El Alamein

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Cover; Title; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; Part 1: Acquiring "The Assets"; Chapter 1: HAVE MiGs, 1968-69; Chapter 2: A Genesis for the Red Eagles, 1972-77; Part 2: Laying the Ground Work; Chapter 3: CONSTANT PEG and Tonopah, 1977-79; Chapter 4: The Red Eagles' First Days and the Early MiGs; Chapter 5: The "Flogger" Arrives, 1980; Chapter 6: Gold Wings and the Admiral, 1981; Part 3: Expanded Exposures and Red Flag, 1982-85; Chapter 7: The Fatalists, 1982; Chapter 8: Postai's Crash; Chapter 9: Exposing the TAF, 1983; Chapter 10: "The Air Force is Coming," 1984. Chapter 11: From Black to Gray, 1985Part 4: The Final Years, 1986-88; Chapter 12: Goodbye Indonesian Fishbeds, 1986; Chapter 13: "Red Country," 1987; Chapter 14: Intelligence & Analysis; Chapter 15: Arrival Shows, 1988; Postscript; Endnotes; Appendices; Glossary; Imprint. From the mid-1960s until the end of the Cold War, the United States Air Force acquired and flew Russian-made MiG jets, eventually creating a secret squadron dedicated to exposing American fighter pilots to enemy MiGs. In this program, MiGs were secretly acquired and made air-worthy, before selected ace pilots were trained to fly the assets as they were flown by America's enemies. This book tells the fascinating story of the Red Eagles, using recently declassified information and firsthand accounts from the pilots who took part in the program.