America’s Secret MiG Squadron

The Red Eagles of Project CONSTANT PEG

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America’s Secret MiG Squadron

The Red Eagles of Project CONSTANT PEG

Description

The personal account of the original “Red Eagle” of the establishment, equipment, and training practices of the highly classified MiG squadron of the USAF.

America's Secret MiG Squadrons
is the story of a group of incredibly brave military pioneers who put their lives on the line to establish a training program that would prepare the US Air Force for a potential Cold War battle with Soviet aircraft.

As a F-4 Phantom II pilot in Vietnam, Col. Peck had been shocked by the technological abilities of Soviet-built aircraft, and at the poor level of training available to US pilots to aid them in their battles with Soviet MiGs in the skies over Vietnam. Working with the support of Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Jr., and under conditions of extreme secrecy, the CONSTANT PEG program was launched with Peck as the original Red Eagle.

This is the fascinating history of the men who trained to fly and maintain covertly obtained MiGs, for the first time providing an insider's perspective, personal anecdotes, and photographs, revealing how Peck battled bureaucracy and scepticism to ultimately establish the premier fighter pilot training center – the real Top Gun.

Table of Contents

Dedication
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Prologue

Introduction
Chapter 1 Why the Need for a MiG Training Program?
Chapter 2 How was the MiG Airfield Created in Record Time?
Chapter 3 Who Built the Airfield, Restored the Migs, and then Flew Them?
Chapter 4 The Aircraft We Flew
Chapter 5 The Challenges We Faced
Chapter 6 Red Eagles' Stories
Chapter 7 Was There a Reward for the USA?
Chapter 8 Life After MiGs – The Aggressors
Chapter 9 Closing Thoughts

Postscript
Appendix
Glossary Of Acronyms And Terms
Index

Product details

Published 20 Jul 2012
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 352
ISBN 9781780968674
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 60 b/w; 30 col
Series General Aviation
Short code GNA
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Gaillard R. Peck, Jr

Col. (Ret.) Gaillard R. Peck, Jr was a career offi…

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