About this title: From the late 1960s until the end of the Cold War, the United States Air Force acquired and flew Russian-made MiG jets, culminating in a secret squadron dedicated to exposing American fighter pilots to enemy technology and tactics. "Red Eagles" tells the story of this squadron from the first tests of MiGs following the Vietnam War when the USAF had been woefully under-prepared in aerial combat. These initial flights would develop into the "black" or classified program known internally as "Constant Peg." At a secret air base in Nevada, ace American fighter pilots were presented with a ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Osprey Pub Co
Date published: 2008-09-23
ISBN-13:9781846033780ISBN:1846033780
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Date published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781846033780ISBN:1846033780
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Date published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781846033780ISBN:1846033780
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail or DHL. International Priority mail for non-UK deliveries. Delivery is typically 2-4 working days for UK delivery. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). read more
"While this book is interesting, the technical data could have been contained in a longish article. On the other hand, it is easy to speed read your way through, skipping biographical and other details not essential to the technical content."
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