 & MIG-21 pilots were trained in the USSR, while MIG-19 pilots were trained in Red China-See: Mig-17 and Mig-19 Units of the Vietnam War, By Istvan Toperczer, ISBN 1 84176 162 1)).
I would almost consider this a dumb question. The MiG will most certainly out-maneuver, out-fly, and generally stomp the Spitfire. While the Spitfire was excellent for its time, it is no fighter jet.
Dwight D. Eisenhower pledged U.S. support for a non-communist Vietnam. Ngo Dinh Diem (the leader of South Vietnam at the time) opposed both the French and the Communists making many American leaders such as Eisenhower support him.
North Vietnam & Red China BORDER each other. Recieving new jets (MiG-17's or MiG-19's) is just a matter of driving the supply truck across the imaginary line.
Besides supplying military ground equipment; Red China (Nationalist China was an ally) trained North Vietnamese MIG-19 jet pilots (J6 versions) and supplied the North Vietnamese Air Force with MIG-19 jets (J6 series).