Front cover image for America's secret MiG squadron : the Red Eagles of project Constant Peg

America's secret MiG squadron : the Red Eagles of project Constant Peg

As a Vietnam veteran and Phantom F-4 pilot, Colonel Gail Peck (call-sign EVIL) had been disappointed with the level of training offered to US fighter pilots. He was determined to ensure that they were unbeatable in the air, particularly against their Cold War adversaries flying the already legendary MiG fighter jets. Working with the support of General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Jr., and under conditions of the utmost secrecy, the CONSTANT PEG program was launched with Peck as the original Red Eagle. This book is the insider's perspective, complete with never-before published anecdotes and photographs, revealing how Peck battled bureaucracy and skepticism to ultimately establish the premier fighter pilot training center

Print Book, English, 2012
Osprey Pub., Oxford, 2012