AMERICAN MIG PILOT: Inside the Top Secret USAF Red Eagles MiG Squadron

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Tells the tale of Constant Peg, a top secret US operation that wouldn't feel out of place in the plot of Top Gun. At the height of the Cold War, America illicitly obtained Russian Fighters, transported them to the Tonopah Test Range, and pitted them against star US fighter pilots in simulated combat exercises. With controls labeled in Russian and the only spare parts being the ones they could salvage, the pilots who climbed into the MiGs accepted all of the risks associated with operating these aircraft. Contains vivid accounts of training engagements. Contains 16 pages of color plates.