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American MiG Pilot : Inside the Top Secret USAF Red Eagles MiG Squadron.

Bloomsbury Collections: TxT Only 2026 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Zettel, Rob, author.
Contributor:
Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Zettel, Rob.
Air pilots, Military--United States--Biography.
Air pilots, Military.
MiG (Fighter planes).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (385 pages)
Edition:
1st edition.
Place of Publication:
London : Osprey Publishing, 2026.
Summary:
Get inside the head of one of America's most experienced MiG pilots as he tells the thrilling tale of the top-secret US operation that wouldn't feel out of place in 'Top Gun'.
Contents:
(Subject to Confirmation)
Prologue - No shots taken
Getting there
Welcome to Nellis
'Up North' - Tonopah Test Range
Checking out in the MiG-21
Crashing and Burning . . . Figuratively!
The Routine
The Squadron
'Out of the pool, we're going home!'
Fur Balls and Cat Fights
The Crapper
T-38 and 'Alpha North'
USAF Fighter Weapons School and Topgun
Did I mention security?
'Sir, can he do that?'
'Flogger' Time
April Fools
It's been a blast!
Returning in the F-15
Epilogue - Desert Thunder - A Testament to the Value of Constant Peg.
ISBN:
1-4728-2203-X
1-4728-0856-8
9781472808561
OCLC:
1569119095

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